World views and philosophical concepts of Buddhism.

  Explore the origin, main world views and philosophical concepts of Buddhism. Recognize major divisions of Buddhism. 1.Explain one of the Mahayana tradition’s most important innovations, the “ bodhisattva ideal”. 2.Can we apply the bodhisattva ideal to important figures of other religious traditions? Explain, provide examples. 3. Comprehend on Buddhist philosophical doctrine of “ no –self “. Why would it be attractive to think that there is no self? Why would this be a dangerous idea ?