PHRE 362 - Women in Buddhism

This course examines how women are perceived in various Buddhist traditions - Theravada (India and Sri Lanka) and Mahayana (Tibetan, China, and Japan) - as well as women’s responses and contributions to Buddhism from past to present and in both east and west.

Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.