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Buddhist Religion and Philosophy
Paper: II
F.M.: 100
Teach. Hrs: 150
Course objectives
The main objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive
knowledge of Buddhist religion and Philosophy in the context of the
religion and philosophy of the world. Special emphasis will be placed on
the Buddha's basic principles and
doctrines and the development of Buddhist Philosophy in the
subsequent phases.
Unit 1 Factors Responsible
to the Rise of Buddhism
15
1.1
Pre-Buddhist philosophy (Orthodox and heterodox views)
1.2
Caste, violence and gender issues
Unit 2 basic Buddhist Teachings
25
2.1 Four Noble truths
2.1.1 Suffering
2.1.2 Arising of Suffering
2.1.3 The cessation of Suffering
2.1.4 The path leading to the cessation of suffering, eight-fold
path
2.2 Law of dependent origination
2.2.1 Ignorance
2.2.2 Karmic propensities
2.2.3 Consciousness
2.2.4 Name and Form
2.2.5 The Six Sense Spheres
2.2.6 Contact
2.2.7 Feeling
2.2.8 Craving
2.2.9 Grasping
2.2.10 Becoming
2.2.11 Birth
2.2.12 Old age and death
2.3 world with Three Characteristics
2.3.1 Impermanence
2.3.2 Suffering
2.3.3 Selflessness
Unit 3 Buddhist Liberation
15
3.1 Arahat and Nirvana
3.2 Bodhisattva and Buddhahood in Sthaviravada Buddhism
Unit 4 Basic Buddhist Ethics
and practices
25
4.1
Precepts
4.1.1. Pancasial
4.1.2 Astasila
4.1.3 Dasasila
4.2 Pratimoksa vows
4.2.1 Parajika
4.2.2 Sanghadisesa
4.2.3 Aniyata
4.2.4 Nissagiva
4.2.5 Pacittiya
4.2.6 Patidasaniya
4.2.7 Sekhiya
4.2.8 Adhikarna samatha
4.3 Route of three virtuous deeds
4.3.1 Alova
4.3.2 Amoha
4.3.3 Advesha
4.4 Ten non-virtuous Deeda
4.4.1 Three Bodily
4.4.2 Four Vocally
4.4.3 Three Mentally
Unit 5 Buddhist Mediation
15
5.1 A general introduction to Buddhist Meditation
5.1.1 Samatha meditation
5.1.2 Vipasyana meditation
Unit 6 four philosophical Schools of Buddhism
15
6.1 vaibhasika
(propounders, texts and schools)
6.2 Sautantrika
(propounders, texts and
schools)
6.3 Yogachara
(propounders, texts and schools)
6.4 Madhyamika
(propounders, texts and
schools)
Unit & Mahayana Religious Practices
7.1
Religio-philosophical Interpretation of Mahayana Buddhism:
(Meaning, definition and objectives)
7.1.1.Bodhisattva: meaning and objective
7.1.2 Bodhicitta: meaning, two stages of Bodhicitta
7.1.3 Practices of Paramitas
7.1.4 Bodhisattva vows (Astadasha mulapatti and 46 pracitta)
7.1.5 Ten stages of Bodhisattva
7.1.6 Saptavidhanuttarapuja: mental worship of Mahayana
7.2
Religio-philosophical interpretation of Vajrqyana
7.2.1
Vajrayana: meaning, definition and objectives
7.2.2
vajrayana Meditation: Utpannakrama and sampannakarma
7.2.3
Vajrayana sadhana: bijaksara, devata, mandala, puja, lasya nritya, gita,
stuti, dharani, mantra
7.2.4
Abhisekas: position of the Guru, qualification of disciples and
pancabhiseka
7.2.5
Prajna-upaya; male and female, sunyata and karuna, advaya, mahasukha
7.2.6
The Concept of chittamatra and its implication in Vajrayana
7.2.7
The Concept of Pancha Buddha
Unit 8 Some Important
Concepts of Buddhism
20
8.1 Triratna and Trisarana
8.2 Chaturbramhavihara
8.3 Panchakandha, Dvadasa Ayatana and Astadasadhatu
8.4 Pudgalanairatmya and Dharmanairatmya
8.5 Punyasambhara and Jnanasabhara
8.6 klesavarana and Jneyavarana
8.7 Mind and metal Factors
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