Courses in Buddhist Studies (Division 332)

Buddh. St. 220/Asian Studies 220/Rel. 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.

Buddh. St. 230/Asian Studies 230/Phil. 230/Rel. 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.

Buddh. St. 231/Asian Studies 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.

Buddh. St. 250/Asian Studies 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.

Buddh. St. 252/Religion 250/WS 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.

Buddh. St. 316/Asian Studies 316/Rel. 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.

Buddh. St. 325/Asian Studies 325/Rel. 323. Buddhism in Zen Perspective.

(3). (HU).

An introduction to the Buddhism of the Far East, as viewed through the perspective of Zen (Ch'an) thought and institutions in China, Korea and Japan.

Buddh. St. 401. Beginning Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

(3). (LR).

An introduction to the alphabet, grammar, and syntax of Classical Tibetan

Buddh. St. 402. Beginning Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

Buddhist Studies 401. (3). (LR).

An introduction to the alphabet, grammar, and syntax of Classical Tibetan

Buddh. St. 403. Intermediate Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

Buddhist Studies 402. (3). (LR).

Instruction in the translation of Tibetan Buddhist literature.

Buddh. St. 404. Intermediate Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

Buddhist Studies 403. (3). (LR).

Instruction in the translation of Tibetan Buddhist literature.

Buddh. St. 405. Advanced Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

Buddhist Studies 404. (3). (Excl).

Designed to train students in basic skills necessary for reading Tibetan literature. Much time is spent reading Buddhist literature (autochthonous as well as in translation from Indic languages). The course offers explanations and exercises in the phonology of literary Tibetan ("Lhasa Dialect"), nominal derivation, syntax of the nominal particles, verbal conjugation and suffixes, and the standard script (dbu-can).

Buddh. St. 406. Advanced Classical Tibetan.

(Courses in Tibetan)

Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).

A continuation of Buddhist Studies 405. In this second term all reading exercises are taken directly from classical sources (primarily from the works of Bu-ston, Taranatha, and Kamalasila).

Buddh. St. 480/Asian Studies 480/Phil. 457/Rel. 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.

Buddh. St. 481/Asian Studies 481/Rel. 483. Ch'an and Zen Buddhism.

(3). (Excl).

An introduction to the history, rhetoric and institutions of Zen Buddhism in light of modern scholarship; traces the development of Sino-Indic techniques of dhyana from Upanishadic yoga, through Taoist nei-tan, to Zen koans. Lectures and discussions concentrate on the analysis of selected texts from the Sino-Japanese literature of Zen.

Buddh. St. 485/Asian Studies 485. Chinese Buddhism.

Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

A study of the transformation of Indian thought, practice, and literature in Chinese Buddhism. Historical events surrounding Buddhism's entry and growth in China as well as study of important texts of Chinese Buddhism.

Buddh. St. 487/Asian Studies 487. Buddhism in India: Its Doctrines and History.

Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

This course is intended as an introduction to the history, doctrines, and institutions of Buddhism in India, from its origins in the fifth century B.C. to its revival in the second half of the twentieth century.

Buddh. St. 488/Asian Studies 488. Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the development of Buddhism in Tibet from the eighth century to the present. The course examines the process of transmission of Buddhism from India to Tibet and considers the rise of the major sects of Tibetan Buddhism, comparing their approaches to a wide range of issues of Buddhist philosophy and practice.

Buddh. St. 489/Asian Studies 489/Korean 489. Korean Buddhism.

Buddhist Studies 220, or any introductory course on Buddhism. (3). (HU).

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.

Buddh. St. 527/Asian Studies 527. History of Buddhist Studies.

Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

This seminar traces the history of the study of Buddhism in the West, beginning with early contacts between Europeans and Buddhists in the 13th century and proceeding to the present, focusing especially on the late 19th and 20th centuries.