Advanced Reading in Tibetan (EM)

Subject associations
REL 404
Term
Fall 2024
Instructors
Tenzin Bhuchung
Registrar description

The purpose of this course is primarily to provide students the ability to read complex Buddhist materials in Tibetan language. We will do by delving into the Mahamudra writings of Gampopa, a 12th Century Tibetan figure who championed a contemplative approach to reality based on the unmediated experience of one's own nature of the mind. This will inform conversations around unmediated religious experience as sui generis to religious studies and further introduce students to the unique intellectual history of 12th century Tibet.

Additional description

Area of Study Stream Requirement: Does NOT satisfy sub-field requirement; does count as departmental.