ASIAN 4441

Mahayana Buddhism

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This course will explore the origins and early developments of a movement in Indian Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle. We will intensively examine a small slice of this movement's voluminous literature so as to better understand its call for a new spiritual orientation within Buddhism. Topics of discussion will include the career of the bodhisattva, the lay/monk distinction, attitudes of Mahayanists toward women and other Buddhists, and the development of Buddhist utopias and transcendent buddhas. 

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: One course with significant Buddhist content.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)
Course Subfield (RL)

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