2020 Fall

BUDDSTD C140 001 - LEC 001

Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts

Mengxiao Wang

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:33490

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction

Offered through Buddhist Studies Graduate Group

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 6

Enrolled: 9

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 15

Waitlist Max: 5

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: CHINESE C140

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by Mengxiao Wang

CHINESE C140 001 001LEC

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 <gongan> (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.

Class Notes

Fall 2020: In addition to classical Buddhist genres, we will also read samples from a variety of literary genres, including poetry, prose, transformation text, precious scroll, fiction, and drama, from the medieval to late imperial periods. We will also discuss texts that debate the relationship among the “three teachings” (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism) in China. Prerequisites: Chinese 110A; or one semester of classical Chinese. show less