Open Campus

Spring 2009

Who are the Tibetans

This lesson is from the Online Class XSREL435: Tibetan Buddhism. The rest of the course follows a historical perspective of the development of Tibetan Buddhism, including the doctrines, lineages and the often misunderstood Tantric teachings and practices.
The course this lesson includes a guest lecture by the Lama.

Along the Silk Road

In this lecture, Dr. Lancaster discusses the aspects of Buddhist belief and practice which allowed it to be "portable" and to travel the Silk Road, whereas Brahmin and Jain traditions were "fixed" in India. He also touches on the topography, the cultural milieu and other challenges facing travelers on the Silk Road whether they were merchants or monks.

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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!