RELB 2054 - Tibetan Buddhism Introduction

Provides a systematic introduction to Tibetan Buddhism with a strong emphasis on tantric traditions of Buddhism – philosophy, contemplation, ritual, monastic life, pilgrimage, deities & demons, ethics, society, history, and art. The course aims to understand how these various aspects of Tibetan religious life mutually shape each other to form the unique religious traditions that have pertained on the Tibetan plateau for over a thousand years.

RELB 2100 – Buddhism

Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantrayana Buddhist developments in India.

RELB 2770 – Daoism

Studies Daoist philosophy and religion within the context of Chinese society and history.

RELB 3408 - Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy

Tibet possesses one of the great Buddhist philosophical traditions in the world. Tibetan Buddhist thinkers composed comprehensive and philosophically rigorous works on human growth according to classical Buddhism, works that surveyed ethics, meditation practice, the nature of personal identity, and enlightenment itself. In this seminar we will read and discuss famous Tibetan overviews of Buddhist philosophy.  Pre-Requisites:  One prior course in religion or philosophy recommended

RELB 5470 - Literary Tibetan V

Advanced study in the philosophical and spiritual language of Tibet, past and present. Prerequisite: RELB 500, 501, 535, 536, or equivalent.

RELB 5520 - Seminar in Daoism

Topics on the history, scripture, thought, and practice of religious Daoism, with an emphasis on the formative period (2nd-10th c.).

RELB 5660 - Seminar on Indian Buddhism

Investigates the techniques and presuppositions involved in the methods used to study Buddhism, including textual, historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods.

RELB 5800 - Literary Tibetan VII

Examines the Yogachara-Svatantrika system as presented in Jang-kya's Presentation of Tenets, oral debate, and exercises in spoken Tibetan. Prerequisite: RELB 5000, 5010, 5350, 5360, 5470, 5480 or equivalent.