{"product_id":"2940171424510","title":"Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy with Bee Scherer: Introducing the key concepts of Indian Buddhist thought","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEssentials of Buddhist Philosophy with Bee Scherer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis course introduces key concepts of Indian Buddhist thought. Over 5 lectures Bee explains the fundamental themes and problems of Buddhist Philosophy; from the early Buddhist teachings on `suffering¿, `karma¿ and `No-Self¿, to the later scholasticism and the famous schools of thought around `emptiness¿ and `mind-only¿. Each chapter introduces another layer of Buddhist philosophical development and depth. The course forms a very clear and intriguing introduction to the wealth of Buddhist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSession One: Introduction ¿ Buddhism as religion, philosophy or psychology? Modernism and Buddhist thought; the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSession Two: Understanding the Four Noble Truths ¿ unsatisfactoriness, afflicting emotions, nirvana and the eightfold Path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSession Three: Buddhist psychology of no-self ¿ heaps of grasping, dependent arising and cause amp; effect (karma)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSession Four: Buddhist ontology. Scholasticism and reality (Abhidharma); perfection of wisdom and emptiness (Madhyamaka)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSession Five: Buddhist metaphysics. Mind and Buddha-Nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Bee Scherer, PhD is a long-time practitioner of Buddhism and has been globally teaching as a Buddhist lay teacher. Bee currently serves as the vice-chair of the International Lay Buddhist Forum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the study of classics, Indic (Sanskrit, P¿li, Prakrits) and Tibetan philology in Germany and the United States, completed by a PhD (Groningen, The Netherlands 2002), Bee published among others on karma; N¿g¿rjuna and early Mind-only; and, in recent years, on transnational Tibetan Buddhism; radical, reform and socially engaged Buddhism in Asia; and on Buddhist perspectives on gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, Bee is chair (full professor) in Religious Studies amp; Gender Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University and directs the INCISE research institute (http:\/\/incise.center).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a trans\/non-binary scholar-cum-activist Bee has established the interdisciplinary, transnational Queering Paradigms Social justice academic network and conference series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProf. Scherer has authored more than a dozen monographs and edited volumes in German, Dutch and English, among which features the substantial Introduction to Buddhism (2005, in German) with a foreword by HH. The Dalai Lama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koratious Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098673168624,"sku":"2940171424510","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171424510_p0.jpg?v=1763727922","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171424510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}