142259 VO The Tanguts: An ethnic group in Central Asia and its relations to Tibetan culture (2024S)

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

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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Weirong Shen

Classes

Preliminary course schedule:
Weekly, Tuesdays 14:45-17:00, SR 1, from April 30 to June 25.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will present students with a series of lectures centred on Sino-Tibetan Buddhism during the Tangut (1032-1227), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1664-1911) dynasties. The themes are all at the forefront and core of Sino-Tibetan Buddhist studies:
1) History through Textual Criticism: The Study of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism in the Tangut Kingdom, Yuan and Ming Dynasties
2) Blending the Sutras with Tantras: Rituals and Practices of the Heart Sutra from Kharakhoto
3) Rescuing History from Tantric Sex: Tibetan Tantric Buddhism at the Mongol Court of the Great Khans
4) The Cult of Avalokiteśvara (Chin. Guanyin观音) in Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives
5) The ‘Nanjing Miracle’ Reinterpreted: The Cult and Yogic Practices of Avalokiteśvara in Ming China
6) An Examination of the Tibetan Tantric Practices Undertaken by Emperor Qianlong (乾隆, r. 1736–1796)

Assessment and permitted materials

This course will be graded according to an oral exam in the end.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This course will be graded according to an oral exam in the end.

Examination topics

Contents discussed in class.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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