LLEA 33609 - LAC Buddhism in China

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

East Asian Lang & Lit

Description:

Students who have begun the study of Chinese or Japanese and are interested an introduction to Classical Chinese may sign up for an additional single credit of work in Elementary Classical Chinese as part of the Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) initiative of the College of Arts and Letters. This one unit course is an addendum to Prof. Gimello's course on "Buddhism in China." Students choosing this option will meet once a week with Prof. Gimello who will guide them in reading a few relatively brief passages from primary Chinese Buddhist texts chosen not only for their content but also for their suitability to the purpose of introducing the rudiments of Classical Chinese (Wenyan wen). The LAC course will be graded on a pass/fail basis and will be credited on the student's transcript. Up to three LAC discussion sections can be applied toward a major, secondary major or minor in Chinese. No prior study of Classical Chinese is required and even students who are still at the early stages of Chinese and Japanese, as well as more advanced students, are welcome to enroll. The "Buddhism in China" course, to which this one-unit LAC course is an addendum, is a thematic and historical overview of the development of Buddhist thought and practice in China with special emphasis on the process of mutual influence by which Buddhism, without ceasing to be Buddhist, became also a Chinese religion while China, without abandoning its indigenous religious heritage, became also a Buddhist culture.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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