ASIAN 3341

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

ASIAN 3341
Mahayana Buddhism

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will explore the origins and early developments of a movement in Indian Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle. We will intensively examine a small slice of this movement's voluminous literature so as to better understand its call for a new spiritual orientation within Buddhism. Topics of discussion will include the career of the bodhisattva, the lay/monk distinction, attitudes of Mahayanists toward women and other Buddhists, and the development of Buddhist utopias and transcendent buddhas.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2020SP, 2018SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3341

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7815 ASIAN 3341   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person