Section Info: RELIG-163-01

Course Title: Introduction to Buddhism

Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025

Term: Fall Semester 2025

Description: Some scholars have argued that there is no such thing as 'Buddhism' in the singular, but only 'Buddhisms' in the plural. This course introduces students to select historically and culturally diverse forms of Buddhism, including Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism, Japanese Zen Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. The course pays particular attention to modern (and modernist) reinterpretations of Buddhism, including contested views of gender.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Susanne Mrozik	413-538-2721	smrozik@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025	Discussion	Tuesday and Thursday	01:45PM - 03:00PM	SKNR - Skinner Hall	212	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
ASIAN0001	ASIAN: Asian Studies minor	This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.
EASIA0001	EASIA: East Asian Studies major	This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major.
SASIA0001	SASIA: South Asian Studies major	This course has been approved to count towards the South Asian Studies major.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 19	Enrollment: 20	Available: 0	Waitlist: 4

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
Title: Journey to Mindfulness: The Autobiography of Bhante G. Author: Gunaratana, Bhante Copyright: 2017 Edition: 2017 Volume: ISBN: 9781614294429 Publisher: Wisdom Publications	Required	18.95
Title: Memoirs of a Tibetan Lama Author: Gyatso, Lobsang Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 978155939092 Publisher: Snow Lion	Required	29.95

Additional Book Comments

This is the complete book list for this class.

Instructor's comments about the book list: 1. Journey to Mindfulness: Please buy the 2017 addition, if possible. Alternatives to buying the book: Ebook version on course Moodle page, *but* only 3 students can access the e-book at one time; one print copy is on 4-hour reserve at the library. First reading assignment due Tuesday 9/30. 2. Memoirs of a Tibetan Lama: Alternatives to buying the book: 3 print copies on 4-hour reserve at the library. First reading assignment due 11/11. 1.2) One print copy is also on 4-hour reserve at the library. Call #: BQ960.U767 A3 2017