ME6321: Independent Study Report

ME6321 Independent Study Report 3 (3-0-6) 3 Credits
Teaching Assistant:

Based on Gombrich's point of view, what is the dating of Buddha? in the relating paragraph I saw the prof. only mentioned in unit 2 " the Buddha's death as between 422 and 399 BCE with a greater likelihood for a date in the middle of this range"?

Dear Nguyen, you are brilliant. I could not meet Prof. Somaratane to ask him to check the original note. However, it seems your calculation is right.

Based on Gombrich point of view, what is the dating of Buddha? in the relating paragraph I saw the prof. only mentioned in unit 2 " the Buddha's death as between 422 and 399 BCE with a greater likelihood for a date in the middle of this range"?

Dear Nguyen, you are brilliant. I could not meet Prof. Somaratane to ask him to check the original note. However, it seems your calculation is right.

MC6205阿毗达磨宗派理论概观

阿毗达磨佛教时期对于从整体上正确认识印度佛教的发展具有重要意义。从根本上讲,这正是佛教首次涉及“哲学化”的时期。传统上公认的阿毗达磨学派/部派一共有十八个,它们有时也被视为小乘部派。这门课程首先略述这些学派的历史演变,强调那些导致不同部派分裂的教义上的争论。接着将概论北传中一些更为重要的部派的根本教义,特别是说一切有部、经量部、大众部和正量部。

MC6215中国佛教思想:一种历史的观点

这门课程以历史的观点来分析佛教思想在中国的发展与解释,特别着重其理论和修行。此外,它还将分析一些重要人物和他们对宗派的形成及发展的贡献、重要性和有影响力的经典,以及一些重要神祗的礼拜。

MC6102大乘佛教

这门课程主要是针对那一些对大乘佛教尚无了解的学生。它给学生提供一个对大乘佛教的最广泛意义的介绍。在通过对佛灭度后佛教在印度发展的一个扼要回顾后,这个课程集中介绍大乘佛教在印度的历史、哲学和宗教的起源。这包括菩萨的理念、佛陀观的发展、中观和唯识宗的哲学体系化、大乘佛教在中国占据主导地位的原因以及对新兴大乘现代化(日本佛教)的一些特点的分析。

It raises the question, what is meant by the term “soul”, and where is this “soul” to be found? Or was Buddhism simply misunderstood at that time?

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MC6103印度佛教史

这门课程将全面覆盖印度佛教:从佛教在印度的起源到衰落和灭亡,同时将集中介绍部派佛教、大乘的兴起以及它对中国佛教发展的意义。

MC6101上座部佛教

这门课程主要集中研究记录于巴利文献中佛陀的教义。上座部佛教的定义, 以及存在于上座部佛教和早期佛教、早期佛教和巴利文佛教之间的差异是本课程关注的重点。学生将能通过与早期印度文化的对比中,学习到上座部佛教的一些基本定义和概念,如:佛、菩萨、阿罗汉、神、四圣谛、缘起、业和转世、五蕴和十二处、世界、意根的修行。

Just wondering about grades for last term. And when are papers and tests due for this term. Thank you.

Greetings.

The grades for the last semester have been compiled and submitted to IBC for the professors' approval.

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