Study Guides

Guides for Writing Class Papers

• The Writing Process as Partnership
•  A Guide to Writing Academic Papers

Outlines of Course Material

Asian Religions

• The Principal Figures Of "Neo-Confucianism"
• The Origins Of Buddism
• The Bodhisattva Path
• Elements Of Chinese Religion
• "Hinduism"
• The Founders Of Classical Confucianism
• Religious Change In Ancient India
• The Foundations Of Japanese Buddhism
• The Upanishads
• The Taoist Tradition: A Historical Outline
• Supplementary Reading List On Japanese History And Religion
• Suuggested Reading List On Taoism
• Shinto
• Samkhya And Yoga: Two Classical Hindu "Paths Of Insight"
• A Definition Of "Religion"
• Person And Culture In The Taoist Tradition
• New Traditions In East Asian Buddhism: Ch'an Buddhism ("Zen")
• New Traditions In East Asian Buddhism: "Pure Land" Buddhism
• The Book Of Mozi (Mo-Tzu)
• "Legalism"
• The Kuo-Tien (Guodian) "Lao-Tzu" Texts
• Defining "Religion"
• Elements Of Mahayana Buddhism
• Mencius' Explanation Of The Virtues
• Women in Taoism