PSEB 12th Class Syllabus 2023 Religion

CLASS-XII RELIGION Time: 3 Hrs Theory: 80 Marks Project/INA : 20 Marks Total: 100 Marks SYLLABUS SECTION A: (HISTORICAL) (1) Religious life of the Indus valley people and early Aryans. (2) Budhist movement (up to Ashoka Period). (3) Rise And development of Sikhism (A.D. 1469 – 1708). SECTION B : (LITERARY) (1) Introduction to Vedic Literature (name and main features of the four Vedas). (2) General Introduction to Puranas, Upanishads, Shastras. (3) The Adi-Granth – its editing scheme. SECTION C : (REFLECTIVE) (1) Ashta marga of Buddhism. (2) Ethical teachings of Jainism. (3) The Sikh way of life. BOOK PRESCRIBED An Introduction to Indian Religion by Harbans Singh & L.M. Joshi (Punjabi University, Patiala). BOOK SUGGESTED (for general reading) Punjabi University, Patiala Budhism Jainism Sikhism Surinder Singh Johar – A hand book of Sikhism.