Crash Course Buddhism
This course offers a concise, evidence-based introduction to Buddhism, covering its origins, major traditions, and practical ways to communicate its teachings effectively to diverse audiences.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course Buddhism provides a short, research-backed look at early Buddhism, main schools, and East Asian ways, while teaching you to share them clearly and properly. Learn key teachings, compare Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan styles, check translations, make solid reading lists, and create brief, true talks for classes, public events, or group work.
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Develop skills
- Present Buddhism without bias: use history-based and comparing methods.
- Explain early Buddhist teachings simply: Four Truths, Eightfold Path, no-self.
- Quickly tell apart main schools: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, East Asian.
- Check Buddhist materials: assess trustworthiness, translations, and expert quality.
- Create short Buddhist lessons: interesting summaries for everyday audiences.
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