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Courses in Buddhist Studies (Division 332)

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BUDDHST 220 / ASIAN 220 / RELIGION 202. Introduction to the Study of Asian Religions.: (4). (HU).; An introduction to the study of Asian religions. We consider representative material drawn from some of the major Asian traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, etc.) from ancient times to the present day.
BUDDHST 230 / ASIAN 230 / PHIL 230 / RELIGION 230. Introduction to Buddhism.: (4). (HU).; Introductory readings and lectures on the history and literature of Buddhism, with discussion of the basic problems of Buddhist religion and philosophy in light of a selection of translated Buddhist texts.
BUDDHST 231 / ASIAN 231 / RELIGION 231. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.: (4). (HU).; This course surveys the development of Buddhism in Tibet. It begins with an introduction to those doctrines and practices of Indian Buddhism that would come to hold an important place in the Tibetan tradition and goes on to examine the process of transmission of Buddhism from India to Tibet.
BUDDHST 250 / ASIAN 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Buddhist Studies.: No knowledge of an Asian language required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.; This undergraduate seminar offers lower division LS&A students a small group learning experience. Students explore a subject of particular interest in collaboration with a faculty member in the area of Buddhist Studies.
BUDDHST 252 / RELIGION 250 / WOMENSTD 250. Religion and Culture: Feminine and Masculine Images of Religious Experience.: (3). (HU).; An exploration of human differences and how they affect our sense of what is personal religious experience: inwardness, contemplative solitude, spirituality, ready from classical works of "spirituality" or religious self-reflection.
BUDDHST 316 / ASIAN 316 / RELIGION 316. Religion in Modern Japan.: (3). (Excl).; This course looks at dominant trends in modern Japanese religion. We pay particular attention to the "new religions" that arose after the Meiji restoration (1868), and the continued popularity of ancient religious practices (shamanism, exorcism, etc.) in a modern industrialized society.
BUDDHST 350. Modern Colloquial Tibetan.: (Courses in Tibetan); Tibetan 102, and at least one course on the study of Tibetan history, culture, or religion. Lhasa, Tibet. (3 in the half-term). (Excl).; Enhances the student's comprehension of and facility with modern colloquial Tibetan as it is spoken in Central Tibet. This course is taught at part of the new summer program “Life and Culture in Tibet” that is taught in Ann Arbor and Lhasa.
BUDDHST 351. Life and Culture of Tibet.: Tibetan 102, and at least one course on the study of Tibetan history, culture, or religion. Tibet. (3 in the half-term). (Excl).; This interdisciplinary seminar provides an opportunity for students to explore the history, culture and religion of Tibet while living in Kathmandu, Lhasa, and other selected program sites in Tibet. The course includes a series of 8 lectures given by local academics and professionals in order to present a historicized account of contemporary life and culture as lived by Tibetans in Tibet.
BUDDHST 480 / ASIAN 480 / PHIL 457 / RELIGION 480. Topics in Buddhism.: Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).; This course covers selected topics in the history of Buddhist ideas. The class combines lectures and discussions on a number of primary sources ("Buddhist Texts") in English translation. Buddhist doctrines are approached from several points of view, using primarily, but not exclusively, the conceptualizations of classical Buddhist systems.
BUDDHST 484 / ASIAN 484. Buddhist Tantra.: Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).; This course surveys the development of this least understood current of the Buddhist tradition, identifying the precursors to tantrism in the earlier Buddhist tradition and then proceeding to examine those elements that appear to be common to the various tantric traditions, including initiation, the recitation of mantra, and the visualization of mandalas. The course then continues with a survey of development of tantrism in Tibet, China, and Japan.
BUDDHST 489 / ASIAN 489 / KOREAN 489. Korean Buddhism.: Buddhist Studies 220, or any introductory course on Buddhism. (3). (Excl).; This course surveys the introduction and development of Buddhism in Korea from the third century to the present. It introduces the doctrines and practices of Chinese Buddhism which hold an important place in the Korean tradition while examining the transmission and assimilation of Buddhism in Korea.

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