BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

FALL 2017

1-30 PRACTICAL MATTERS/OVERVIEW

2-1 Indian Buddhism (ITBP—19-43)

2-3 Indian Buddhism (Blackwell Article)

2-6 The Life of the Buddha (ITBP—1-18 & Carrithers Handout)

2-8 The Buddha—PBS Video

2-10 The Buddha—PBS Video

2-13 The Life of the Buddha—BBC Documentary

2-15 Path to Enlightenment—Video—Key Events & Their Significance

2-17 The Dharma—Basic Teachings (ITBP—45-80)—P

2-20 Kamma, Samsara, and Rebirth (ITBP—83-104)—P

2-22 Interdependent Arising (ITBP—105-124)—P

2-24 Impermanence, no-enduring-self, and emptiness (ITBP—125-148)—P

2-27 Moksa & Nibbanna (ITBP—149-174)—P

2-29 Theravada—Dhammapada (On line)—P

3-2 Theravada—Dhammapada (On line)—P

3-5 King Milinda’s Questions (On-line)—P

3-7 King Milinda’s Questions (On-line)—P

3-9 Mahayana View—Heart Sutra & Diamond Sutra (On-line)—P

3-12 Heart Sutra & Diamond Sutra (On-line)—P

3-14 Schools of Buddhism—Abhidharma—P

3-16 Madhyamaka & Yogacara & Tantra—P—MIDTERM PAPER DUE

3-19 SPRING BREAK—NO CLASS!

3-21 SPRING BREAK—NO CLASS!

3-23 SPRING BREAK—NO CLASS!

3-26 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS

3-28 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS

3-30 ASDP CONFERENCE—NO CLASS! (For Museum trip)

4-2 MIDTERM PAPERS DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS

4-4 Chinese Buddhism (ITBP—175-206)—P

4-6 EASTER BREAK—NO CLASS!

4-9 EASTER BREAK—NO CLASS!

4-11 The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma (On-line)—P

4-13 The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma (On-line)—P

4-16 The Sutra of Huineng (On-line)—P

4-18 The Sutra of Huineng (On-line)—P

4-20 NO CLASS FOR CEMETERY WALK??

4-23 Japanese Buddhism (ITBP—207-228)—P

4-25 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones—P

4-27 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones—P

4-30 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones—P

5-2 Contemporary Buddhism (ITBP—247-263)—P

5-4 Thich Nhat Hanh—The Miracle of Mindfulness—P

5-7 The Miracle of Mindfulness—P

5-9 Tibetan Buddhism (ITBP—229-246)—P

5-11 Contemporary Buddhism—The Dalai Lama—FINAL PAPER DUE—P

5-15 FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm)—NO FINAL EXAM!