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RLST049 PO - Buddhist Meditation Techniques and Cultures Across Asia

When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
Instructor(s): Z. Ng
Credit: 1

This course offers an in-depth introduction to cross-cultural practices of Buddhist meditation in Asia. It will look at calm-insight and mindfulness practices in Southeast Asia, contemplative and visualization techniques in China, Zen communities of East Asia, mandala visualization in Tibet, and finally, the global “mindfulness” of socially engaged Buddhists, The course will include one weekly lab practicum where students meditate under the instructor’s supervision.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 3



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