? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-3-AS

The backgroun and teachings of early Buddhism.

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Indian Religion and Philosophy 2

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Buddhism 3: (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 10:00 13:00 Central

To give students a informed famiarity with early Buddhist teachings and history; To lead students to an understanding of the issues involved in the study of early Buddhism documents and intellectual discourse; and to enable students to integrate the treatment of problems involved into a broader range of study.

3,000 word essay (40 ) + exam (60 )

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr David Horn
Tel : (0131 6)50 4227
Email : david.horn@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Paul Dundas
Tel : (0131 6)50 4175
Email : P.Dundas@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/