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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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