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C~~ (fvtAIN) EXAM, 2010

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PAll Paper II (Literature)

1 Tim.e Allolved : Three Hours I

11WaxinUlln Marhs : 300 I

INSTRUCTIONS

Candidates should artem.pt questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining qtseeti one, selecting at least ONE question [rrorn each Section.

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

Answers to Quef'itions No.1 and 5 must be written in PiLIi language either in Devanagarl, or Roman script. The r-ern-ai.n.i.n.g questlbns rn.u.ei' be attempted either in Pitli or in the rn.ed.iu.m. of examination opted by the candidate ..

SECTION A

1. (a) Throw light in. Pali: on the life and teachings of

Buddha as depicted in the Pali Literature. 30

(b) Write short notes in Piiii on the following :

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(i) Panca-vaggiya Bhikkhti (the first five Disciples of the Buddha)

(i i) Obh as an ala kk ha na Paiifia

(iii) Drrt iy aya Sali.gitiya M ah a t.t.a rii

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- 2. (a) Discuss the i mpor-t.a nce of the Theragatha In the history of Pali canonlcal poetical literature.

(b) Discuss critically the 'irn po.rt arice of the Mahavagga

in the development of the Puli Vinaya literature. 30

3. (a) Discuss the specific contribution of Buddhadatta in the field of the exegetical literature on the PilIi T'i pi t ak a ,

(b) Discuss in brief the contents of the Suttapitaka po:int-ing out the irn por-t.aricc of the Sutta-s in the gr-owt.h of Pa l i literature.

4. \Vrite notes on the following:

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(a) Cull~vagga

(b) Jataka

(c) Da t.h.av arn sa

(d) AbhidhamnlatthasaJ1gaha

(e) Buddhaghosa

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(b) Wh at w er'e the causes that were inst.rurnent.al in convening the Third Buddhist Council? Discuss the authenticity of the evidence as revealed in the Mah avarnaa.

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·SECTION B

5.

Explain the fol low in g Pali verses in Piili. :

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(a) Ayam patittha. dhar anlva paI]inan\

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Id arn ca rrrulam k us al abh iva.ddb.i ya,

Mu kb arn cid arn sabbajinanusasane

Yo sIlakkhandho varapatirnokkhiyo' ti. (b) Kh idd arn ratin1 k.arnas ukh.arn ca loke

. . .

Arra l arrk a'r-i tv a anapckkhamano.

Vibh us an att.hrtnn virato Succavadj .

Eko care khaggavisanakappo .

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(c) Appamatto ay.arn gandho

Yayurn tagaracandanl Yo ca sllavatalil gandho

- Vat.i Devesu Uttamo.

(d) Tcaarn citt.aviyu ttstnam Yat.h.ayog'arn it.o paran1 Cittuppadesu paccekarn Sampayogo pavuccati.

6. (a) Throw light on the, irrrpor-t.arrce of the

Nett.ippakar ana in PilE Non-canonical llterature. 30

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7. (a) Define and illustrate any five of the following

figures of speech: 6 x5=30

U'pa m a , Vya ti rek.a, Di t th an t a, At.th arrt.ar-a ny.as a,

Ariu ppa sa , Nid asaan a

(b) Define and illustrate any five of the fol lov ... ing P'al l

metres: 6x5-:=30

U'pirrdavajir-a, Varns at.th a, Tot.aka, Arrut tb ubh a, Dodhaka, Indavajira

8. Translate the following passages wit.h annotation on

the wor-ds under) i ned : 30 x2=60

(a) Katharn, Bhante, Upaggal:hanalakkhar:a satI'ti ?

Sati, Maharaja, Ujrpajj arn an a

hitahitanan1 dhan1manan1 gatiyo Samanveti - Trrre d h arn ma hita, irne dharnma ahita, 'irne dharnrna

upakara.

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dh arnrn a

an U p&Ka r a'ti;

tato

yogavacaro

ahite dhamrne

apanudetl, hite

dhamrne upagga1)-hati; arnrpakrrre dlramrne apanudeti, up aka re dharnme up.agga nh nt.i. Evam kho, rn ah ar aj a, up ag'ga nb.aria la kk h an a satI'ti. op arn rn arn karohlti. yatha, lnaharaja, raiino cakkavattissa parinayakaratanaU1 raf'iiio h it.ah ite j arrat.i - i me r armo h it a, irne a h it.a, i me u pa ka ra , i m e arru pa kar-a't.i; tato ahite a pa n ud et.i , hite

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u paggu nriat.i; arrupak ar-e apanudeti, upakare u pagg anb a ti. Evarneva k.ho , m ab ar'aja, sati uppajjarnan a bitahitanam dh arnmarram gatiyo s arn arrvet.i - irne db arnrn a hite., lme db arnrn a ahita, rme d h arn m a u p ak ar-a, nne clb arnrn a arru pak.ar-a t.i; tato yogavacaro ahite dh.amrne apanudeti, hite dria m me upagganhati; anupakiire

db.arnrne

aparrudet.i,

upakare

d ha m mo

u pagg anha ti.

(b) So

aparena

s.am ayerra a.pp arn va
pahaya rnah arrtarn va
pa haya, a pp arn va
pahaya rn a h ari t.arn v::1 bhogakkhandhanl bhogakkhandhanl natiparivattanl iiatiparivat~alil

pahaya

oharetva

kasayani

vatt.hani

kesaln as s urn acchadetva

agarasma anagariyarn pabbajeyya. So ev arn pabbajito sarnano k.ayeria san:i.vuto v ib ar-eyy a, vacaya san1vuto vi h ar eyya , rn a n a s a s arnv u to vihareyya, ghasacchadanaparamataya s arrt.ut tl'io,

abhirato

paviveke.

Taill

ce

te

purisa

ev a mfir-oceyy urn - "Yag'gh e, Deva, janeyyasi) yo te

so

punso

kassako

gabapatiko

karakarako

rasivaqqhako; So, Deva, kesanlassum oharetva

k.a.s ay arri

vatt.haru . acclradet.va

agaraSl1.1a

angariyal)1 pabbajito. So ev arn pabbajito sarna no

knyeria viharati,

sarnvuto

viharati,

vacaya

s a rnv u to

m an aaa

s a mv ut.c

viharati,

ghasacchadanaparamaUiya s a n t.u tt.ho, abhirato

paviveke" ti.

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