First-Year Courses in Buddhist Studies (Division 332)

Winter Term, 2000 (September 8 - December 22, 1999)

Waitlist policy for all courses is 1 - get on the waitlist and go to the first day of class and talk to the instructor.

Students wanting to begin language study in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, at a level other than first year, must take a placement exam to be held on Tuesday, January 4, 1-3pm. Test locations will be posted outside of the Department office in 3070 FB.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2000/winter/lsa/buds/230/001.nsf

An introduction to the Buddhist religion, with attention to its moral and philosophical teachings, its modes of practice (e.g., meditation, ritual), and its social and institutional contexts. The course takes a historical approach, concentrating on the traditions that developed in India, and the transformations of those traditions in Tibet and East Asia. Students attend three hours of lecture and a one-hour discussion section each week. No previous knowledge of the subject is required.