Course curriculum

    1. Context for this Course Review -- And Your Evaluation to Print or Download

    2. Welcome! Some Opening Words on Sacred Architecture and Interreligious Understanding

    3. Authors and quotes from my welcome lecture

    4. Learning Objectives

    1. Welcome to lesson 1!

    2. Readings for this Lesson

    3. Mircea Eliade: Background

    4. Jacques Ellul: Background

    5. Thomas Barrie: Background

    6. Quiz

    7. Reflection 1

    1. Welcome to Lesson 2: What to Expect

    2. The Story of the Buddha

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    3. Quiz - The Story of the Buddha

    4. The Core Ideas of Buddhism

    5. Quiz - Core Ideas, The Four Noble Truths

    1. Welcome to Lesson 3: What to Expect

    2. Buddhist Architecture: Origin, Symbolisms, and Developments across Asia

    3. The Architecture of Buddhism

    4. Buddhist Architecture Quiz

    1. Welcome to Lesson 4: What to Expect

    2. Theravada vs Mahayana Buddhism

    3. Quiz on Theravada vs Mahayana

    4. How Buddhism Came to China

    5. A Key Distinction of Chan Buddhism

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    6. The Shape of Buddhist Monasteries

    7. The Power of Relics

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    8. Quiz on Monasteries and Relics

    9. Walking Tour of Hsi Lai Chinese Buddhist Temple

    10. Reflection 2

    1. Welcome to Lesson 5: What to Expect

    2. Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism

    3. Vajrayana Quiz

    4. Walking Tour of Drikung Dharma Surya Buddhist Temple

    5. Reflection 3

About this course

  • $147.00
  • 47 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” (Buddha)

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