Intensive Courses on Buddhist Studies in July and August, 2008

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In July and August, 2008, International Buddhist College will be offering intensive courses on various aspects of Buddhist Studies. These intensive courses are highly suited to students, scholars, professionals, and anyone interested in pursuing studies and deeper understanding of Buddhist teachings and who are short on available time and who could spare only that much time in their busy professional life to pursue Buddhist studies.

1. Yogācāra course (English medium):

  • 3-credit 45-hour course, completed in 12-days from 14 July to 26 July, 2008.
  • delivered by Bhante Prof Dr K L Dhammajoti, Rector of International Buddhist College

Course description:
BT6212/ME6212. Ālāya-vijñāna: The Yogācāra doctrine of the ‘Store-consciousness’ (3 credits) (3-0-6)
The doctrine of the ālaya-vijñāna is one of the most important and distinguishing doctrines of the Yogācāra. This course focuses on the early Indian development of the doctrine. Its main content includes:
• The historical evolution of the doctrine from Abhidharma Buddhism, particularly the contribution from the Sautrāntika.
• The nature and functions of the ālaya-vijñāna as expounded in the fundamental texts of the school, and the importance of the doctrine for the school’s central thesis of vijñapti-mātratā.
• The doctrine of the transformation of the ālaya-vijñāna and its active cognitive evolutes (the parav4tti-vijñāna) expounded as āśraya-parāv4tti.

2. Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma (English medium)

  • a 3-credit 45-hour course, completed in three weeks from 14 July to 01 August, 2008./li>
  • delivered by Prof Dr Charles Willemen, Vice Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies of International Buddhist College<

Course description:
BP307 - Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma
The course will begin with a clarification of sarvastitva, the theory of tritemporal existence and its centrality to the sarvāstivāda version of the dharma-theory. The main themes of discussion will include the category of atta-viprayukta-saṃskāra, theory of causes and conditions, momentariness and the causality of cognition, karma theory of avijñapti, and the unconditioned dharmas.

3. Buddhism and Society (English medium):

  • on Buddhist social philosophy, dealing with various issues and dimensions of man and society.
  • the course is covered in twelve 3-hour sessions within six days from 18 August to 23 August, 2008.
  • given by visiting lecturer, Venerable Assist. Prof. Dr Guang Xing

This page will be updated with more details from time to time.

Those interested may write to enquire@ibc.ac.th.