Buddhism, the third major religious/philosophical tradition in East Asia

We now begin to explore Buddhism, the third major religious/philosophical tradition in East Asia. Our first readings will focus on classical Buddhist texts and ideas from India, then we will follow the tradition to China and Japan.

Choose passages or a theme from one or more primary sources and interpret them using Koller.

Olson: passages on “non-self”: How do we make sense of the idea of non-self (anatta). If there is no permanent self, how can there be a sense of a continuity from day-to-day? How can there be karma and rebirth?

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