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REL 388. Tibetan Buddhism


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013847

This course explores the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism as they are practiced and experienced in communities on the Tibetan Plateau. Student research projects investigate the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism, especially through the public life of the Dalai Lama, as well as Tibetan Buddhism`s relationship to topics like nonviolence, compassion, mindfulness, interfaith dialogue, psychology and politics.