REL 324
Tibetan Buddhism

Milarepa
Poet Saint of Tibet

Dr. James Apple
e-mail: japple@rel.as.ua.edu

This course is a highly selective survey of the major traditions of Buddhism in Tibet. After being introduced to the major themes of Tibetan Buddhism through the life story of the Dalai Lama, we will focus on different aspects of religious life, including ritual practice, philosophy, meditation, community, solitude, devotion, ethics, and cosmology. In studying these different ways of being religious, you will learn to look at religion in Tibet as a living aspect of culture and society.

Fall 2003 Syllabus (PDF)

Handouts:

Middle and Extremes (PDF)
Pettit (PDF)
Vasubandhu (PDF)
Wisdom Selections (PDF)

Paper Guidelines (PDF)

Anne Klein Book Part 1 (PDF)
Anne Klein Book Part 2 (PDF)
Anne Klein Book Part 3 (PDF)

Tibetan Buddhism Midterm (PDF)