FF:RLB392 Buddhismus v Mongolsku - Course Information

RLB392 Buddhismus v Mongolsku

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Špirk, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each odd Monday 15:50–17:25 G25

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(( RLA10 Buddhism I || RLKA10 Buddhism I ) && ( RLA11 Buddhism II || RLKA11 Buddhism II )) || ( RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism ) || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Study of Religions (programme FF, B-HS)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, B-PH) (3)

Course objectives

The course offers basic information on the evolution of Buddhism in Mongolia from its rise in the context of the Tibetan Buddhism in Inner Asia, passing through a progressive institutionalization and formation of proper Mongolian Sangha. The course aims not only at the history of Buddhism in Mongolia, but also at the development of institutions and cultic life.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

describe the most important phenomena and trends of development of Buddhism in Mongolia from its beginnings up to 1912;

describe the most important phenomena and trends of development of Buddhism in Mongolia from 1912 to nowadays;

summarize and interpret (on a basic level) specific character of Mongolian Sangha development in context of history of Tibetan Buddhism in Inner Asia;

use the terminology of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and its historical and social scientific study;

distinguish the scientific approach to events and phenomena in the history of Buddhism in Mongolia from the unscientific (confessional, polemical...);

summarize sources analytically.

Syllabus

• Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
• Mongolia: Geography and History
• History of Buddhism in Mongolia: Two Reception ofd the Religion
• Religion and Politics: Socialist Period
• Religion and Politics: Compartion between Dragon and Bear
• Religion and Politics: Schizm after 1990
• Important Mongolian Monasteries: Erdene Zu
• Important Mongolian Monasteries: Tsetserleg
• Important Mongolian Monasteries: Gandan and Choijin Lamyn Sum
• Important Mongolian Monasteries: Amarbayasgalant
• Mongolian Religious Art: Zanabazar (1635-1723)
• Czechoslovakia and Buddhism in Mongolia: B. Šmeral, P. Poucha a L. Jisl

Literature

required literature
• SRBA, Ondřej and Michal SCHWARZ. Dějiny Mongolska (History of Mongolia). Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 464 pp. Dějiny států. ISBN 978-80-7422-331-0. info
• GROLLOVÁ, Ivana and Veronika ZIKMUNDOVÁ. Mongolové : pravnuci Čingischána. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2001, 231 s. ISBN 8072540793. info

recommended literature
• ATWOOD, Christopher Pratt. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire. New York: Facts On File, 2004, x, 678. ISBN 0816046719. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; reading of literature; class discussion; study of multimedia presentations.

Assessment methods

Colloquium
Two written tests based on the required reading, lectures, and presentations (100 points each, the minimum of 60 points is required to pass the test). Test represents 100% of overal evaluation in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

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