? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LLC-2-IndRP

The Vedas, the Upanisads and the philosophical systems to which they gave rise, and related religious philosophies such as Buddhism. (This course is provided by Sanskrit.)

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Indian Civilisation 1. The course may, however, be taken as a single course with the approval of the Course Organiser.

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Indian Religion and Philosophy 2: (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))
• Indian Religion and Philosophy 2: (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 18/09/2007 14:00 14:50 Room G.09, 7 Buccleuch Place Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 14:00 14:50 Central Lecture Thursday 14:00 14:50 Central Lecture Friday 14:00 14:50 Central

Knowledge of the historical development of Indian religion and philosophy.

4 essays (1000-1500 words); 2 two-hour class exams. Class work 40%; degree exam 60%.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Paper 1 2 hour(s) 1ST May 2 Paper 2 2 hour(s) 2ND August 1 Paper 1 2 hour(s) 2ND August 2 Paper 2 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr David Horn
Tel : (0131 6)50 4026
Email : david.horn@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Peter Bisschop
Tel : (0131 6)50 4174
Email : Peter.Bisschop@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/sanskrit/

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/