REL 303 Lecture Notes
Week I
1. Japan: Pre-history and
Early History
2. Formation of Japan as a Nation;
Introduction of Buddhism
3. Establishment of State
Religion
Week II
1. Premodern Shamanesses
2. Modern Shamanesses
Week III
1. Inari Deity
Week IV
1. Background of Indian
Buddhism -> Chan -> Zen
2.
Key Terms from Dogen
3. Notes on the "Genjokoan Chapter"
from Dogen's Shobogenzo (Treasury of the True Eye of the
Dharma).
Week V
1. Honen, Shinran, and Pure
Land Buddhism
2.
Shin Buddhism and Two-fold Truth; Shinran vs Dogen
Week VI
Film Notes: Paprika
Myoe Koben (1173-1232), contemporary of
Shinran and Dogen
Sen no Rikyu and Chado, the Way of
Tea
Rikyu's Ritual Suicide, Zen Flower
Arrangement, and Karma