Buddhist Studies
College of Letters and Science
Group Office: 3413 Dwinelle Hall, (510) 642-3480
Director: Alexander von Rospatt, PhD (Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies)
Group Website: Buddhist Studies
Undergraduate Program
There is currently no undergraduate degree in Buddhist Studies. However, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers a minor in Buddhism, and the Group in Religious Studies offers an emphasis in Buddhism. Undergraduate courses with a Buddhism emphasis can also be found in the Departments of History of Art and South and Southeast Asian Studies .
Graduate Program
The Berkeley Group in Buddhist Studies offers an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to a PhD degree in Buddhist Studies. The group, which cooperates closely with the Departments of South and Southeast Asian Studies (SSEAS) and East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), emphasizes the study of Buddhism in its many forms within its Asian historical and cultural context.
The ability to read and analyze Buddhist texts in their original languages is an indispensable skill for research in the field. Accordingly, the study of classical Asian languages constitutes a core element of the doctoral program. The specific combination of Asian languages required for the PhD will depend on each student’s area of research, but all students will be expected to gain facility in a minimum of two Asian languages, at least one of which will be Classical Chinese, Classical Japanese, Pali, Sanskrit, or Classical Tibetan.
While linguistic competence is crucial, it is not considered an end in itself. Students are expected to acquire a sophisticated appreciation of the historical, social, and cultural milieux from which the Buddhist textual legacy emerged. All students in the PhD program are encouraged to broaden and deepen their understanding of Buddhist phenomena through incorporating archaeological, ethnographic, and visual materials and perspectives. Because of UC Berkeley’s particular strength in the area of Buddhist visual culture (three of the group’s faculty are specialists in Buddhist art), all students in the program are expected to take at least one course in art history. In addition, depending on their research interests, students are encouraged to do additional work in fields such as anthropology, critical theory, history, literature or philosophy. The goal of our program is not only to provide students with the linguistic, methodological, and conceptual skills to produce significant new research on Buddhist phenomena, but also to have students bring their research into dialogue with ongoing issues and concerns in the humanities writ large.
The PhD program in Buddhist studies is designed for students who intend to become scholars and teachers at the university level. Students wishing to enter the Ph.D. program must have a master’s degree in a relevant field, typically East Asian, South Asian, or Southeast Asian studies. A master’s degree in religion is deemed relevant only if it includes significant training in an Asian language relevant to their intended area of research at the time of admission.
For application procedures, financial support, and program requirements, please refer to the Buddhist studies website.
BUDDSTD 50 Introduction to the Study of Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This course will consider materials drawn from various Buddhist traditions of Asia, from ancient times to the present day. However, it is not intended to be a comprehensive or systematic survey; rather than aiming at breadth, it is designed around key themes such as ritual, image veneration, mysticism, meditation, and death. The overarching emphasis throughout the course will be on the hermeneutic difficulties attendant upon the study of religion in general, and Buddhism in particular.
BUDDSTD C50/EA LANG C50/S,SEASN C52 Introduction to the Study of Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
This introduction to the study of Buddhism will consider materials drawn from various Buddhist traditions of Asia, from ancient times down to the present day. However, the course is not intended to be a comprehensive or systematic survey; rather than aiming at breadth, the course is designed around key themes such as ritual, image veneration, mysticism, meditation, and death. The overarching emphasis throughout the course will be on the hermeneutic difficulties attendant upon the study of religion in general, and Buddhism in particular.
BUDDSTD 114 Tibetan Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course is a broad introduction to the history, doctrine, and culture of the Buddhism of Tibet. We will begin with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century and move on to the evolution of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist literature, ritual and monastic practice, the place of Buddhism in Tibetan political history and the contemporary situation of Tibetan Buddhism both inside and outside Tibet.
BUDDSTD C114/S ASIAN C114/TIBETAN C114 Tibetan Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian; Tibetan
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course is a broad introduction to the history, doctrine, and culture of the Buddhism of Tibet. We will begin with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century and move on to the evolution of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist literature, ritual and monastic practice, the place of Buddhism in Tibetan political history, and the contemporary situation of Tibetan Buddhism both inside and outside of Tibet.
BUDDSTD C115/JAPAN C115 Japanese Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
A critical survey of the main themes in the history of Japanese Buddhism as they are treated in modern scholarship. The course covers the transmission of Buddhism from China and Korea to Japan; the subsequent evolution in Japan of the Tendai, Shingon, Pure Land, Nichiren, and Zen schools of Buddhism; the organization and function of Buddhist institutions (monastic and lay) in Japanese society; the interaction between Buddhism and other modes of religious belief and practice prevalent in Japan, notably those that go under the headings of "Shinto" and "folk religion."
BUDDSTD C116/CHINESE C116 Buddhism in China 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
This course is an introduction to the history of Buddhism in China from its beginnings in the early centuries CE to the present day. Through engagment with historical scholarship, primary sources in translation, and Chinese Buddhist art, we will explore the intellectual history and cultural impact of Buddhism in China. Students will also be introduced to major issues in the institutional history of Buddhism, the interactions between Buddhism and indigenous Chinese religions, and the relationship between Buddhism and the state. Previous study of Buddhism is helpful but not required.
BUDDSTD C120/EA LANG C120 Buddhism on the Silk Road 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course will discuss the social, economic, and cultural aspects of Buddhism as it moved along the ancient Eurasian trading network referred to as the “Silk Road”. Instead of relying solely on textual sources, the course will focus on material culture as it offers evidence concerning the spread of Buddhism. Through an examination of the Buddhist archaeological remains of the Silk Road, the course will address specific topics, such as the symbiotic relationship between Buddhism and commerce; doctrinal divergence; ideological shifts in the iconography of the Buddha; patronage (royal, religious and lay); Buddhism and political power; and art and conversion. All readings will be in English.
BUDDSTD C126/EA LANG C126 Buddhism and the Environment 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: One lower-division course in Buddhist Studies or consent of instructor.
A thematic course on Buddhist perspectives on nature and Buddhist responses to environmental issues. The first half of the course focuses on East Asian Buddhist cosmological and doctrinal perspectives on the place of the human in nature and the relationship between the salvific goals of Buddhism and nature. The second half of the course examines Buddhist ethics, economics, and activism in relation to environmental issues in contemporary Southeast Asia, East Asia, and America.
BUDDSTD C128/EA LANG C128/S,SEASN C145 Buddhism in Contemporary Society 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.
A study of the Buddhist tradition as it is found today in Asia. The course will focus on specific living traditions of East, South, and/or Southeast Asia. Themes to be addressed may include contemporary Buddhist ritual practices; funerary and mortuary customs; the relationship between Buddhism and other local religious traditions; the relationship between Buddhist institutions and the state; Buddhist monasticism and its relationship to the laity; Buddhist ethics; Buddhist "modernism," and so on.
Instructor: von Rospatt
BUDDSTD C130/EA LANG C130 Zen Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture and 2 hours of Discussion per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: One lower division course in Asian religion recommended.
This course will introduce students to the Zen Buddhist traditions of China and Japan, drawing on a variety of disciplinary perspectives (history, anthropology, philosophy, and so on). The course will also explore a range of hermeneutic problems (problems involved in interpretation) entailed in understanding a sophisticated religious tradition that emerged in a time and culture very different from our own.
Instructor: Sharf
BUDDSTD C132/EA LANG C132 Pure Land Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week. 8 hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks.
This course will discuss the historical development of the Pure Land school of East Asian Buddhism, the largest form of Buddhism practiced today in China and Japan. The curriculum is divided into India, China, and Japan sections, with the second half of the course focusing exclusively on Japan where this form of religious culture blossomed most dramatically, covering the ancient, medieval, and modern periods. The curriculum will begin with a reading of the core scriptures that form the basis of the belief system and then move into areas of cultural expression. The course will follow two basic trajectories over the centuries: doctrine/philosophy and culture/society.
Instructor: Blum
BUDDSTD C135/EA LANG C135/S,SEASN C135 Tantric Traditions of Asia 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
The emergence of the tantras in seventh and eighth-century India marked a watershed for religious practice throughout Asia. These esoteric scriptures introduced complex new ritual technologies that transformed the religious traditions of India, from Brahmanism to Jainism and Buddhism, as well as those of Southeast Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, and Japan. This course provides an overview of tantric religion across these regions.
Instructor: Dalton
BUDDSTD C140/CHINESE C140 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: 110A. One semester of classical Chinese. Prior background in Buddhist history and thought is helpful, but not required.
This course is an introduction to the study of medieval Buddhist literature written in classical Chinese. We will read samples from a variety of genres, including early Chinese translations of Sanskrit and Central Asian Buddhist scriptures, indigenous Chinese commentaries, philosophical treatises, and sectarian works, including Chan (Zen koans). The course will also serve as an introduction to resource materials used in the study of Chinese Buddhist texts, and students will be expected to make use of a variety of reference tools in preparation for class. Readings in Chinese will be supplemented by a range of secondary readings in English on Mahayana doctrine and Chinese Buddhist history.
This course is intended for students who already have some facility in literary Chinese.
BUDDSTD C141/JAPAN C141 Introductory Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; Japanese
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Japanese 120. One semester of classical Japanese. Prior background in Buddhist history and thought is helpful, but not required.
This course is an introduction to the study of medieval Buddhist literature written in Classical Japanese in its wabun (aka bungo) and kanbun forms (including kakikudashi). The class will read samples from a variety of genres, including material written in China that are read in an idiosyncratic way in Japan. Reading materials will include Chinese translations of Sanskrit and Central Asian Buddhist scriptures, scriptural commentaries written in China and Korea, Japanese subcommentaries on influential Chinese and Korean commentaries, philosophical treatises, hagiography, apologetics, histories, doctrinal letters, preaching texts, and setsuwa literature. This course is intended for students who already have some facility in literary Japanese.
This course is intended for students who already have some facility in literary Chinese. Instructor: Blum
BUDDSTD 154 Death, Dreams, and Visions in Tibetan Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Tibetan Buddhists view the moment of death as a rare opportunity for transformation. This course examines how Tibetans have used death and dying in the path to enlightment. Readings will address how Tibetan funerary rituals work to assist the dying toward this end, and how. Buddhist practioners prepare for this crucial moment through tantric meditation, imaginative rehearsals, and explorations of the dream state.
Instructor: Dalton
BUDDSTD C154/S ASIAN C154/TIBETAN C154 Death, Dreams, and Visions in Tibetan Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian; Tibetan
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Tibetan Buddhists view the moment of death as a rare opportunity for transformation. This course examines how Tibetans have used death and dying in the path to enlightenment. Readings will address how Tibetan funerary rituals work to assist the dying toward this end, and how Buddhist practitioners prepare for this crucial moment through tantric meditation, imaginative rehearsals, and explorations of the dream state.
Instructor: Dalton
BUDDSTD 190 Topics in the Study of Buddhism 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 8 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: Some prior study of Buddhism or Asian culture is recommended.
This course will focus on specific themes, developments, and issues in the study of Buddhism. The course is intended to supplement our regular curricular offerings, and the content will change from semester to semester.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 4 hours of directed group study per week. 2 to 7.5 hours of directed group study per week for 8 weeks.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
Small group instruction not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
BUDDSTD 199 Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 4 hours of independent study per week. 2 to 7.5 hours of independent study per week for 8 weeks. 2.5 to 10 hours of independent study per week for 6 weeks.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
BUDDSTD 200 Proseminar in Buddhist Studies 1 Unit
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of seminar every 3 to 4 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Buddhist Studies Ph.D. program or consent of instructor.
This seminar provides an opportunity for all students and faculty in the Group in Buddhist Studies to gather together on a regular basis to discuss recent theoretically significant works in the field of Buddhist Studies, as well as pertinent and important works in related disciplines (anthropology, art history, literature, history, philosophy, and religious studies). The content of the course will be adjusted from semester to semester so as to best accommodate the needs and interest of the students, but the focus will be on recent works representing the "state of the field."
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD C214/S ASIAN C214/TIBETAN C214 Seminar in Tibetan Buddhism 2 or 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian; Tibetan
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
This course provides a place for graduate-level seminars in Tibetan Buddhism that rely primarily on secondary sources and Tibetan texts in translation. Content will vary between semesters but will typically focus on a particular theme. Themes will be chosen according to student interests, with an eye toward introducing students to the breadth of available western scholarship on Tibet, from classics in the field to the latest publications.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Dalton
BUDDSTD C215A/S ASIAN C215A Readings in Indian Buddhist Texts 2 - 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This graduate seminar focuses on reading a wide spectrum of Indian Buddhist texts in the Sanskrit (or Pali) original introducing the students to different genres, and different aspects of Indian Buddhism. The students taking the course for two units (rather than four) will be expected to prepare thoroughly every week for the reading of Buddhist texts in the original. They will also be expected to read all related secondary literature that is assigned to supplement the study of the primary source material. In contrast to the students taking the course for four units, they will not be expected to write a term paper or to prepare special presentations for class.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Rospatt
BUDDSTD C215B/S ASIAN C215B Readings in Indian Buddhist Texts 2 - 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
This graduate seminar focuses on reading a wide spectrum of Indian Buddhist texts in the Sanskrit (or Pali) original introducing the students to different genres, and different aspects of Indian Buddhism. The students taking the course for two units (rather the four) will be expected to prepare thoroughly every week for the reading of Buddhist texts in the original. They will also be expected to read all related secondary literature that is assigned to supplement the study of the primary source material. In contrast to the students taking the course for four units, they will not be expected to write a term paper or to prepare special presentations for class.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Rospatt
BUDDSTD 220 Seminar in Buddhism and Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Content varies with student interest and needs. The course will normally focus on classical Buddhist texts that exist in multiple recensions and languages, including Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD C220/EA LANG C220/S,SEASN C220 Seminar in Buddhism and Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Group in Buddhist Studies; South and Southeast Asian Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Content varies with student interests. The course will normally focus on classical Buddhist texts that exist in multiple recensions and languages, including Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD C223/CHINESE C223 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Chinese; Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This seminar is an intensive introduction to various genres of Buddhist literature in classical Chinese, including translations of Sanskrit and Central Asian scriptures. Chinese commentaries, philosophical treatises, hagiographies, and sectarian works. It is intended for graduate students who already have some facility in classical Chinese. It will also serve as a tools and methods course, covering the basic reference works and secondary scholarship in the field of East Asian Buddhism. The content of the course will be adjusted from semester to semester to best accommodate the needs and interests of students.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD C224/S ASIAN C224/TIBETAN C224 Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; South Asian; Tibetan
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This seminar provides an introduction to a broad range of Tibetan Buddhist texts, including chronicles and histories, biographical literature, doctrinal treatises, canonical texts, ritual manuals, pilgrimage guides, and liturgical texts. It is intended for graduate students interested in premodern Tibet from any perspective. Students are required to do all of the readings in the original classical Tibetan. It will also serve as a tools and methods for the study of Tibetan Buddhist literature, including standard lexical and bibliographic references, digital resources, and secondary literature in modern languages. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester to account for the needs and interests of particular students.
Instructor: Dalton
BUDDSTD C225/JAPAN C225 Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units
Department: Buddhist Studies; Group in Buddhist Studies; Japanese
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):3 hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
This seminar serves as an introduction to a broad range of Japanese Buddhist literature belonging to different historical periods and genres, including liturgical texts; monastic records, rules, and ritual manuals; doctrinal treatises; biographies of monks; and histories of Buddhism in Japan. Students are required to do all the readings in the original languages, which are classical Chinese (Kanbun) and classical Japanese. It will also serve as a tools and methods course, covering basic reference works and secondary scholarship in the field of Japanese Buddhism. The content of the course will be adjusted from semester to semester to accommodate the needs and interests of the students.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD 298 Directed Study for Graduate Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Special tutorial or seminar on selected topics not covered by available courses or seminars.
Course may be repeated for credit as texts vary. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD 299 Thesis Preparation and Related Research 1 - 8 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Consent of thesis supervisor and graduate adviser.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD 601 Individual Study for Master's Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 8 hours of independent study per week.
Prerequisites: Consent of graduate adviser.
Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residence requirements for a master's degree.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
BUDDSTD 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Group in Buddhist Studies
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 8 hours of independent study per week.
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare for various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
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