Lecturer: Prof. Kapila Abhayawansa
Teaching Assistant: Miss Sameeksha Kamble (sameekshakamble26@gmail.com)
Questions can be sent by email to the Teaching Assistant. You are also welcome to discuss the topic with other students at: http://elearning.thanhsiang.org/forum.
Examination and Requirements
Students are required to read all the lecture notes and read the relevant material to each topic. One Essay Paper is to be written. The final examination is in the form of online written examination. Please contact your Teaching Assistant for this course for the guidance.
Course Outline:
The following ten topics will be discussed.
Unit 1- The Indian Background and Emergence of Buddhism
Unit 2- The Buddhist Community.
Unit 3- Buddhist Councils.
Unit 4- Main teachings of Buddhism.
Unit 5- The Śrāvaka Schools and the Abhidharma.
Unit 6- Theravāda in History.
Unit 7- Popularization of Buddhism in India.
Unit 8- Mahāyāna.
