McIntyre
World Religions
Hinduism & Buddhism
4/9
4/10
Intro to Course
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Course Intro
OMG! Powerpoint
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Reading Time
4/16
Hinduism: Stages and
Stations of Life
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Quiz & ?s
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Long Search:
Hinduism Video
* Little 50-59/Big 40-46
4/23
Buddhism: The Rebel
Saint
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Quiz & ?s
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Karma/Samsama
Activity
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PBS Buddhism Movie
*Little: 92-99/Big 66-69
4/11 (Late Start)
Point of Departure: Ten
Commonalities
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Quiz & ?s
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Human Nature
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Your Beliefs
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Ten Commonalities
*Little: 1-11/Big 8-15
4/17
Hinduism: Thou Before
Whom all Worlds Recoil
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Quiz & ?s
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Hindu wedding Video
(brief)
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Ramayana & Dharma
Activity
* Little 59-63/Big 47
4/24 Jr Group Guidance
The God Delusion/
Virus of Faith
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God Delusion/Virus
of Faith video
4/18 (Late Start)
4/12
Hinduism: What People
Really Want
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Quiz & ?s
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Lecture: What
People Really Want
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8 Rupees Activity
* Lttle 12-26/Big 16-25
4/19
4/13
Hinduism: Four Paths to
God
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Quiz & ?s
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Lecture: Four paths
to God
*Little 26-50/Big 26-39
4/20
Hinduism: Coming of Age
in the Universe
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Quiz & ?s
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Groundhog Day
Analysis (101 min)
Hinduism: The World’s
Status
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Quiz & ?s
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Groundhog Day
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& Discussion
Buddhism: The man who
woke up
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Quiz & ?s
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Introduce Papers
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PBS: A Dream in
Doubt Video
*Little: 63-68/Big 48-51
*Little: 68-75/Big 52-57
*Little: 75-92/65-79 in Little
for all students/ Big 58-65
4/27
4/25 (Late Start)
4/26
Buddhism: 4 Noble Truths
& Eightfold path
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Quiz & ?s
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Lecture: Eightfold
path;
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Practical Examples of
Eightfold Path
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Dilemmas Activity
Buddhism: Big Raft and
Little
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Quiz & ?s
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Eightfold Activities
Cont’d
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Lecture: Schools of
Buddhism
Buddhism: The Diamond
Thunderbolt
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Quiz & ?s
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Mini-Lecture:
Diamond
Thunderbolt
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Kung Fu &
Discussion
*Little: 99-119/Big 70-79
*Little: 119-139/Big: 70-79
*Little: 139-140/Big 92-97
Hinduism & Buddhism
Test
Reading Guide and Terms (Make sure you understand the following):
PP 1-11:
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Pp 63-68
His goals in writing the book
The value of the knowledge in this book
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Pp 99-119
Soul/Jiva
samsara
Karma
Pp 12-26:
Pp 68-75
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Bhagavad-Gita
The 4 things people want
Paths of desire, renunciation
Atman, Brahman
moksha
What keeps us from joy?
What are the limitations on human life
Pp 26-50
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Yoga
4 Basic Spiritual personalities
4 Paths to God: knowledge, love, work, science
Upanishads
Jnana, bhakti, karma, raja yoga
Pp 50-59
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4 stages of life
sannyasin
caste (Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras)
4 stations of life
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Brahman
Personal vs Transpersonal understandings of God
(Saguna Brahman vs. Nirguna Brahman
Hinduism’s answer to “what kind of world do
we have?”
Maya
Lila
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Guru Nanak
Tenth guru
Khalsa
Singh/Kaur
Amritsaur
Buddhism:
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Four Noble Truths
Dukkha
Skandas
Tanha
Eightfold Path
Nirvana
Annatta
Anicca
3 Marks of Existence
Arhat
Pp119-139
Pp 75-92
Four passing Sights
Great Going Forth
Middle Way
Immovable Spot
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3 Questions
Yanas
Mahayana
Theravada
Bodhi
Four Noble Virtues
Shanideva
Arhat vs Boddhisattva
Mahakasyapa
Bodhiharma
Zazen
Roshis
Koan
pp 92-99
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Pp 59-63
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Six Aspects of Religion (Hinduism’s flaws
versus Buddhism’s solutions)
139-149
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Diamond Thunderbolt
Vajrayana/Diamond Way