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RELG 118 - Immanence and Transcendence in Buddhism


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD, COLQ, WR

An overview of the history and ideas of Buddhism as it spreads throughout Asia. Topics include Buddhism’s core teachings from ancient India, the rise of Mahayana Buddhism with its all-embracing philosophy of non-dualism and its bodhisattva ideal of selflessness, and the transformation of Buddhism into such schools as Zen and Pure Land in China and Japan. Enrollment Limit: 10 first-year and 5 second-year students.
Instructor: J. Dobbins
Prerequisites & Notes
Counts toward the East Asian Studies major.

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