Extra Credit
Students who have kept up with and enjoyed all the readings may wish to earn extra credit to supplement their grades
using any or all of the means listed below. However make sure to prioritize
required assignments, since these are worth five to ten times
more than extra credit supplements.
Additional Readings, Practices & Terms for **Unit 3**
In selecting a practice & terms for each unit, most people will be drawn to a practice identified in one of the readings guides and addressed in one of the Application Exercises done in class. Interested students may earn **EXTRA CREDIT**, however, by doing additional reading that either (A) provides additional information about one of the above mentioned practices or (B) describes an entirely different practice not yet considered in class. You can also add points to a
TRA score by doing a written analysis of one of these optional sources.
A. Additional Information About Practices Considered in Class
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- design of and worship at Angkor Wat temple
(reflection: Vishnu, deva, naga, sea of milk)
(community: Khmer culture, Suryavarman II, Angkor dynasty)
- Thai Buddhist temple consecration
(reflection: 4 noble truths, "housebuilder," ñana)
(community: Mahabhunkhit, Theravada, Sri Lanka)
[extra credit: Indian Buddhist Sources [excerpts] (IAR, 367-71)]
- Tibetan Buddhist fasting ritual
(reflection: Avalokiteshvara,
moon-seat/hrih, merit, shunyata)
(community: Gelukpa,
Mahayana, Vajrayana)
[extra credit: Chittavisuddhi Prakarana & Dohakosha (IAR,
371-73)]
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- Japanese tea ceremony with Korean tea-bowls
(reflection: beauty, nature, laws)
(community: Choson dynasty, Zen, Tea masters, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, mingei)
- Japanese Buddhist monasticism in the Meiji period
(reflection: great mind, filial piety/care, kami)
(community: Jodo vs. Soto Zen schools, Kyobusho, Shinto, Meiji restoration)
- Yasunari Kawabata's short story writing
(reflection: Amaterasu, kami, shintai)
(community: Mishima, Zen, Shinto)
[extra credit: Nihongi & Norito [excerpts] (IAR, 684-88)]
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