Buddhism in Tibetan and the Himalayas

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This course introduces Buddhism as it flowered in the Tibetan cultural region, with emphasis on the traditional cosmology of Tibet, its religious history, its exoteric teachings and practices (Hinayana and Mahayana), and its esoteric teachings and practices (Vajrayana). Special attention will be paid to the meditative traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan Book of the Dead . Cross-listed with REL-349E.