Questions of Indian and Far Eastern Philosophy and Spirituality [ LGLOR2942 ]

Elementary knowledge in Buddhism, Hinduism and/or the foundations of the Ancient Indian history and thought.

Devoted mainly to the Hindu and Buddhist philosophies and spiritualities, the course deals with the questions of the Vedic foundations, the ideological context, the Brahmanic or Buddhist classical structurations, the devotional expressions and the heterodox or sectarian developments. The lectures are based on the analysis of textual or archaeological indigenous sources related to the various questions.

The aim of the course is to provide the student with a critical approach to deal with questions related to the philosophies and spiritualities of India and the Far East, on the basis of primary sources, both textual and archaeological.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

"Around the Trikâya, arising and evolution of a Trinitary Buddhic System"
Ther emerging and display of Trikâya, the trinitary system of the Three Bodies of a Buddha, its step of formation and its direct applications in the practices of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism.

Prerequesites: elementary knowledge in Buddhism, Hinduism and/or the foundations of the Ancient Indian history an thought.