Buddhism 3600-RA-B-OW

The graduate:
-knows and understands Buddhist worldview basics and has a firm grasp of regional differences in Buddhism practised in India, Tibet and Mongolia, China, Japan and Korea and in the West.
- uses concepts of religious knowledge, including emic concepts of Buddhism and Islam, in order to analyze and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and human behavior, as well as differences between cultures based on the discussed religions
- formulates their own opinions and conclusions in English in spoken and written form at least on the B2+ level
- accepts responsibility for teaching religion, with particular emphasis on Buddhism and Islam
- appreciates the value of their own tradition and cultural heritage the graduate is ready to enrich them with knowledge about different religious worldviews of Asia and Africa

written exam (test)

Etienne Lamotte, History of Indian Buddhism from the origins to the Śaka era, Publications de l’Institut orientaliste de Louvain, 36, 1988.

Akira Hirakawa, A History of Indian Buddhism: from Śākyamuni to early Mahāyāna, translated and edited by Paul Groner, University of Hawaii Press (Asian studies at Hawaii no. 36).

Eric Zürcher, The Buddhist conquest of China : the spread and adaptation of Buddhism in early medieval China, Brill 2007.

Ch'en Kenneth, Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey. Princeton University Press. Princeton 1964.

Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford 1998.

John Powers, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, 2nd ed., Ithaca 2007.

Rahula Walpula, History of Buddhism in Ceylon. The Anuradhapura period, 3rd Century BC -10th Century AC, Colombo 1956.

Hong-bae Yi, Taehan Pulgyo Chogyejong, Korean Buddhism 1996.

Michael Jerryson, Mongolian Buddhism, The Rise and Fall of the Sangha, Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2007.

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