A study of the dynamics of home and human relations. The course deals with the influence and role of family, its values as they relate to society, and factors that relate to its success.

A survey course on current health issues. The relationship between health and illness is explored, social and cultural issues as they impact on health practices are investigated. A study is made of the principles of human nutrition and the diet essential for optimum health. And strategies for maintaining personal and family health are discussed along with simple remedies for day-to-day health problems.

The course will introduce the student to the elementary rules of descriptive grammar: declension, conjugation, sandhi, samāsa (nominal compounds) and rules relating to the basic grammatical structure of a sentence.

A study of basic structure of the English language, which includes sentence structure, punctuation, spelling rules, word formation and paragraph writing. The class will be in the mode of a writing lab.

导师将于课堂上说明课程内容。

这门课程将从大的历史发展进程来了解最具有中国特色的佛教宗派之一的禅宗，它将包括禅法的初传，宗派的创立，禅系的分化等大的传弘转折期。还将从总的方面来论述各个时代以及各禅系的禅法特色，并对各阶段的代表性人物作相应的介绍，包括他们的生平、禅法（思想与接机手法）、影响等，而相应的时代背景，如政治、经济等也应该有相应的介绍。

这门课程将学习以下几个主题：（1）著名论师如马明、提婆、无著、世亲等的文学哲学性的论著。（2）般若波罗密多典籍：它的起源与发展；记载于下列一些典籍中佛的生活和教义：《佛所行赞经》、《大事》、《方等本起经》或《普曜经》、《妙法莲华经》和《譬喻经》；菩萨的概念以及见于下列典籍中相关的相关的概念：《菩萨本生鬘论》，《入菩萨行》或《菩萨行经》、《菩萨地经》、《三摩地王经》，《护国尊者所问经》；一个对陀罗尼咒和密续的简介。（3）分析下列其中的一部经籍典，特别着重于经典的结构和内容，这些典籍包括：《方等本起经》、《妙法莲华经》、《大事》、《入楞伽经》.（4）下列经典的选读：《大事》、《方等本起经》、《妙法莲华经》，《入菩萨行》或《菩萨行经》

这门课程将全面覆盖印度佛教：从佛教在印度的起源到衰落和灭亡，同时将集中介绍部派佛教，大乘的兴起以及它对中国佛教发展的意义。

This course is offered from time to time. Students should consult the Graduate school of Buddhist Studies on the content of the course on offer.

This course is a historical survey of the Ch’an (Dhyāna) school of Chinese Buddhism, one of the most influential Buddhist schools in China. The survey includes the most important periods in the development of this school, such as the introduction of Patriarch Ch’an into China for the first time, the establishment of Patriarch Ch’an as a separate School, and the divisions of Patriarch Ch’an over time. It will also outline the special features of the Patriarch Ch’an of each different major sub-school or lineage.