Religions of the East paths to enlightenment
The aim of this course is to cultivate basic literacy in the principal religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Focuses include why religion matters, what the term religion means, and how Asian religions complicate that term.
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| Language: | English |
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Prince Frederick, Md. :
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p2005.
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| Series: | Modern scholar.
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Table of Contents:
- Lecture 1. The nature of religion and how Asian religions complicate things
- Lecture 2. Hinduism before Hinduism: Vedic religion
- Lecture 3. Hinduism as a way of wisdom
- Lecture 4. Hinduism as a way of devotion
- Lecture 5. Sikhism: the way of the disciples
- Lecture 6. Hinduism and Sikhism in America
- Lecture 7. Theravada Buddhism: buddha, dharma, sangha
- Lecture 8. Mahayana Buddhism: emptiness and compassion
- Lecture 9. Zen Buddhism: koans and zaze
- Lecture 10. Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama
- Lecture 11. Buddhism in America
- Lecture 12. Confucianism: becoming human by becoming social
- Lecture 13. Daoism: becoming human by becoming natural
- Lecture 14. Pop goes the Buddha: Asian religions in popular culture.
