REL 287

Spring 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 25-May 5

Introduction to Buddhism

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Credit: 3 hours.

Thematic approach to the history of Buddhism from its origin in India to its spread throughout China and Japan; explores how the doctrinal and social development of Buddhism in East Asia is related to the process of cultural adaptation.

Same as EALC 287.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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REL 287 class schedule data for spring 2021
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	69286	Online Lecture	A	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	n.a.	Callahan, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course. Section Info: Introduction to Buddhism When you look at an image of the Buddha, what do you see? Who was “the” Buddha and what did he see when he attained enlightenment? When you imagine a Buddhist, whom do you see and what they doing? The act of seeing has a prominent place in the Buddhist tradition, a fact that is observable in the abundance of images of Buddhas and other Buddhist figures found across the Buddhist world and evident in the rich visual imagery employed in Buddhist texts to communicate the truth that the Buddha discovered. This course is designed to introduce students to Buddhism through the close reading of primary texts, images and movies, whereby we will examine its central doctrines and practices and open our eyes to the diverse cultural expressions of the Buddhist tradition in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Japan and the West.Introduction to Buddhism When you look at an image of the Buddha, what do you see? Who was “the” Buddha and what did he see when he attained enlightenment? When you imagine a Buddhist, whom do you see and what they doing? The act of seeing has a prominent place in the Buddhist tradition, a fact that is observable in the abundance of images of Buddhas and other Buddhist figures found across the Buddhist world and evident in the rich visual imagery employed in Buddhist texts to communicate the truth that the Buddha discovered. This course is designed to introduce students to Buddhism through the close reading of primary texts, images and movies, whereby we will examine its central doctrines and practices and open our eyes to the diverse cultural expressions of the Buddhist tradition in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Japan and the West.