{"product_id":"2940171424510","title":"Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy with Bee Scherer: Introducing the key concepts of Indian Buddhist thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis course introduces key concepts of Indian Buddhist thought. Over 5 lectures Bee explains the fundamental themes and problems of Buddhist Philosophy; from the early Buddhist teachings on `suffering', `karma' and `No-Self', to the later scholasticism and the famous schools of thought around `emptiness' and `mind-only'. Each chapter introduces another layer of Buddhist philosophical development and depth. The course forms a very clear and intriguing introduction to the wealth of Buddhist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e: Introduction - Buddhism as religion, philosophy or psychology? Modernism and Buddhist thought; the Buddha and the Four Noble Truths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e: Understanding the Four Noble Truths - unsatisfactoriness, afflicting emotions, nirvana and the eightfold Path\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e: Buddhist psychology of no-self - heaps of grasping, dependent arising and cause \u0026amp; effect (karma)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e: Buddhist ontology. Scholasticism and reality (Abhidharma); perfection of wisdom and emptiness (Madhyamaka)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e: Buddhist metaphysics. Mind and Buddha-Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Bee Scherer, PhD is a long-time practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and has been globally teaching as a Buddhist teacher. After the study of classics, Indic (Sanskrit, P¿li, Prakrits) and Tibetan philology in Germany and the United States, completed by a PhD (Groningen, The Netherlands 2002), Bee is chair (full professor) of Buddhism at \u003cem\u003eVrije Universiteit \u003c\/em\u003e(VU) Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProf. Scherer has authored more than a dozen monographs and edited volumes in various languages, among which features the substantial \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003e (2005, in German) with a foreword by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wise Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46483140935921,"sku":"2940171424510","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940171424510_p0.jpg?v=1777729538","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171424510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}