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Oct 31, 2024
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RLST 016 PO - The Life Story of the Buddha CrsNo RLST016 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
Studies the making of religious biography through the example of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni. Critically examines an array of textual and visual genres consisting of canonical and non-canonical Buddhist texts, visual manifestations, ritual enactments and film representations. These multiple perspectives will reveal the significance of the life/lives of the Buddha in the daily religious life of Buddhist communities. (HRT I)
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