Buddhism

The courses here can be learned as a complete Diploma, Undergraduate Degree or Post Graduate Degree programs. Alternatively, it can be taken as standalone elective classes, which we had separated into Undergraduate Elective Courses and Post Graduate Elective Courses.

• Introduction
• Early History
• Geographical Expansion
• Pali Language
• Introduction to Sanskrit Language
• Pre-Buddhist Indian Thought and Culture
• Emergence and Basic Buddhist Teachings
• Origins
• Philosophy of Early History Buddhist Schools
• Philosophy of Mahayana Buddhist Schools
• South Asian Culture
• North American Culture

The various schools of Buddhism makes an interesting studies, especially how these had developed and marginalized the many schools that had one time flourished. The key schools examined here are:

• Schools/Theravāda
• Schools/Sthaviravāda
• Schools/Vajrayāna
• Schools/Mahāsaṃghika
• Schools/Mahāyāna