Postgraduate Coursework

Postgraduate Coursework Courses: The Postgraduate Coursework Buddhist Studies program offers units covering the full spectrum of Buddhist culture and practice, as well as language studies.

Further Buddhist Studies related units that students may take are offered by other departments or programs. This includes the Asian Studies program within the School of Languages and Culture and the newly established Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology within the Department of Art History and Film Studies.

Units of Study

BDST6904 - Buddhism in Gandhara and Central Asia

Semester 2, 2011 | Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Mark Allon
Phone: +61 2 9351 3891
Email: mark.allon@sydney.edu.au

Description

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the history of Buddhism in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, particularly ancient Gandhara (present day Pakistan and Afghanistan) and Central Asia. Topics investigated will include the political, economic and cultural factors that influenced the implantation, expansion and development of Buddhism in these regions; Buddhism's interaction with other religions, such as Nestorian Christianity; the spread of Buddhism to China; artistic expressions; and the decline and disappearance of Buddhism.

Assessments

1x5000wd essay (100%)

Classes

1x2-hr seminar/week

Wednesday

	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm
BDST6904				Seminar

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Seminar for BDST6904
Class	Buddhism in Gandhara and Central Asia
Session	Semester 2 2011
Type	Seminar
Day	Wednesday
Time	From 1pm until 3pm
Location	Carslaw Tutorial Room 352 F07

The University of Sydney - Indian Subcontinental Studies