February 5th 2007

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Dept. of Studies in Religion
John Woolley Building, A20
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006
fax: (02) 9351 7758

executive@buddhiststudies.org.au
 http://www.buddhiststudies.org.au

Buddhist Studies at University of Sydney

Dear list members,

A recent initiative of the AABS is to inform our list of current courses in the field of Buddhist Studies on offer at Australasian Universities.  Please find below those for the University of Sydney.

Please forward this message on to any of your colleagues, members or students who might be interested.

Kind regards,
AABS Executive

University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is currently offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to Buddhism within the Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies and the Department of Studies in Religion.

This includes the newly created Masters, Graduate Diploma, and Graduate Certificate of Buddhist Studies. Courses for 2007 include:

Undergraduate 2007

  • ASNS2622 Buddhist Scriptures I (semester 1)

  • RLST2609 Theravada Buddhism (semester 1)

  • RLST2623 Meditation & Self Transformation (semester 2)

Postgraduate 2007

  • BDST6903 Tibetan Buddhism (semester 1)

  • ASNS6976 Buddhism & State in North-East Asia (semester 1)

  • RLST6934 Mysticism, Religion and Cognition (semester 1)

  • BDST6904 Buddhism in Gandhara & Central Asia (semester 2)

  • RLST6944 Buddhism in East Asian Thought and Practice (semester 2)

Courses taught in 2006, which may be repeated in 2008, were:

Undergraduate

  • ASNS2621 Buddhist Philosophy

  • RLST2609 Theravada Buddhism

  • RLST2610 Mahayana Buddhism

 Postgraduate

  • BDST6902 Buddhism and the West

  • BDST6901 Readings in Early Buddhist Literature

  • BDST6905 Healing in Buddhism

  • RLST6935 Buddhist Contemplative Practices

Sanskrit and Pali

Sanskrit and Pali language courses are also available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels from the Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies.

For More Information

For more information, see Department of Studies in Religion and Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies or contact:

The School of Languages & Cultures:
Level 5, MacCallum Brennan Building A18.
Phone: (02) 9351 2869
Fax: (02) 9351 2319
slc@arts.usyd.edu.au
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