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Reading Post-Canonical Pali I
HDS 4056

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Description

This course is a continuation of HDS course offerings in Pali (Elementary Pali and Intermediate Pali) and focuses especially on the reading and interpretation of Theravada Buddhist commentarial texts composed in Pali. Course will include learning how to read Pali texts printed in non-Roman scripts; in the fall term, some texts will be read in Thai script. Prerequisite: Intermediate Pali II or equivalent (with instructor's permission).

School Harvard Divinity School
Credits 4
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Course Component Seminar
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HDS Student Option (LG/SUS/AUD)
MTS/ThM Area of Focus Buddhist Studies
South and Southeast Asian Religious Traditions
Arts of Ministry Preaching and Worship
Religious Education and Spiritual Development
MDiv Histories, Theologies, and Practices Buddhist Studies
South Asian Religions
Language Course Type Scriptural Language Course
Language Taught Pali
MDiv Scriptural Interpretation Buddhist Studies
South Asian Religions
Course Level N/A