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RELI343
Tibetan Buddhism
RELI343 FA
Crosslistings: EAST343
Next Offered in 9899 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 shall 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 Buddhism 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: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS RELI
Prerequisites:
RELI242
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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