Lessons
Buddhism is a system of doctrines developed by a man whom we call the Buddha, who was born around 563 BCE. The story of his life is...
India in the Time of the Buddha
The Story of the Buddha
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Noble Path
The Doctrine of Anatman
Tripitaka and Monasticism
Bibliography and Exercises
Lesson 2: Schools of Buddhism and Further Developments
This lesson deals with the centuries following the death of the Buddha, and describes the three major schools of Buddhism as well as the practice of...
The Theravada - Mahayana Divide
Vajrayana
Buddhist Meditation
A Brief Survey of Buddhist Scripture
Bibliography and Exercises
Lesson 3: Important Buddhist Figures and Related Mythology
This lesson is a survey of major Buddhist figures and the legends that surround their life and work; it deals with some of the major Buddhist...
Religious Kings
Padmasambhava
Milarepa
Bodhidharma and Hui-Neng
Amitabha and Maitreya
Avalokiteshvara
Bibliography and Exercises
Lesson 4: Buddhism Around the World
Our final lesson looks at how Buddhism changed and grew as it traveled to new lands, and where the major schools of Buddhism are now best...
Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
Tibet
China and Japan
The West
Bibliography and Exercises
