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Dr. Lewis Lancaster: Q&A II, Spread of Buddhism

This is an online session of question and answer with Dr. Lewis Lancaster, former president and adjunct professor at University of the West. In the course Spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and China, Dr. Lancaster approaches the geographic spread of Buddhism as a method of studying the development of Buddhist thought and philosophy.

The Spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and China is an online course offered by UWest Extended Studies Programs. Visit our Online Class Samples, to see a lecture sample lesson.

Online Q&A Session for the Online Class "Spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and China"

Broadcast live from the UWest campus, this session covers a number of different issues: the origins of Mahayana, the use of Sanskrit as opposed to the vernacular language of the Buddha for Mahayana texts, and the introduction of Tantic Buddhism to the Tibetan Plateau.

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In Memorial

In Spring of 2003 the UWest Religious Studies Department sponsored a special lecture series titled Religion and War in response to the build up and eventual invasion of Iraq by the U.S. led coalition.

Dr. Thich An-hue's presentation on Buddhism and War, in which he begins his talk with a short play, presents a person coming across a Shaolin trained monk who has mastered the martial arts.

View the lecture by clicking here!