Courses of Study 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ASIAN 2299 - Buddhism

(crosslisted) RELST 2299  
(GHB) (CA-AS, GLC-AS, HST-AS) (EC-SAP)     
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

D. Boucher.

This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: the Buddha, the principal teachings and practices of his early followers, and new developments in spiritual orientation. We will then turn to the transmission of Buddhism to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, where at least one of the early schools has been preserved. Next we will look at Mahayana Buddhism as it moves north and east, encompassing China, Japan, and Tibet. While much of the course will be devoted to developments in traditional times, we will also look at some of the ways Buddhist cultures have responded to modernity. (RL)



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