BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
FALL 2017
9-6 PRACTICAL MATTERS/OVERVIEW
9-8 Indian Buddhism (ITBP--19-43 & Blackwell Article)
9-11 The Life of the Buddha (ITBP--1-18 & Carrithers Handout)
9-13 The Buddha--PBS Video
9-15 The Buddha--PBS Video
9-18 The Life of the Buddha--BBC Documentary
9-20 Path to Enlightenment--Video--Key Events & Their Significance
9-22 The Dharma--Basic Teachings (ITBP--45-80)--P
9-25 Kamma, Samsara, and Rebirth (ITBP—83-104)--P
9-27 Interdependent Arising (ITBP—105-124)--P
9-29 Impermanence, no-enduring-self, and emptiness (ITBP--125-148)--P
10-2 Moksa & Nibbanna (ITBP--149-174)--P
10-4 Theravada--Dhammapada (On line)--P
10-6 Theravada--Dhammapada (On line)--P
10-9 King Milinda’s Questions (On-line)--P
10-11 King Milinda’s Questions (On-line)--P
10-13 Mahayana View--Heart Sutra & Diamond Sutra (On-line)--P
10-16 Heart Sutra & Diamond Sutra (On-line)--P
10-18 Schools of Buddhism--Abhidharma--P
10-20 Madhyamaka & Yogacara & Tantra--P
10-23 Chinese Buddhism (ITBP--175-206)--P
10-25 Chinese Buddhism (ITBP--175-206)--P--MIDTERM PAPER DUE
10-27 FALL BREAK--NO CLASS!
10-30 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS
11-1 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS
11-3 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS
11-6 The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma (On-line)--P
11-8 The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma (On-line)--P
11-10 The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma (On-line)--P
11-13 The Sutra of Huineng (On-line)--P
11-15 The Sutra of Huineng (On-line)--P
11-17 The Sutra of Huineng (On-line)--P
11-20 Japanese Buddhism (ITBP—207-228)--P
11-22 NO CLASS FOR CEMETERY WALK
11-24 THANKSGIVING BREAK--NO CLASS!
11-27 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones--P
11-29 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones--P
12-1 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones--P
12-4 Contemporary Buddhism (ITBP--247-263)--P
12-6 Thich Nhat Hanh--The Miracle of Mindfulness--P
12-8 The Miracle of Mindfulness--P
12-11 Tibetan Buddhism (ITBP--229-246)--P
12-13 Contemporary Buddhism--The Dalai Lama
12-15 NO CLASS FOR MUSEUM VISIT
12-18 Study Day--FINAL PAPER DUE