Assessment ratio

100 % coursework with the following breakdowns:

(i) 50 % short essay with 3,000-3,500 words

(ii) 50% book report

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Course Outline (tentative)

Week Content

Lesson I I. Introduction

􀁺 Timeline of the development of Buddhism

􀁺 The Historical Buddha

􀁺 Buddhist attitude toward learning and deciding

what is the truth

Lesson II 􀁺 What is Buddhism about?

􀁺 Classification of Buddhist Teachings

Lesson III II. Humanity Vehicle

Karma and the circle of rebirth

Lesson IV 􀁺 Refuge and the Triple Gems

􀁺 The Five Mindfulness Trainings

Lesson V III. Sarvaka Vehicle

􀁺 The Four Noble Truths

Lesson VI 􀁺 The Law of dependent origination

􀁺 The Twelve links of dependent origination

Lesson VII 􀁺 The Five aggregates and the concept of no-self

Lesson VIII 􀁺 The Foundations of Mindfulness

Lesson IX IV. Bodhisattva Vehicle

􀁺 The Bodhisattva ideal

Lesson X 􀁺 Prajna and The deeper implications of the Law of

dependent origination

Lesson XI 􀁺 The Six Paramitas.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.13/10/2013.THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.