TOPICS IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE (HRPH-8458)

SPRING 2022

This is the online version of HRPH-4558 TOPICS IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE TOPICS IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE Subtitle: Buddhism and Medicine This course surveys the intersections of Buddhism and medicine across Asia and introduces students to historical and contemporary healing practices of Buddhist communities. Students will examine Buddhist sources regarding the history of medicine, as well as rituals and practices related to notions of health, wellness, disease, death, and the body. This course will focus on how religious beliefs and rituals shape and interact with these cultural views, and furthermore, provides opportunity to question ones own notions of "health," "religion,” “healing,” and “medicine.” The course emphasizes Buddhism and healing traditions across South and East Asia, but will also examine the global spread of these practices, with focus on their presence in the United States. [Auditors with Faculty Permission]

FALL 2022

(online version of HRPH 4558)
Examination of a topic of instructor's choice from the history of Buddhist thought, such as meditation,
ritual, or debate. Where appropriate, primary source materials will be employed in the study of the topic.
Course may be repeated for credit, if topic is different. [Audiotrs with facuty permission]