Universität Wien

140263 VO Indian Buddhist Philosophy (2019W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 08.10. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 15.10. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 22.10. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 29.10. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 05.11. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 12.11. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 26.11. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 03.12. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 10.12. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Tuesday 17.12. 14:30 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

These lectures will introduce students to some of the basic teachings of early Buddhism and trace how they were interpreted by later Buddhist thinkers and gradually shaped into the two great philosophical systems of Mahāyāna Buddhism: Madhyamaka and Yogācāra. Readings will include selected suttas (discourses) from the Theravāda canon, the Diamond Sūtra, Lotus Sūtra, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (Nāgārjuna), Viṃśikā (Vasubandhu), and Pramāṇavārttika (Dharmakīrti). Texts will be available on Moodle.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment: Student learning will be evaluated on the basis of a written exam at the end of the semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Suggested readings:
Brunnhölzl, Karl: A Compendium of the Mahāyāna: Asaṅga’s Mahāyānasaṃgraha and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries. Boulder: Snow Lion, 2018.
Dunne, John: Foundations of Dharmakīrti’s Philosophy. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004.
Frauwallner, Erich: Die Philosophie des Buddhismus. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2010.
Gombrich, Richard: What the Buddha Thought. London: Equinox, 2009.
Siderits, Mark and Shōryū Katsura (trans.), Nāgārjuna’s Middle Way: Mūlamadhyamakakārikā. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2013.
Rahula, Walpola: What the Buddha Taught. New York: Grove Press, 1974.

Association in the course directory

BA9, EC3-2

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