Fall, 2012

Stony Brook University

Department of Asian/Asian American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
AAS/RLS 102 Eastern Religions DEC B
Course Instructor: Mary Diaz
Section: 01
Office: 1039 Humanities
Office Hours: Mon/Wes 12:30-1:30
E-mail: Mallow8859@AOL.COM (Please be sure to put AAS 102 in the subject area of your e-mail and be aware that this is the
only e-mail address at which I can be reached. The address in the directory and on blackboard wont work!)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance and Make Up Policy
There is no attendance policy, but the participation grade only allows for four absences during the summer session. (To be
discussed in class)
Description and schedule of Required Readings and/or Assignments.
Handouts and blackboard readings.
Exams
Exam 1 Sept. 26
Exam 2 Nov. 5
Final: Dec. 11 5:30

(SAME ROOM)

GRADING:
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 25%
Participation (To be explained in class): 25%
Exam 3: 25%
MEETING SCHEDULE (Tentative schedule for topics)
Hinduism
Aug. 27: Intro
Aug. 29: mythology
Sept. 3: no class
Sept. 5: goals and stages
Sept. 10: yogas
Sept 12: Darshans
Sept. 17: Darshans
Sept. 19: Bhagavad Gita
Sept. 24: film and review
Sept. 26: Exam I
Buddhism
Oct. 1: Early Buddhism, 4 Noble Truths
Oct. 3: Mahayana, Therevada, Tantrayana
Oct. 8: Phraan Muan
Oct. 10-15: Zen
Oct. 17: Pureland
Oct 22: Lotus Sutra and Nichiren and Hoa Hao, (maybe Tendai)
Oct 24: Shingon
Oct 29: Tibetan (DVD)
Oct 31 : review
Nov. 5: Exam 2

Confucianism and Taoism

Nov. 7: metaphysics
Nov. 12: virtues and relationships, Analects
Nov. 14: Analects
Nov. 19: Rectification of the names, true king, Mencius
Nov. 21: no class
Nov. 26: Wu-wei, relative judgments, Taoist symbols
Nov. 28: Tao Te Ching,
Dec 3: Chuang Tzu
Dec 5: review
Dec. 11: Final (This room at 5:30)

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