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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Asian Studies
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Eviatar Shulman
Coordinator Office Hours:
Upon appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Eviatar Shulman
Course/Module description:
The course aims to examine and compare the main theories of liberation in central Indian philosophical systems, and to assess the role played by consciousness, whether pure or constructed, in each.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. To reach liberation.
2. To understand how one reaches liberation.
3. To understand how different Indian thinkers conceived of liberation and the path thereto.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Discussion in class based םn close readings of texts, supported by frontal lectures and interspersed with examination of the materials in meditation.
Course/Module Content:
1. Bhagavad Gita
2. Yoga.
3. Advaita.
4. Early Buddhism
5. Mahayana Buddhism.
6. Zen and Tibetan Buddhism.
Required Reading:
source materials for every lesson. approximately 7 articles/chapters (a full list will appear close to the beginning of the second semester)
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 30 %
Project work 50 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 10 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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