EASTÂ 251. Buddhism. 1 Credit.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:1
Interdisciplinary introduction to Buddhism, including basic teachings of liberation from suffering, impermanence, no-self, ethics, and meditation. Also explores the historical development of various streams of Buddhism in Asia and the West, with attention to the effect of Buddhism on society, politics, and material culture. Crosslisted as RELI 200.