Topics in Comparative Philosophy: B u d d h ii s t P h ii l o s o p h y PHIL367.010 Fall 2011 Professor Alan Fox Office Hours: T/Th 1‐2 pm or by appt. 15 Kent Way 831‐8077 [email protected] http://udel.edu/~afox/ Required texts  Buddhist Teaching of Totality by Garma Chang  Fundamental Wisdom of the tr. by Garfield  Buddhist Thought by Paul Williams  The Lotus Sutra tr. by Burton Watson  as Philosophy by Mark Siderits  Buddhism: A History, & China by Heinrich Dumoulin  The Awakening of Faith tr. by Hakeda http://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Translations/Awakening_of_faith.html  http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/dhp/  Brahmajala Sutta - http://www.purifymind.com/Suttas1.htm  Trimsika – http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20- %20Zen/Sutras/Thirty%20Verses/Trimsika%20%28Thirty%20Stanzas%29.htm  Platform Sutra http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20- %20Zen/Sutras/The%20Platform%20Sutra/The%20Dharma%20Jewel%20Platform%20Sutra.htm

Grading Policy  2 EXAMS WORTH 25% EACH Exams will consist of shorter and longer essays. No multiple choice questions or identifications will be asked. Emphasis will be placed on drawing conclusions and demonstrating their reasonability, rather than on rote memorization. There will be a midterm during class time, and a final exam during finals period. No makeup exams are given except in the case or medical or other relevant documentation. For more information see the course manual.  HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WORTH A TOTAL OF 25% Eight papers will be assigned during the term. They will consist of one or two page essays responding to questions on the readings, designed to prepare you for the day's discussion. For that reason, late papers will not be accepted for any reason whatsoever. The papers will be graded Pass (A, 95); Pass minus (C, 75); and Not Pass (F, 50), and one grade will be dropped at the end of the semester. Any student who turns in every paper and receives a pass for all of them will earn an A+ (100) average for the papers. These are not meant to be research papers, but to represent your thoughts on the assigned reading. Any use of or reference to uncited sources of any kind will be treated as cases of plagiarism. All papers must be typed unless otherwise specified. For more information see the course manual.  CLASS PARTICIPATION WORTH 25% The class will be discussion oriented, so consistent participation is a requirement. No participation in discussion will earn a C. Extensive participation will earn an A. After this average is assigned, I will deduct 2 points will be deducted from it for each unexcused absence and 1 point for each unexcused lateness. A medical note will constitute an excuse. In addition, if you must miss a class for some reason, you will be expected to get the notes and assignments from another student and to be prepared the next time you come to class. Five points will be added to final class participation grade of anyone with a perfect attendance record. Besides speaking up in class, I also count as class participation contacting the instructor regarding the course material via email or coming to office hours. Even if absences are medically documented or otherwise excused, the instructor reserves the right to insist on a medical withdrawal in lieu of failure for those students who miss a large proportion of class meetings. For more information see the course manual.

Course objectives In this course we will take a close look at the variety of philosophical positions and methodologies to be found among the Buddhist traditions in India, China, Japan, and Tibet. We will read mostly primary materials, and our goal will be to articulate the complexity and diversity of these rich traditions of philosophical and psychological analysis.

Tentative schedule # DATE TOPIC READING WRITING ASSIGNMENT (due on this date) 1 9/2 Introduction and Overview 2 7 Background: Hindu Buddhist Thought, ch. 1 metaphysics and practice 3 9 Background: Hindu Buddhist Thought, ch. 1 On what grounds metaphysics and does Buddhism practice reject Brahminical Hinduism? 4 12 Early Buddhist Buddhist Thought, ch. 2 Teachings: the First Sermon Fourfold Axiom http://www.as.miami.edu/phi/bio/Buddha/firstsermon.html 5 14 Early Buddhist Dhammapada Teachings: the http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.budd.html Eightfold Path 6 16 Early Buddhist Dhammapada Teachings: the Eightfold Path 7 19 Tradition Brahmajala Sutta What is meant by http://www.purifymind.com/Suttas1.htm the "net of views"? 8 21 Pali Tradition Brahmajala Sutta 9 23 Buddhist Thought, ch. 4 10 26 Pratityasamutpada: Lusthaus: Buddhist Phenomenology, chapter 4: Pratityasamutpada Discuss the idea of early and later (distributed PDF) "dependent arising." models 11 28 Buddhist Thought, ch. 3 Buddhism: origins Watson, Lotus Sutra and innovations 12 30 The Lotus Sutra Watson, Lotus Sutra 13 10/3 Prajnaparamita: The Heart Sutra http://kr.buddhism.org/zen/sutras/conze.htm Discuss the Heart Sutra Chang: pp. 58-74 meaning of the Heart Sutra 14 5 Prajnaparamita: The Diamond Sutra http://www.drba.org/dharma/vajrasutra.asp Heart Sutra, the Diamond Sutra 15 7 Prajnaparamita: The Buddhist Thought, ch. 5 Diamond Sutra 16 10 and the Garfield: pp. 87-123 Lusthaus: Nagarjuna (handout) 17 12 Nagarjuna and the Garfield: pp. 124-224 Madhyamaka Chang: pp.75-120 18 14 Nagarjuna and the Garfield: pp. 225-359 Madhyamaka 19 17 Review for exam 20 19 Midterm exam 21 21 Yogacara Trimsika http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20- %20Zen/Sutras/Thirty%20Verses/Trimsika%20%28Thirty%20Sta nzas%29.htm 22 24 Yogacara Trimsika 23 26 Yogacara Trimsika 24 28 Sinicization of Zen Buddhism: A History, India & China pp. 63-84 Buddhism: Chinese Background 25 31 Awakening of Faith Awakening of Faith pp. 3-30 Discuss any 大 乘 起 信 論 apparently new or controversial themes which seem to enter into the Chinese Buddhist Tradition in the Awakening of Faith. 26 11/2 Awakening of Faith Awakening of Faith finish 大 乘 起 信 論 27 4 Chinese Madhyamika Fox: Madhyamika as the “Deconstructive Conscience” of – Kumarajiva, Jizang, Buddhism (distributed PDF) and the Sanlun 三 論 School 28 7 Huayan 華 嚴 Fox, Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Huayan (distributed PDF) What is meant by Fox: : Huayan Buddhism (distributed PDF) the term “Dharmadhatu” and how does it relate to the idea of pratityasamutpada? 29 9 Huayan 華 嚴 Garma Chang p. ix-53 30 11 Huayan 華 嚴 Chang p. 120-184 31 14 Huayan 華 嚴 Chang p. 186-240 32 16 Chan 禪 Zen Buddhism: A History, India & China pp. 85-106 33 18 Chan 禪 http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20- %20Zen/Sutras/The%20Platform%20Sutra/The%20Dharma%20 Jewel%20Platform%20Sutra.htm

34 21 Chan 禪 Zen Buddhism: A History, India & China pp. 106-121 Discuss the controversies surrounding "Northern" and "Southern" Chan. 35 28 Dogen Zen Buddhism: A History, India & China pp. 51-119 36 30 Critical Buddhism “Pruning the Bodhi Tree”: introduction, ch. 1 What is the central (distributed PDF) issue in the “Critical Buddhism” tradition? What is meant by “critical,” as opposed to “topical”? 37 12/2 http://urbandharma.org/udharma7/engaged.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3CI2hJleo

38 5 Buddhist Thought ch. 7 39 7 Tibetan Buddhism Buddhist Thought ch. 7 Final Exam 佛 教