Examines Buddhism in a series of 24 lectures (30 min. each).

"Course No. 687." Accompanying guides include biographical information, lecture notes and outlines, timelines, glossaries, and bibliographical references.

Pt. 1. Disc 1. Lectures 1-6.What is Buddhism? -- India at the time of the Buddha -- Doctrine of reincarnation -- Story of the Buddha -- All is suffering -- Path to Nirvana -- Pt. 1. Disc 2. Lectures 7-12. Buddhist monastic community -- Buddhist art and architecture -- Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia -- Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva ideal -- Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas -- Emptiness -- Pt. 2. Disc 3. Lectures 13-18. Buddhist philosophy -- Buddhist Tantra -- Theory and practice of the Mandala -- "First Diffusion of the Dharma" in Tibet -- Schools of Tibetan Buddhism -- Dalai Lama -- Pt. 2. Disc 4. Lectures 19-24. Origins of Chinese Buddhism -- Classical period of Chinese Buddhism -- Origins of Japanese Buddhism -- Honen, Shinran and Nichiren -- Zen -- Buddhism in America.