Lecture Contents
The State Power and Buddhism
Subject
Humanities(Human Sciences)
Institution
Dongguk Unversity
Phone
02-6713-5178
Course Week
10 weeks
Accredited Learning Time
Registration Period
Classes Period
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The purpose of this course is to understand he relation between the state power and Buddhism.
First, this course will be on overview of the relationship between the kings and Buddhism in India and East Asia.
Learners will also understand the mechanism of power and Buddhism in Korean Buddhist history from the Three Kingdoms Period to the present.
In this course, you will learn how Buddhism, the supramundane world, and real political power have coexisted through the Dharma protection, which preserves Buddhist teachings, and the state's protection of the country.
Instructor
KIM Yongtae
HK professor at Dongguk University
Lecture titles
Week | Lecture titles | Instructor |
1 | Indian Buddhism, Kings, and the State-protection | |
2 | Buddhism in East Asian Countries | |
3 | The Development of the Korean Ancient Kingdoms and Buddhism | |
4 | Buddhism in Unified Silla as an Icon of Unity and Prosperity | |
5 | Koryŏ Buddhism and its Monastic System | |
6 | Replacing Buddhism with Confucianism and anti-Buddhism Policies in the Early Chosŏn Dynasty | |
7 | Royal Buddhism and the Chosŏn Kings | |
8 | The Monks’ Militia and the Labor of Monks in the Late Chosŏn Dynasty | |
9 | Buddhism and its Secularization in the Japanese Colonial Era | |
10 | The Twists and Turns of Korean Modern Political History and its Influence on Buddhism | |