Writing on Tibetan Buddhism
Budget: $80 – $240 HKD
1. Critically contextualize some key aspects, historical events and agents that
contributed to the first dissemination of Buddhism to Tibet and its development
during the times of the Tibetan empire.
2. Discuss the philosophical subject of the Samye debate and the different
interpretations concerning its outcome.
3. Discuss the historical origins, distinctive teachings, and lineages of one of the
following schools of Buddhism in Tibet: Geluk, Nyingma, Kagyu, or Sakya.
4. Discuss the doctrines and tantric practices centered on death and the dying
process in Tibetan Buddhism.
5. Discuss the symbolism and ritual use of the vajra and bell in Tibetan Buddhism.
6. Choose one Buddhist philosophical doctrine or meditative practice and discuss
its development and interpretation in Tibetan Buddhism.
7. Discuss and compare the scholar and yogi ideals in Tibetan Buddhism.
contributed to the first dissemination of Buddhism to Tibet and its development
during the times of the Tibetan empire.
2. Discuss the philosophical subject of the Samye debate and the different
interpretations concerning its outcome.
3. Discuss the historical origins, distinctive teachings, and lineages of one of the
following schools of Buddhism in Tibet: Geluk, Nyingma, Kagyu, or Sakya.
4. Discuss the doctrines and tantric practices centered on death and the dying
process in Tibetan Buddhism.
5. Discuss the symbolism and ritual use of the vajra and bell in Tibetan Buddhism.
6. Choose one Buddhist philosophical doctrine or meditative practice and discuss
its development and interpretation in Tibetan Buddhism.
7. Discuss and compare the scholar and yogi ideals in Tibetan Buddhism.