RLB56 Buddhism in Russia

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA10 Buddhism I && RLA11 Buddhism II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers an outline, history and presence of Buryat Buddhism (a northern branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The first lectures inform about the history and presence of academic Buryatology, literature in Czech and other languages, including information on the internet sources. Follows information about periods in the historical, cultural and religious development of respective Buryat Buddhist traditions. In the main part of the course students gain the historical and factual outline of the political and religious history of Buryatia, i.e.the history and current state of Buddhism in Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva and Russia; the relationship to Russian Orthodox Church; the minority role of Buddhism in Russia (St. Petersburg and Moscow especially); geopolitical relationships with Mongolia, China and Tibet. Some space is devoted to the aspects of life and culture around the Lake Baikal.
Literature
  • Galdanova G. R. et al. (1983) Lamaizm v Burjatii. Struktura i social'naja rol' kul'tovoj sistemy. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 235 s.
  • Snelling J. (1993) Buddhism in Russia. The story of Agvan Dorzhiev, Lhasa's emissary to the Tsar. Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element, 320 s.
  • Kolmaš, J., D. Zbavitel, I. Grollová (1996) Svět tibetského buddhismu. Praha: Slovart, 236 s.
  • Cybikov G. C. (1987) Cesta k posvátným místům Tibetu. Podle deníků vedených v letech 1899 až 1902. Praha: Vyšehrad, 374 s.
  • Batchelor S. (1994) The awakening of the west. The encounter of Buddhism and western culture. London: Aquarian, 416 s.
  • Andrejev A. I. (1992) Buddiiskaja svatynja Petrograda. Ulan-Udé: EkoArt, 125 s.
  • Kuleshov N. S. (1996) Russia's Tibet file. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 144 s.
  • Bělka L. Tibetský buddhismus v Burjatsku. Brno: MU, 350 s.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínky kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Spring 2022.
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