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Introduction to Buddhism
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Week 1 - The Buddha in India
Introduction (4:57)
The Life of the Buddha (44:29)
The Disciples of the Buddha (33:28)
Readings for Week 1
Week 2 - Early Buddhism and the Theravada
The Three Baskets and the Pali Nikayas (13:21)
Dhammacakkapavatana Sutta - The Turning of the Dhamma Wheel (39:14)
The Bhikkuni Lineage (18:19)
Readings for Week 2
Supplemental - Buddhist Art: Depictions of the Buddha (17:59)
Week 3 - Early Mahayana
Mahayana Buddhism (8:57)
The Diamond Sutra and The Prajna Paramita (7:19)
Nagarjuna (4:42)
The Bodhisattva Ideal (29:48)
Madhyamaka/The Middle Way (12:03)
Yocagara and Mind Only (23:54)
Readings for Week 3
Week 4 - Ch’an and Zen
Week 4: Introduction (6:01)
Early Chinese Translators - Kumarajiva and Xuanzang (3:35)
Foundational Mahayana Texts - Buddhanature, the Two Truths, and the Lotus Sutra (20:20)
The Ch’an School and Bodhidharma (17:04)
The Five Schools of Zen (11:08)
Koans: Collections and Practice With (6:19)
Miaoxin and Guiyang Buddhism (20:35)
Ekan Ni, Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Jiyu Kennett, Pure Land Buddhism (11:40)
Readings for Week 4
Supplemental - Mahayana Buddhist Art (53:39)
Week 5 - Vajrayana
Week 5: Introduction (14:58)
The Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism (29:32)
Contemporary Vajryana (5:55)
Misconceptions about Buddhism (18:32)
Readings for Week 5
Contemporary Vajryana
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