Religious Studies 390 Buddhism Final Paper

 For this assignment students are free to choose a topic of his/her interest in Buddhism. Topics should be based on some current issue in or practice of Buddhism (e.g. Designing Zen Gardens, The Tea Ceremony, Koans in Rinzai Zen, Chanting in Pure Land Buddhism, Perspectives on Death in Bushido, etc.), if possible, but students can choose to do more historical events For this assignment students are free to choose a topic of his/her interest in Buddhism. Topics should be based on some current issue in or practice of Buddhism (e.g. Designing Zen Gardens, The Tea Ceremony, Koans in Rinzai Zen, Chanting in Pure Land Buddhism, Perspectives on Death in Bushido, etc.), if possible, but students can choose to do more historical events from anywhere in the world (e.g. Successive Reincarnations of Dalai Lama, King Ashoka’s Vision of Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hahn’s Mindfulness, Self-Immolation of Thich Quang Duc, The Beginnings and Development of Stupa Worship, Non-dualism in Nâgârjuna’s Philosophy, etc.); note: email me for consultation, but only after you’ve done some brainstorming and research beforehand. Topics are limitless but be sure to narrow your topic as much as possible.