New Course - Opens January 2012

• 14 Week course, available for university credit
• Interactive discussion forum
• Western academic approach to benefit both scholars and practitioners

Check out a sample from two lectures below!

The course begins in India just before the time of the Buddha and considers the religious and social life there before moving on to the story of the Buddha himself and his early teachings. We then look at how the Buddhist tradition spread through India, the rise of Mahayana and Vajrayana, and the spread of the tradition to other parts of Asia.

The later philosophical developments of the Madhyamaka and Yogacara schools are also examined, as are a number of the innovations of Mahayana Buddhism and the practices that arose as part of Vajrayana Buddhism. The course also considers modern Buddhism in SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, Japan, and the West.

Check out our Online Learning course catalogue, or our Trial Courses on the Moodle platform.

PowerPoint supporting materials

Full course syllabus