Fall 2018
The Lotus Sutra in East Asian Buddhism
, 3 pts, GU4611LOTUS SUTRA-E ASIAN BUDDHISM
Prerequisites: open to students who have taken one previous course in either Buddhism, Chinese religions, or a history course on China or East Asian.
The course examines some central Mahayana Buddhist beliefs and practices through an in-depth study of the Lotus sutra. Schools (Tiantai/Tendai, Nichiren) and cultic practices such as sutra-chanting, meditation, confessional rites, and Guanyin worship based on the scripture. East Asian art and literature inspired by it.
- Section Number
- 001
- Call Number
- 2088
- Day, Time & Location
- W 2:10pm-4:00pm 201 80 Claremont Ave
- Instructor
- David L Moerman