Unit Code:	AST2INB
Alternative Unit Code:	AST3INB
Unit Short Title:	INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this subject students are introduced to Buddhist philosophy from its very beginnings to the later developments of the Mahayana. They will concentrate on five topics: theories about the general nature of the world and living beings (especially humans); theories of causality (for example, of karma and rebirth); theories of the absolute (that is, of nirvana, Buddhahood, tathata); theories of practice, that is, meditation and ethics; the early history of Buddhism.
Prerequisites:	any first year History, Religious Studies, Philosophy or Asian Studies subject, or lecturer's permission
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 1,500-word class paper	30
one 3,500-word essay	70	Third year students will be expected to show greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	An introduction to Buddhism	Harvey, P.	Cambridge University Press 1990

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Greg	Bailey	BUNDOORA	Y