Academic Offerings

Buddhist & Pali College - USA

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Academic Offerings

Through its affiliation with the Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka the Buddhist and Pali College (U.S.A) is able to offer American students (domestic only) the following courses of study:

Diploma in Buddhism

This is a one-year course with five sections, each of which is covered in six weeks. Instruction for this course is offered at the Buddhist & Pali College (USA). Students are expected to write a paper for each section. The sections are:

	Early Buddhism
	Social Dimension of Buddhism
	Geographical Expansion of Theravada Buddhism
	Early history of Buddhism up to the 3^rd century B.C.E
	Basic Pali Language

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Undergraduate & Graduate Degrees & Diplomas in Buddhism

The Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka also offers to the following undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas. American students have the opportunity of sitting for the examinations for these degrees and diplomas as external students of the BPU through the Buddhist & Pali College (USA). The examinations are conducted by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the U.S.A.

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	Bachelor of Arts B.A in Buddhist Studies
	Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies
	Master of Arts M.A in Buddhist Studies
	Master of Philosophy M.Phil. in Buddhist Studies
	Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
-Buddha

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
-Buddha