TBA Thesis Sample
1. Title
Page
2. Letter of Declaration
3. Recommendation
Page
4. Approval
Sheet
5. Acknowledgements
6. Table
of Contents
7. List
of Tables (if any)
8. List
of Figures (if any)
9. Abbreviations
(if any)
10. The
Main Text
11. Appendix
(if any)
12. Photos
(if any)
13. Bibliography
Sample A Title page for M. A. Thesis
Title of Thesis in
capital letters
A Dissertation
Submitted to
the Theravada
Buddhist Academy,
affiliated to Lumbini Buddhist University
in partial fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Masters of Art in
Therevada Buddhism
By
………………………….
(Candidate's full
name)
Roll No…………
LBU Registration
No................................
LUMBINI BUDDHIST
UNIVERSITY
Lumbini, Nepal
2015
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Declaration
I, undersigned, declare that this thesis submitted
to the Theravada Buddhist Academy, affiliated to Lumbini Buddhist University
for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Master in Arts in Theravada
Buddhism and the work contained herein is my original work with exception to
the citations and that this work has not been submitted at any university,
either in part or in its entirely, for the award of any degree.
Name:
Signature:
Date:
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Letter of Recommendation
This
is to Certify that Mr./Ms……………………………. has completed this dissertation entitled
…………….... under my supervision. He/ She has made best use of available sources.
I, hereby, recommend this for evaluation.
…………………………..
Supervisor
Name
Designation
Date
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Letter of
Approval
It is certified that this
thesis entitled ……………………………………..submitted by Mr./Ms. …….. ………………………… has been
approved to meet the fulfillment of the partial requirements for the Master of
Arts in Theravada Buddhism.
1.
Coordinator ……………………..
2.
External Evaluator ……………………..
3.
Supervisor ..........................
Date
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION.....................................................................
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION ………………………………………
LETTER OF APPROVAL………………………………………………………..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………………………
LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………………………..
LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………………………
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………………………………….
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….
CHAPTERS II III
IV ect.
CHAPTER V.
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….
APPENDIX……………………………………………………………………………………………
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………………
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words capitalized. Heading should be placed at the centre, underlined or bold
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or bold-faced or italics.
Citation of Footnotes
Books
Bimala Churn Law, A History of Pali Literature, Varanasi :
Indica Books, 2000, p. 34.
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In case of Edited and
Translated Books
P.V. Bapat (ed.), 2500 Years of Buddhism, New Delhi: The
Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of
India, 1997, pp. 51- 55.
H. A, Giles (tr.), The
Travels of Fa-hsien or Record of the Buddhist Kingdom, Cambrigde: Cambridge
University Press, 1923, p.8.
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In case of two writers
Bhikshu Kumara Kashap and
Bhikshu Sudarsan, Dasaparamita,
Kathmandu: Bhimratna Harsharatna, B.S. 2029, p.4.
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Year 10, No. 10, (May 2000), pp. 53-57.
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1 Nalinaksha Dutt,
Buddhist Sects in India, Delhi: Motilal Banarasidas Publishers, 1978, p. 6.
2 Ibid, p. 24.
3 Dutt, f.n. 1, p. 45.
4 op cit, f.n. 1, p. 45.
Bibliography
Conze , Edward, A Short
History of Buddhism, New Delhi: Research Press. 1999.
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Translation of
another author's book
Dumoulin,
Heinrich S.J., A history of Zen Buddhism, Eng. tr. Paul Peachey, Boston:
Beacon Press, 1969.
Foreign
Language Books
Pradhan,
Bhuwan Lal, Nepalma Baudha Dharma
(Buddhism in Nepal), Kathmandu: Royal Nepal Academy, 2045 V.S.
Edited
Book
Bapat,
P. V. (ed.), 2500 Years of Buddhism, Delhi: The Publication Division, Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1959.