670 Buddhist Art Theory & History

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Syllabus:

Buddhist Art, Theory & Development

Lectures (in PDF format*) :

	Lecture 01: Introduction, the Geography of Buddhism, Precursors of Buddhism
		Audio file: Lecture 1.mp3
	Lecture 02: Precursors of Buddhism cont'd. & Vedas, Upanishadic thought and the Atharvaveda
		Audio file: Lecture 2.mp3
	Lecture 04: Presuppositions of Buddhism
		Audio file: Lecture 4.mp3
	Lecture 05: The Bhava Chakra
		Audio file: Lecture 5.mp3
	Lecture 06: The Life of Siddhartha Gotama (Part 1)
		Audio file: Lecture 6.mp3
	Lecture 07: The Life of Siddhartha Gotama (Part 2)
		Audio file: Lecture 7.mp3
	Lecture 08: The Stupa
		Audio file: Lecture 8.mp3
	Lecture 09: Buddhism: an Overview
		Audio file: Lecture 9.mp3
	Lecture 10a: Woman as Wisdom (prajna)
		Audio file: Lecture 10a.mp3
	Lecture 10b: Origins of Paradise Cult Buddhism
		Audio file: Lecture 10b.mp3
	Lecture 11: Developed Paradise Cult Buddhism
		Audio file: Lecture 11.mp3
	Lecture 12: East Asian Pure Land
		Audio file: Lecture 12.mp3
	Lecture 13: Tantra 1
		Audio file: Lecture 13.mp3
	Lecture 14: Tantra 2
		Audio file: Lecture 14.mp3
	Lecture 15: Vajrasattva
		Audio file: Lecture 15.mp3
	Lecture 17: Classifications of “Persona” in Japanese Buddhism (part 1)
		Audio file: Lecture 17.mp3
	Lecture 18: Classifications of “Persona” in Japanese Buddhism (part 2)
		Audio file: Lecture 18.mp3
	Lecture 19: Classifications of “Persona” in Japanese Buddhism (part 3)
		Supplement: Japanese "Persona": Devas (part 4)
		Audio file: Lecture 19.mp3
	Lecture 20: The Meditation on Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
		Audio file: Lecture 20.mp3
	Lecture 21: The "Inner Offering Mandala: The Meditation on Ultimate Purification
		Audio file: Lecture 21.mp3

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