Course
FBI02 - Introduction to Buddhism
Not avaliable for online application
General Information
Course Type On Campus
Course Category Interreligious Dialogue
Description Teaching Objective:
This course aims to help students understand the history and development of Buddhism, core doctrines, Buddhist ethics, Buddhist rituals, and spiritual practices from an academic perspective. Course content includes biographies of the Buddha and his disciples, core doctrines such as the Four Noble Truths, Buddhist cosmology, and Buddhist meditation and healing, etc.

Teaching Content:
1. The Origin and Development of Buddhism
2. Buddhist Scriptures
3. Core Buddhist Doctrines
4. Fundamental Buddhist Ethics—Laypeople and Monks
5. Buddhist Cosmology
6. Buddhist Rituals and Practices
7. Buddhist Meditation and Healing
8. The Development of Buddhism: Theravada Buddhism
9. The Development of Buddhism: Mahayana Buddhism
10. The Development of Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism
11. Contemporary Buddhist Ritual Themes: Ecological Ethics
12. Contemporary Buddhist Ritual Themes: War and Peace
13. Contemporary Buddhist Ritual Themes: Ethics of Life and Death
14. Group presentation

Teaching Mode:
Lectures, Reading, Group Discussions, Short Film, etc.

Assessment Mode:
Written Paper, Group Report, Class Participation
College Organization Structure Holy Spirit Institute of Religious Sciences
Course Tuition Fee 1600.00
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