EALC 287

Spring 2025 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 21-May 7

Introduction to Buddhism

Credit: 3 hours.

Same as REL 287. See REL 287.

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

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Non-West

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EALC 287 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43692	Lecture-Discussion	A	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	Psychology Building	Callahan, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 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.