Buddhist Psychospirituality

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This course will take a sectarian, historical and regional approach to the art of Buddhism in Asia. It will first approach the early expressions of Buddhism in India and then trace the expansion of Theravada Buddhism to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia and of various schools of Mahayana and Mantrayana Buddhism, such as the cults of Maitreya, Avalokiteshwara, Vairochana, Shingon, Tibetan Vajrayana, and Chan/Zen Buddhism. In all these cases, it will aim at showing how the art reflects the doctrine. It will end with a consideration of modern and contemporary expressions of Buddhist art in Asia. Priority registration to EWP and EACTS students.