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Academic Year 2000/2001
Tibetan Buddhism
RELI 343 FA
This course will investigate Mahayana Buddhism as practiced in the Tibetan context. After initially focusing on the geographical, cultural and historical background of Tibet prior to the advent of Buddhism there, we
will address the pre-Buddhist
religion, Bon. This will be followed by the history of the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet and its subsequent development there. We shall draw heavily upon the biographies of famed Tibetan Buddhist sages as
examples of the actual practice of Buddhis
m in the context of Tibet.
MAJOR READINGS
J. Avedon, IN EXILE FROM THE LAND OF SNOWS H. H. Gyatso, FREEDOM IN EXILE Dali Lama, THE WORLD OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM J. Powers, INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM G. Rabten, THE ESSENTIAL NECTAR Trungpa Tulku & F.
Fremantle, THE TIBETAN BOOK OF
THE DEAD J. Willis, ENLIGHTENED BEINGS J. Willis, FEMININE GROUND Lama Thubten Yeshe, INTRODUCTION TO TANTRA
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
ONE short essay; a take-home midterm exam, final essay
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
RELI242 required. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still
submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
RELI242
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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