Psychology 325 - The Path of the Buddha:Mahayana-The Great Vehicle

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Colgate University

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J. Carter The path of the Buddha, the "Great Vehicle" (Mahayana), one of the most profound manifestations of religiousness in the experience of humankind, developing in and emanating from India, has spread to and continued to develop among persons living in China and Japan. This course investigates the formative structure of this path in India, considering such notions as "emptiness," bodhisattva, buddhaness. It traces the development of that structure in China, leading to a consideration of forms, from Zen to the Pure Land school, among others, that the path has taken as a result of responses in faith made by men and women in Japa

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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