? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-3-U03844

Selected topics in South-Asian Buddhism, e.g. (a) the role of Buddha; (b) themes in Theravada Buddhism; (c) the Mahayana; (d) Sinhalese Buddhism.

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U03844

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Indian Religion and Philosophy 2 or equivalent

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

To develop students' skills in gathering information from appropriate sources, considering the material analytically and reporting and presenting a view on their findings orally and in essay form

Essay on a topic covered in semester 1, 100%

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

Mr Paul Dundas
Tel : (0131 6)50 4175
Email : P.Dundas@ed.ac.uk

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

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