<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 110A or Chinese 165 or Japanese placement test. Readings in premodern Buddhist texts written by Japanese in Sino-Japanese or Kambun and mixed Japanese/Chinese literary styles concerning textual commentaries, doctrinal treatises, hagiographies, temple histories, etc. Coverage varies. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.</p>

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Introduction to Japanese Buddhist Texts

JAPAN 165

4 units