Religious Poetry in Asia

Poetic traditions in China and Japan and in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Topics will include poetry as an expression of the heights and depths of religious experience, as a vehicle for spiritual growth, and as a literary form of prestige and power. We will look at poetry of liberation by early Buddhist nuns, praises of transcendent wisdom by Tibetan spiritual virtuosos, links between verse and painting in China, and the relationship between Japanese haiku and Zen aesthetics.

1 unit — Gardiner

Offerings

Term Block Title Instructor Location Student Limit/Available Updated
Spring 2024 Block 8 Religious Poetry in Asia David Gardiner TBA 25 / 25 06/04/2023
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