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Lecturer(s)
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Kotherová Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Opening lesson: o The goal of the course o Termination requirements o The history and spread of Buddhism, o What is "Buddhism"? 2. Buddha o Biography - Buddha as a historical human personality, hagiography o Biography - Buddha as a supernatural being (mythology) o Reading: Jatakas, Milinda's Questions, Dhammapadam 3. Dharma o Four Noble Truths - dukkha and its ending o Reading: Dharmačakrapravatanasútra 4.Dharma o Buddhist concept of anatta or anatman o Reading: Anattalakkhana Sutra 5. Dharma - Buddhist ethics o Kalama Sutra o Bhavacakra - "wheel of life, o Reading: Kalama Sutra 6. Buddha and Dharma, Mah?parinibbánasutta o Reading: Maharapinibbanasutta 8. Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism o Buddhist Councils and new movements in Sangha o Lotus Sutra o Reading: Saddharmapundarika Sutra 9. Buddhist philosophical schools and their development o Mahasanghikas o Nagarjuna and the School of "Emptiness" o School of Consciousness - Yogačara / Vidžňánaváda o Reading: Heart S?tra 10. Reading: Diamond S?tra 11. Chinese Buddhism o Reading: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 12. Tibetan Buddhism - schools o Tibetan Buddhism - a brief historical introduction o Overview of basic Tibetan schools o Tibetan Buddhist iconography o Tibetan pantheon 13. Japanese Buddhism - history and schools
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course presents the history of Buddhism, including its gradual differentiation into different schools. Students will learn the basics of Buddhist teaching and practice, including the principles of displaying Buddhist characters. Students will be able to interpret selected Buddhist texts and different Buddhist teachings that were developing in connection with the spread of Buddhism to different regions. Upon completion of the course, students will explain the basic elements of Buddhist doctrine and practice, including their context, identify ethnocentrism and Western stereotyping of Buddhism.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
Mandatory attendance at 75% of classes, active participation in classes. Continuous reading of primary texts during the semester and preparation of answers to ongoing tasks. Test of key concepts in Sanskrit/Pali related to Buddhist teachings and major figures of Buddhism. Successful completion of the oral exam.
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Recommended literature
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(1947). Dhammapadam: Buddhistická sbírka průpovědí správného života. Praha.
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(2011). Diamantová sútra. In: Antologie textu k náboženství Číny. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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(1992). Džátaky. Příběhy z minulých životů Buddhy. Praha.
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(1995). Maháparinibbána sutta. In: Buddhovy rozpravy sv. 4. Praha.
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(2011). Náboženství Číny a Japonska. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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(1988). Otázky Milindovy. Praha.
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(1994). Rozprava ke Kálamům. In: Buddhovy rozpravy I. Praha.
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(1994). Rozprava o roztočení kola zákona (sa. Dharmačakrapravartanasútra). In: Buddhovy rozpravy I. Praha.
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(1994). Rozprava o znaku ?ne-já?. In: Buddhovy rozpravy I. Praha.
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(2013). Tibetská kniha mrtvých. Bardo thödol. Vysvobození v bardu skrze naslouchání. Praha.
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(2011). Tribunová sútra šestého patriarchy. In: Antologie textu k náboženství Číny. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Earhart, B. H. (1999). Náboženství Japonska. Mnoho tradic na jedné cestě. Praha.
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Egon Bondy. (2006). Buddha. Praha.
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Filipský, J. ? Vacek, J. (1970). Ašóka. Praha.
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Josef Kolmaš. (1995). Buddhistická svatá písma. Praha.
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Karel Werner. (2003). Náboženské tradice Asie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Kolmaš, J. - Zbavitel, D. ? Grollová, I.:. (1996). Svět tibetského buddhismu. Praha.
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Lester, R. C. (2003). Buddhismus. Cesta k osvícení. Praha.
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Lopez, D. S. (2003). Příběh buddhismu. Průvodce dějinami buddhismu a jeho učením.. Brno.
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Overmyer, D. L. (2008). Náboženství Číny. Svět jako živý organismus.. Praha.
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Paul Williams. (2011). Buddhistické myšlení: Úplné uvedení do indické tradice. Praha.
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Vladimír Miltner. (2001). Vznik a vývoj buddhismu. Praha.
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