<p>Explore new spiritual paths in this introduction to the precepts of Buddhism-an intriguing world religion that is utterly unlike any other.</p>
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: What is Buddhism?
- 02: India at the Time of the Buddha
- 03: The Doctrine of Reincarnation
- 04: The Story of the Buddha
- 05: All Is Suffering
- 06: The Path to Nirvana
- 07: The Buddhist Monastic Community
- 08: Buddhist Art and Architecture
- 09: Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
- 10: Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva Ideal
- 11: Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- 12: Emptiness
- 13: Buddhist Philosophy
- 14: Buddhist Tantra
- 15: The Theory and Practice of the Mandala
- 16: The "First Diffusion of the Dharma" in Tibet
- 17: The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism
- 18: The Dalai Lama
- 19: The Origins of Chinese Buddhism
- 20: The Classical Period of Chinese Buddhism
- 21: The Origins of Japanese Buddhism
- 22: Honen, Shinran and Nichiren
- 23: Zen
- 24: Buddhism in America
Taught by
Malcolm David Eckel
