BUDDHISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY ASIA

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BUDDHISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY ASIA

Subtitle	New Buddhist Influences in Economics, Technology, Ecology, Gender, Human Rights, and Dying
Lecturer(s)	WATTS, JONATHAN S.
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2024 Spring (1st Half)
Day/Period	Tue.3,4
Campus	Mita
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	16038
Faculty/Graduate School	INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Year Level	2, 3, 4
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Course Description	A course to aim to learn the new Buddhist influences in economics by looking at different responses and attempts by Buddhism to remain relevant in the dynamic social landscape of contemporary Asia.
K-Number	CIN-CO-00143-212-08

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	CIN	INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Course Administrator	Department/Major	CO
Main Course Number	Level	0	Faculty-wide
	Major Classification	0	Other Course
	Minor Classification	14	International Center Course (Humanities) - Religion and Thought
	Subject Type	3	Elective subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	2	English
Academic Discipline		08	Sociology and related fields

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This course will be offered as a companion course to JAPANESE BUDDHISM AND SOCIAL SUFFERING (日本仏教と現代社会) by the same instructor in the second half of the semester. You do not have to take both courses, but it is recommended to do so for a fuller understanding. Buddhism is the largest indigenous religion of Asia and has ancient roots in every country in the region, including majority Muslim ones like Bangladesh and Indonesia. However, in the contemporary age, it is in crisis, principally from the way economic and scientific modernity challenges its worldview and values. Buddhist institutions throughout the region have been responding to this crisis in variety of ways from nationalistic chauvinism, to market and technologically savvy new Buddhist organizations, and also progressive social action movements known as Socially Engaged Buddhism. This course will look at these different responses and attempts by Buddhism to remain relevant in the dynamic social landscape of contemporary Asia, while offering numerous case studies familiar to the instructor’s 25 years of experience throughout the region. THIS COURSE IS LIMITED TO 50 STUDENTS. PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.