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Study Tour :

Apart from the class-room teaching in Pali and Buddhist Studies, the Department organizes academic tours to various Buddhist sites. A study tour is an academic activity, which the Department organizes every year, combing traditional classroom learning and experiential learning to provide adequate understanding of Buddhism. A tour provides to the students a first-hand opportunity to investigate Buddhist geographical sites, Buddhist Culture, Buddhist Art and Architecture, Buddhist paintings, and on the whole a living Buddhist tradition at the original spot of Buddhist heritage. Till date, the Department organized following study tours:

Year	Tour Sites
2007	Karle Bhaje and Bedse
2008	Kanheri Caves
2009	Aurangabad (Ajinta and Verul)
2010	Bihar and Uttar-Pradesh (Nalanda, Rajgir, Bauddha Gaya, and Sarnath)
2011	Orissa (Dhwalgiri, Ratnagiri, Udayagiri & Lalitgiri
2012	Uttar Pradesh and Nepal (Shravasti, Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Kathmandu)
2013	Andhra Pradesh (Vishakhapattanam,Vijay Wada and Hydrabad)
2014	Himachal Pradesh (Deer Park Institute, Dharmashala)
2015	Sikkim, Kalimpong and Darjeeling

Following facilities are offered to the registered students and research scholars of the Department.

Departmental Library:

The Department has developed a well equipped library containing around 6,000 books, audio-visual CDs and journals from different areas of Pali and Buddhist studies. The said library contains entire Pali Tipitaka (published by Pali Text Society, Vipassana Research Institute, Buddhist Sanskrit Texts series, Tibetan Tangyur and Kangyur), the English, Hindi and Marathi translations, valuable books in Buddhist Philosophy, Art and Architecture, Engaged Buddhism etc. In addition, the library receives several national and international journals on the exchange basis.

Computer Lab:

Under the Infrastructure Strengthening program the Department has set up a Computer Lab with internet facility for registered M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. students.

University Library:

Registered students of M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. are entitled to avail the facilities of the SPPU Central Library (Jayakar Library) as per its rules and regulations.

Hostel Facilities

As per the rules of the SPPU, students of the Department can get the hostel facility in accordance with the allotted quota.

For further enquiries see the link:

Indian Students

International Students

Scholarship:

Students are able to avail various scholarships under different provisions made by the SPPU, State and National Government and government bodies.For more detail Click Here

Medical Facility:

All the registered students of the Department are entitled to avail medical facilities in the University Health Centre, provided under the SPPU, Students’ Health Services Scheme.For more detail Click Here

Sports Facilities:

All the registered students of the Department are entitled to avail sports and gymnasium facilities provided by the SPPU. For more detail Click Here