RELIGION 1330

Asian Religions

1330-1

Fall 2008

MWF 9:30 - 10:20

AMB 347

Instructor: Randall L. Nadeau

Office hours: MWF 10:30-12:30, TR 9:00 – 12:00 or by appointment

Phone: x8433 (Office: CC 250F)

e-mail address: rnadeau@trinity.edu

Unit I: Chinese Religions

Unit II: Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism

Unit III: Mahayana Buddhism, Zen, and Shinto

Course description

Term List Guidelines

Unit I Terms

Unit II Terms

Unit III Terms

Map of Asia

Sample map test

Sample exams

Course requirements

Guidelines for writing

Academic integrity policy

Orientations
1 F Aug 29	Roll and Announcements
2 W Sep 3	Orientations (Survey/Discussion)
Chinese Religions
3 F Sep 5	Chinese Religions: An Overview Read: Wilfred Cantwell Smith, from Patterns of Faith Around the World Read: Genesis 1
4 M Sep 8	Confucius: The Rites and Ceremonial Living Read: Confucius the man Confucius' love of learning *The ideal human (jünzi/chün-tzu)*
5 W Sep 10	Confucius and Personal Identity Read: Confucius on "Co-Humanity" (ren/jen) Confucius on Filial Piety (xiao/jiao) Confucius on government
6 F Sep 12	The Confucian Tradition Read: Tu Wei-ming, "Core Values in Confucian Thought"
7 M Sep 15	Laozi Read: Selections from the Dao-de jing
8 W Sept 17	Zhuangzi Read: Selections from the Book of Zhuangzi
9 F Sep 19	*Robert van Gulik, The Haunted Monastery* (Admission Ticket 1)**
10 M Sep 22	Taoist Hygiene and Yoga Personal Dimensions of Yin-yang Cosmology
11 W Sep 24	Religious Taoism Spatio-Temporal Dimensions of Yin-yang Cosmology
12 F Sep 26	Gender in Chinese Religions *Read: Selections from Lu Xiu-lian, Xin nü-xing zhu-yi* (New Feminism)**
13 M Sep 29	First Hour Exam

	Indian Religions
	The Hindu Tradition
	14 W Oct 1	Karma and Rebirth Read: http://www.vedanta.org/wiv/philosophy/karma.html
	15 F Oct 3	Spiritual Growth: The Purusarthas
	16 M Oct 6	Liberation Read: Selections From The Chandogya Upanishad
	17 W Oct 8	Diana Eck, Darsan Introduction to the Hindu Temple Project
	18 F Oct 10	Paths to Liberation Read: "Krishna: Lover and Hero," "Stealing Hearts" and "Lover and Beloved" from the San Diego Museum of Art
	19 M Oct 13	Shiva and the Three Forms of Brahman Read: http://www.adishakti.org/text_files/idol-worship.htm
	20 W Oct 15	*R. K. Narayan, The Guide* (Admission Ticket 2)**

Theravada Buddhism
21 M Oct 20	The Buddha: Man or God? Read: "The Illustrated Life of the Buddha"
22 W Oct 22	The First and Second Noble Truths: The Conditions of Existence *Read: Huston Smith, The World's Religions,* chapter 3 to p. 119**
23 F Oct 24	*The Third and Fourth Noble Truths: Nirvana* and the Release from Suffering Read: D.T. Suzuki, "Crucifixion and Enlightenment"**
24 M Oct 27	Monastic Practice: The Vinaya
25 W Oct 29	Buddhist Ethics: The Five Precepts
26 F Oct 31	*Michio Takeyama, Harp of Burma* (Admission Ticket 3)**
27 M Nov 3	Second Hour Exam

	Mahayana Buddhism
	28 W Nov 5	"Religion" and the Religions (I) *Read: Huston Smith, The World's Religions,* pp. 1-11**
	29 F Nov 7	Sunyata: The Doctrine of Emptiness *Read: Huston Smith, The World's Religions,* pp. 119-127**
	30 M Nov 10	The Bodhisattva Read: A modern interpretation of the Boddhisattva vow: http://www.intrex.net/chzg/pat6.htm
	31 W Nov 12	Trikaya: The Three Bodies of Buddha Read: A selection from the Lotus Sutra
	32 F Nov 14	Gender in Buddhism
	33 M Nov 17	Herman Hesse, Siddhartha (Admission Ticket 4)

Japanese Religions
34 W Nov 19	Principles of Zen (1) *Read: Huston Smith, The World's Religions,* pp. 128-139**
35 F Nov 21	Principles of Zen (2)
36 M Nov 24	Eugen Herrigel, Zen in the Art of Archery (Admission Ticket 5)
37 W Nov 26	"The Japanese Tea Ceremony"
F Nov 28	Thanksgiving Recess
38 M Dec 1	"Religion" and the Religions (II)
39 W Dec 3	Shinto: The Way of the Kami Term project due date
40 F Dec 5	Shinto: The Sacrality of Central Space
41 M Dec 8	Shinto/Zen Arts: Haiku and Cha-no-yu

	Final Exam: Thursday, December 18 at 8:30 AM