There will be regular speaking and conversation exercises. Students will be expected to attain a beginning proficiency in reading and writing the Tibetan language. No Data Given. Introduction to Buddhism. The course takes a historical approach, concentrating on the traditions that developed in India, and the transformations of those traditions in Tibet and East Asia.
Students attend three hours of lecture and a one-hour discussion section each week.
No previous knowledge of the subject is required. No Data Given. Courses in Tibetan Section 001. This course is a continuation of Buddhist Studies 405. Curriculum continues with instruction in the translation of Tibetan Buddhist Literature.