Department of Philosophy

Phil 760 Seminar in Buddhist Philosophy  

Instructor: Ven. Chanju Mun, Ph.D.
(Ordination Name: Seongwon)
Time: Jan. 12 – May 16, T, 03:30 - 06:00 pm 
Class Room: KUY 401 
Office Hours: Sakamaki B 312, T, 01:30 – 03: 20 pm
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Course Objective:

This class will explore doctrinal classification schemes in textual Buddhist traditions and the application of the schemes to practical Buddhist traditions such as Chan, Pure Land, and (Tibetan and East Asian) Tantric Buddhism and to native Chinese traditions such as Daoism and Confucianism in East Asian Buddhism.

Required Texts:

Mun, Chanju. The History of Doctrinal Classification in Chinese Buddhism: A Study of the Panjiao Systems. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2006.
Gregory, Peter N. Tsung-mi and the Sinification of Buddhism. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1991.
______. Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1995.

Optional Texts:

Buswell, Robert E., Jr. Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul’s Korean Way of Zen. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1992.
______. The Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
Keel, Hee-sung. Chinul: Founder of Korean Son Tradition. Berkeley, California: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, 1984.
Kim, Jong-in. Philosophical Contexts for Wonhyo’s Interpretation of Buddhism. Edison, NJ: Jimoondang International, 2004.
Lancaster, Lewis R & Sung-bae Park. The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1979.
Oh, Young B. Wonhyo’s Theory of Harmonization. Seoul, S. Korea: Hongbeop-won, 1989.
Shih, Heng-ching. The Syncretism of Ch’an and Pure Land Buddhism. New York: Peter Lang, 1992.
Yu, Chun-fang. The Revival of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the Late Ming Synthesis. New York: Columbia University Press, 1981.
Welter, Albert. The Meaning of Myriad Good Deeds: A Study of Yung-ming Yen-shou and the Wan-shan t’ung-kuei ji. New York: Peter Lang, 1994.

Supplementary Texts:

1. Boep Joeng. The Mirror of Zen: The Classic Guide to Buddhist Practice by Zen Master So Sahn. Boston, MA: Shambhala, 2006.
2. Broughton, Jeffrey L. “Kuei-fang Tsung-mi: The Convergence of Ch’an and the Teaching.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University, 1975.
3. Buswell, Robert E., Jr. The Formation of Ch’an Ideology in China and Korea: The Vajrasamathi-Sutra, A Buddhist Apocryphon. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989.
4. ______. Currents and Countercurrents: Korean Influences on the East Asian Buddhist Traditions. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2005.
5. ______, and Robert M. Gimello, eds., Paths to Liberation: The Marga and Its Transformations in Buddhist Thought. Studies in East Asian Studies, no. 7. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1992. 
6. Chan, Wing-tsit. A Source Book of Chinese Philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1963.
7. ______. Religious Trends in Modern China. New York: Columbia University Press, 1953.
8. Chang, Chung-yüan. Original Teachings of Ch’an Buddhism. New York: Patheon Books, 1969.
9. Chang, Garma C. C. The Buddhist Teaching of Totality: The Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971.
10. Chappell, David, ed. T’ien-t’ai Buddhism: An Outline of the Fourfold Teachings. Tokyo: Daiichi shob_, 1983.
11. Ch’en, Kenneth. Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1964.
12.       ___. The Chinese Transformation of Buddhism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1973. 
13. Cheng, Hsüeh-li. “Chi-tsang’s Treatment of Metaphysical Issues.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 8 (1981): 371-389.
14. Cleary, Thomas, trans. The Flower Ornament Scripture. 3 vols. Boulder: Shambala, 1984-1987.
15.        __. Entry into the Inconceivable: An Introduction to Hua-yen Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
16. Cook, Francis H. Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra. University Park & London: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1977.
17.       __ . “Fa-tsang’s Treatise on the Five Doctrines: An Annotated Translation.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1970.
18.       __ . “Causation in the Chinese Hua-yen Tradition.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 6.4 (1979): 367-385.
19.       __ . “Fa-tsang’s Brief Commentary on the Prajñ_p_ramit_-h♦daya-s_tra.” In Mah_y_na Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Edited by Minoru Kiyota. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1970.
20.       __ . “The Meaning of Vairocana in Hua-yen Buddhism.” Philosophy East and West 22.4 (1972): 403-415. 
21. de Bary, William Theodore, ed. The Buddhist Tradition in India, China and Japan. New York: Modern Library, 1969.
22. Donner, Neal. “The Great Calming and Contemplation of Chih-i. Chapter One: The Synopsis.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, 1976. Foulk, Theodore Griffith. “The ‘Ch’an School’ and its Place in the Buddhist Monastic Tradition.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1987.
23. Domoulin, Heinrich. A History of Zen Buddhism. Boston: Beacon Press, 1963.
24. Fox, Alan. “Elements of Omnicontextual Thought in Chinese Buddhism: Annotated Translations of Gui Feng Zong Mi’s Preface to Collection of Various Writings on the Chan Source and His Commentary on Meditative Approaches to the Hua Yan Dharmadh_tu.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Temple University, 1988.
25. Fujita, K_tatsu. “One Vehicle or Three?” Translated by Leon Hurvitz. Journal of Indian Philosophy 3 (1975): 79-166.
26. Gimello, Robert M. “Chih-yen (602-668) and the Foundation of Hua-yen Buddhism.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University, 1976.
27.       __ . “Apophatic and Kataphatic Discourse in Mah_y_na: A Chinese View.” Philosophy East and West 26.2 (1976): 117-136.
28.       __ & Peter N. Gregory, eds. Studies in Ch’an and Hua-yen. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 1. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
29. Gregory, Peter N. “Sudden Enlightenment Followed by Gradual Cultivation: Tsung-mi’s Analysis of Mind.” In Sudden and Gradual: Approaches to Enlightenment in Chinese Thought. Edited by Peter N. Gregory. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 5. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
30.       __ . “The Teaching of Men and Gods: The Doctrinal and Social Basis of Lay Buddhist Practice in the Hua-yen Tradition.” In Studies in Ch’an and Hua-yen. Edited by Robert M. Gimello and Peter N. Gregory. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 1. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
31.        __, ed. Traditions of Meditation in Chinese Buddhism. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 4. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
32.       __ . “Chinese Buddhist Hermeneutics: The Case of Hua-yen.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 51.2 (1983): 231-249.
33.        __. “The Place of the Sudden Teaching within the Hua-yen Tradition: An Investigation of the Process of Doctrinal Change.” Journal of International Association of Buddhist Studies 6.1 (1983): 31-60.
34.        __. “What Happened to the Perfect Teaching? Å| Another Look at Hua-yen Buddhist Hermeneutics.” In Buddhist Hermeneutics. Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 6. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988.
35. _____. “Tsung-mi’s Inquiry into the Origin of Man: A Study of Chinese Hermeneutics.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1981.
36. Grosnick, William. “Dogen’s View of the Buddha Nature.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1979.
37. Hakeda, Yoshito S. The Awakening of Faith Attributed to A♣vaghosha. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967.
38. Haneda Nobuo. “The Development of the Concept of P♦thaghana, Culminating in Shan-tao’s Pure Land Thought: The Pure Land Theory of Salvation of the Inferior.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1979.
39. Hu, Shih. “Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism in China: Its History and Method.” PEW 3 (1953): 3-24.
40. _____. “Development of Zen Buddhism in China.” Chinese Social and Political Science Review 15 (1931): 475-505.
41. Hurvitz, Leon, trans. Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma (The Lotus S_tra). Translated from the Chinese of Kum_raj_va. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976.
42. ______. Chih-I: An Introduction to the Life and Ideas of a Chinese Buddhist Monk.  Brussels: L’Institut Belge des Hautes ’Etudes Chinoises, 1962.
43. ______. “Chu-hung’s One Mind of Pure Land and Ch’an Buddhism.” Wm. Theodore de Bary, ed. Self and Society in Mind Thought. New York: Columbia University Press, 1970. 451-481.
44. Hogarth, Hyun-key Kim. Syncretism of Buddhism and Shamanism in Korea. Seoul, S. Korea: Jimoondang International, 2002.
45. Inada, Kenneth K. N_g_rjuna: A Translation of his M_lamadhyamakak_rik_ with an Introductory Essay. Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1970.
46. Ingram, Paul O. “The Zen Critique of Pure Land Buddhism.” Journal of American Academy of Religion 41 (1973): 184-200.
47. Jan, Yün-hua. “Conflict and Harmony in Ch’an and Buddhism.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 4.3 (1977): 360-381.
48. ______. “The Mind as the Buddha-nature: The Concept of the Absolute in Ch’an Buddhism.” PEW 31.4 (1981): 467-477.
49. ______. “Tsung-mi: His Analysis of Ch’an Buddhism.” T’oung Pao 58 (1972): 1-54.
50. ______. “Tsung-mi’s Questions Regarding the Confucian Absolute.” Philosophy East and West 30.2 (1980): 495-504.
51. Kamstra, J. H. Encounter or Syncretism: The Initial Growth of Japanese Buddhism. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1967.
52. Keel, Hee Sung. “Chinul, the Founder of Korean Son Tradition.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1977.
53. King, Sallie B. Buddha Nature. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991.
54. ______. “The Active Self: A Philosophical Study of the Buddha Nature Treatise and Other Chinese Buddhist Texts.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Temple University, 1981.
55. Kiyota, Minoru, ed. Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1978. 
56. La Vallée Poussin, Louis de, trans. Vijñaptim_trat_siddhi: La Siddhi de Hiuan-tsang. 2 vols. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1928-1929.
57.    ___  , trans. L’Abhidharmako♣a de Vasubandhu. 6 vols. Edited by Étienne Lamotte, Mélanges chinois et bouddhisques. Vol. 16. Brussels: Institut Belge des Hautes Études Chinoises, 1971.
58. Lai, Whalen. “Chinese Buddhist Causation Theories: An Analysis of the Sinitic Mah_y_na Understanding of Prat_tya-samutp_da.” Philosophy East and West 27.3 (1977): 241-264.
59.       __ . “The Awakening of Faith in Mah_y_na (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun): A Study of the Unfolding of Sinitic Mah_y_na Motifs.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1975.
60.   __    . “The Defeat of Vijñaptim_trat_ in China: Fa-tsang on Fa-hsing and Fa-hsiang.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 13 (1986): 1-19.
61.    __    . “The I-ching and the Formation of Hua-yen Philosophy.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 8 (1980): 245-258.
62.      __  . “Ch’an Metaphor: Waves, Water, Mirror, Lamp.” Philosophy East and West 29.3 (1979): 243-253.
63.     __   . “Some Notes on Perceptions of Prat_tya-samutp_da in China from Kum_raj_va to Fa-yao.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 8 (1981): 427-435.
64.     __   . “The Meaning of “Mind-only” (Wei-shin): An Analysis of a Sinitic Mah_y_na Phenomena.” Philosophy East and West 27.1 (1977): 65-83.
65.     __   . “Sinitic Speculations on Buddha-nature: The Nirv_⎞a School (420-589).” Philosophy East and West 32.2 (1982): 135-149.
66. Lamotte, Étienne, trans. L’Enseignement de Vimalak×rti (Vimalak×rtinirde♣a). Louvain: Publications Universitaires and Leuven: Institute Orientaliste, 1962.
67.  __     , trans. Sa∝dhinirmocana s⎝tra, l'explication des mystères: texte tibétain édité et traduit par Étienne Lamotte. Louvain: Université de Louvain, 1935.
68.    __   , trans. Mah_prajñ_p_ramita-♣_στρa. Louvain: Institut orientaliste, Bibliothèque de l'Université, 1966.
69. Lee, Peter H. “Fa-tsang and Uisang.” Journal of American Oriental Society 82 (1962): 56-62.
70. Levering, Miriam. “Ch’an Enlightenment for Laymen: Ta-hui and the New Religious Culture of the Sung.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1978.
71. Li, Yung-hsi. The Life of Hsüng-tsang. Peking: Chinese Buddhist Association, 1959.
72. Liu, Ming-wood. “The Teaching of Fa-tsang: An Examination of Buddhist Metaphysics.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1979.
73.   __    . “The P’an-chiao System of the Hua-yen School in Chinese Buddhism.” T’oung Pao 67.1-2 (1981): 10-47.
74.    __    . “The Three Natures Doctrines and Its Interpretation in Hua-yen Buddhism.” T’oung Pao 68.4-5 (1982): 181-220.
75.    __    . “The Yog_c_ra and M_dhyamika Interpretations of the Buddha-nature concept in Chinese Buddhism.” Philosophy East and West 35.2 (1985): 171-193.
76.      __  . “The Mind-only Teaching of Ching-ying Hui-yüan: An Early Interpretation of Yog_c_ra Thought in China.” Philosophy East and West 35.4 (1985): 351-376.
77. Lopez, Donald, ed. Buddhist Hermeneutics. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 6 Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988. 
78. McRae, John R. The Northern School and the Formation of Early Ch’an Buddhism. Studies in East Asian Buddhism, no. 3. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
79. Müller, F. Max, trans. “The Larger Sukh_vat_-vy_ha” and “The Smaller Sukh_vat_-vy_ha.” In Buddhist Mah_y_na Texts. Part 2. Edited by E. B. Cowell at al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1894.
80. Mun, Chanju. “Historical Introduction to Minjung Buddhism (Korean Liberation Budhism) in 1980’s.” In Kankoku Bukkyogaku Semina – (Journal of Korean Buddhist Seminar) 9 (2003): 239-270.
81. ______.  “Purification Buddhist Movement, 1954-62: The Recovery of Traditional Monasticism from Japanized Buddhism in South Korea.” In Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism 8 (2008): 262-294. 
82. ______. “Imperialism and Temple Properties: A Case Study of Korean Buddhism during Japan’s Occupation Period (1910-45).” In Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism 7 (2006): 278-294.
83. ______. “Wonhyo (617-686): A Critic of Sectarian Doctrinal Classifications.” In Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism 6 (2005): 290-306.
84. ---______. “Minjung bulgyo gyopan-reul seugi wihan siron” (Some Attempts to Establish the Doctrinal Classification of Minjung (Liberation) Buddhism). In Dongguk sasang (Annual Journal of the Buddhist College of Dongguk University) 24 (1991): 109-138.
85. Nakasone, Ronald Yukio. “The Huan-yüan kuan: A Study of the Hua-yen Interpretation of Prat_tyasamutp_da.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1980.
86. Ñ_⎞amoli, Bhikkhu, trans. The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga). Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1979.
87. Nobel, Johannes, trans. Suvar⎞aprabhåsottama-s⎝tra: Das Goldglanz-Sutra (I-tsing’s Ching-kuang-ming tsui-sheng-wang Ching). Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1958.
88. Odin, Steve. Process Metaphysics and Hua-yen Buddhism: A Critical Study of Cumulative Penetration vs Interpenetration. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1982.
89. Oh, Kang Nam. “A Study of Chinese Hua-yen Buddhism with Special Reference to the Dharmadh_tu (fa-chieh) Doctrine.”  Ph.D. Dissertation, McMaster University, 1976.
90.       __ . “Dharmadh_tu: An Introduction to Hua-yen Buddhism.” The Eastern Buddhist 12.2 (1979): 72-91. 
91. Park, Sung-bae. Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983.
92.      __  . “Wonhyo’s Commentaries on the Awakening of Faith in Mah_y_na.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 1979.
93. Park, Young-eui, trans. The Collected Writings of Gyeongheo: A Collection of Poems. Seoul, South Korea: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, 2008.
94. _____. The Collected Writings of Gyeongheo: A Prose Collection. Seoul, South Korea: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, 2008.
95. Paul, Daina. Philosophy of Mind in Sixth-century China: Paramårtha’s “Evolution of Consciousness.” Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1984.
96. ______. The Buddhist Feminine Ideal: Queen _rim_l_ and Tath_gatagarbha. Missoula, Montana: Scholars Press, 1980.
97. Poppe, N., trans. Lalitavistara: The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha. Asiatische Forschungen, no.23. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1967.
98. Powers, John, trans. Wisdom of Buddha: the Sa∝dhinirmocana S⎝tra. Berkely: Dharma Publication, 1994.
99. Prasad, H.S, ed. The Uttaratantra of Maitreya. Dehli, India: Sri Satguru Publications, 1992.
100. Pruden, Leo, trans. Abhidharmako♣abhå∑yam by Louis de la Vallée Poussin. 5 vols. Berkeley: Asian Humanities Press, 1988. 
101. Pye, Michael. Skillful Means: A Concept in Mah_y_na Buddhism. London: Duckworth, 1978.
102. Robinson, Richard H. Early Mådhyamika in India and China. 1967. Reprint, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976.
103. Ruegg, David Seyfort. La Théorie du Tathågatagarbha et du Gotra: Étude sur la Sotériologie et la Gnoséologie du Bouddhisme. Paris: École Française d’Extrême-Orient, 1969.
104. Saigusa, Mitsuyoshi. Studien zum Mahåprajñåpåramitå (Upade♣a) Íåstra. Tokyo: Hokuseido Verlag, 1969.
105. Schmithausen, Lambert. _layavijñ_na: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central Concept of Yog_c_ra Philosophy, 2 vols. Studia Philogica Buddhica Monograph Series IV. Tokyo: International Institute for Buddhist Studies, 1977.
106. Streng, Frederick J. Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1967.
107. Suh, Jung-hyung. “Taoist Impact on Hua-yen Buddhism: A Study of the Formation of Hua-yen Worldview.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1997.
108. Suzuki, D. T., trans. The La≡kåvatåra-s⎝tra: a Mahåyåna Text. Buddhist tradition series, vol. 40. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1999.
109.       __. Studies in the La≡kåvatåra S_tra. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1930.
110.       __, trans. A♣vaghosha's Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahåyåna. Chicago: Open Court, 1900.
111. Takakusu, Junjir_. A Study of the Ratnagotravibh_ga (Uttaratantra): Being a Treatise on the Tath_gatagarbha Theory of Mah_y_na Buddhism. Serie Orientale Roma 33 (1966).
112. Thurman, Robert A. F., trans. The Holy Teaching of Vimalak×rti: A Mahåyåna Scripture. University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976.
113. Vorenkamp, Dirck. “Hua-yen Buddhism: Faith and Time in Fa-tsang’s Thought.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1997.
114. Wayman, Alex and Hideko. The Lion’s Roar of Queen ⎢r×målå: A Buddhist Scripture on the Tathågatagarbha Theory. New York: Columbia University Press, 1974.
115. Watson, Burton, trans. The Lotus Sutra. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.
116.  Williams, Paul. Mah_y_na Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations. London: Routledge, 1989.
117. Wei, Tat, trans. Ch’eng Wei-shih Lun: Doctrine of Mere-Consciousness. Hong Kong: The Ch’eng Wei-shih Lun Publication Committee, 1973.
118. Weinstein, Stanley. Buddhism under the T’ang. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
119. Welch, Homes. The Parting of the Way. Boston: Beacon Press, 1966.
120. _____. The Practice of Chinese Buddhism. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1967.
121. _____. The Buddhist Revival in China. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1968.
122. _____. Buddhism under Mao. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1972.
123. Wright, Arthur F. Buddhism in Chinese History. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1959.
124. Wright, Dale S. “Emptiness and Paradox in the Thought of Fa-tsang.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Iowa, 1980.  
125. Yampolsky, Philip B. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967.
126. Yu, David C. “Skill-in-means and the Buddhism of Tao-sheng: A Study of a Chinese Reaction to Mah_y_na of the Fifth Century.” Philosophy East and West 24.4 (1974): 413-427.
127. Yü, Chün-fang. “Ta-hui Tsung-kao and Kung-an Ch’an.” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 6 (1979): 211-235.
128. Zürcher, Erik. The Buddhist Conquest of China: The Spread and Adaptation of Buddhism in Early Medieval China. 2 vols. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1959.

Assignments:

Policy on late submissions and rewrites including any penalties for late work such as  Failure to deliver any assignment on time will entail a grade deduction:. Assignments not submitted within one week from the due date are considered failed performances. Re-writes are encouraged. They need to be turned in no later than one week after the instructor returned the original paper.

Policy on style and on e-mail submissions such as All papers need to be paginated. Quotations and sources used are to be referenced. Web sources consulted have to be attached to papers. Book titles and foreign terms are to be italicized. Please, avoid sexist language. For bibliography and footnotes follow instructions in Chicago Manual of Style (see reader). While students may send their papers as an attachment in order to meet the deadline, they are expected to provide the instructor with a hard copy. The instructor will not print out any e-mailed papers.

Plagiarism includes but is not limited to submitting, in fulfillment of an academic requirement, any work that has been copied in whole or in part from another individual's work without attributing that borrowed portion to the individual; neglecting to identify as a quotation another's idea and particular phrasing that was not assimilated into the student's language and style or paraphrasing a passage so that the reader is misled as to the source; submitting the same written or oral or artistic material in more than one course without obtaining authorization from the instructors involved; or "drylabbing," which includes obtaining and using experimental data and laboratory write-ups from other sections of a course or from previous terms. (The University of Hawai’i Student Conduct Code)

Any student who plagiarizes in this course will receive a failing grade and will be referred to the Dean of Students. To keep out of harm’s way in this area cite your sources and when you quote use quotation marks.
Disability Statement
If you feel you need reasonable accommodations because of the impact of a disability, please (i) contact the KOKUA Program, room 013, QLCSS, 956-7511 or 956-7612; (ii) speak with me privately to discuss your specific needs.  I will be happy to work with you and the KOKUA Program to meet your access needs related to your documented disability.

1. One research paper:  15 pages (1.5 space)
The papers can discuss any topic on Sinicized Buddhism. They should include citations and demonstrate knowledge of critical thinking techniques. The paper must be researched as carefully as possible. The paper should include a bibliography of at least 5 works, primary and academic. You should submit it by April 21 and present it in class on the day.

2. One book review: 4-6 pages (1.5 space) or two article reviews: 3 pages for each article review (1.5 space)
Submit either one book title or two article titles by the mid-term exam. 

One book review should review any text that reflects the subject of this course. The book titles given in the following suggested texts are all acceptable except the recommended texts. My preference is that you read a primary work, but secondary accounts are acceptable with my permission.

A book review is a critique that weighs the good and bad points of the author’s arguments in a clear and dispassionate manner. It is not intended to defend or to attack the thesis based upon the reviewer’s own prejudices. The reviewer has the obligation to inspect and ascertain the thesis and argument(s) of the author in the light of the effectiveness of logical development and the evidence presented to support the thesis. In other words, does the author present a tightly reasoned argument? Does he present sufficient and suitable evidence? The response to these questions must be made in a dispassionate and informed manner as possible as you can. No matter what the reviewer’s own views are, judgment must be suspended, or at the very least, prejudgment no the part of the reviewer cannot be allowed to surface. What is the value of a reviewer that passes judgment on a book solely on the agreement or disagreement of the reviewer’s already established opinions? Allow the book to be judged on its own merits or demerits. In order to accomplish this, first cite the author’s thesis. Usually, it will appear in the preface or introductory section. Following this, give the details of the book. What are the contents of the book? What are the arguments and evidence marshaled to support the thesis? It is wise, to briefly describe – perhaps chapter by chapter if possible – the contents in as clear a manner as possible. Do not hesitate to quote or paraphrase the contents where required, but be sure to footnote all citations.

Once the description is complete, criticize the thesis and arguments. If the subject is unfamiliar to you, the critique must be based primarily on logical consistency. If you are knowledgeable in the area, you should supplement this with a comparative analysis with previously published monographs. The end result, however, is to give your analysis and conclusions of the book, conducted in a fair and reasoned manner and based upon the contents of the book.

The contents of the book review must have the following elements: (1) Present full bibliographical information, including the author’s full name, title and sub-title, place and date of publication, publisher, number of pages, and where applicable, full information on the series to which the book belongs. (2) Be sure to cite all quotes and paraphrases. (3) Include a good introductory sentence and a good concluding sentence.

3. One paper on ten major Buddhist doctrinal classifiers (10 paragraphs)

Submit the paper by the mid-term exam.

The paper is to summarize and introduce each major and famous Buddhist doctrinal classifiers in each paragraph. It does not require full bibliographical information and full citations. 

4. Short Writing Assignments

Class Schedule:

1. Jan. 13, 2009 Pre-test & Introduction
2. Jan. 20, 2009 Early panjiao systems (386-589)
3. Jan. 27, 2009 The panjiao systems in the Sui Dynasty (581-618)
4. Feb. 3, 2009  The panjiao systems in early Tang Dynasty (618-907)
5. Feb. 10, 2009 Fazang’s (643-712) panjiao systems
6. Feb. 17, 2009 Zongmi’s (780-841) panjiao systems
7. Feb. 24, 2009 Zongmi’s soteriology
8. Mar. 3, 2009 Zongmi and native Chinese philosophical traditions
9. Mar. 10, 2009 Korean Buddhism: An Overview
10. Mar. 17, 2009 Ha Dongsan’s (1890-1965) ecumenical lineage  
11. Mar. 24, 2009 Spring Recess
12. Mar. 30, 2009 Ecumenical soteriology
13. April 7, 2009 Bak Hanyeong’s (1870-1948) anti-Chan sectarianism 
14. April 14, 2009 Yun Goam’s (1899-1988) ecumenical activities  
15. April 21, 2009 Minjung (Liberation) Buddhism’s panjiao systems
16. April 28, 2009 Sinicized Buddhism (Presentations) 
17. May 5, 2009 Conclusion & Post-test

Grading Criteria:

Class Attendance: 30 %
Class Participation: 20 %
Oral Presentation: 10 %
Papers: 40 %

Grading Policy

A   Outstanding       4.0 (90-100 %)
B   Good                  3.0 (80-89 %)
C   Acceptable        2.0 (70-79%)
D   Poor                  1.0 (60-69 %)
F   Failing               0.0 (Below 60 %)

 
Phil 760 Seminar in Buddhist Philosophy

Instructor: Ven. Chanju Mun, Ph.D.
(Ordination Name: Seongwon)
Time: Jan. 12 – May 16, T, 03:30 - 06:00 pm 
Class Room: KUY 401 
Office Hours: Sakamaki B 312, T, 01:30 – 03: 20 pm
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Tel: (808) 956-6689 (Office) / (213) 675-0336 (Cell)
Fax: (808) 593-0478  
Address: 1303 Rycroft Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Pre-test

1. Please write down your name, Buddhist name, telephone numbers, postal addresses, email accounts, and so.
2. Why are you studying Buddhism at UH-Manoa?
3. Do you have any special reasons to take this class?
4. How can you differentiate Korean Buddhism with neighboring Buddhist traditions, i.e., Chinese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism?
5. Have you taken classes in Buddhism at academic and religious institutions? 
6. Could you give your suggestions on this class?
 
Questions (First Class)


1. Enlist Buddhist nations, past and present? Could you give some impressions on why Buddhism became extinct in past Buddhist nations in which Buddhism was prosperous?







2. What are Buddhist canonical languages?







3. Introduce important Buddhist texts that you keep in mind and outline the contents of those.






4. Explain East Asianization of Buddhism from your perspective.







5. What do your think of prospective Americanization of Buddhism?