Crash Course Buddhism
This course offers a concise, evidence-based overview of Buddhism's origins, major branches, and key practices, equipping you with the ability to communicate these concepts accurately and engagingly to diverse audiences.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course Buddhism provides a short, research-backed summary of early Buddhism, main schools, and East Asian traditions, while teaching you to share them clearly and properly. You will learn key teachings, compare Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan ways, assess translations, create solid reading lists, and prepare brief, correct talks for classrooms, public events, or group work.
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Develop skills
- Present Buddhism without bias: use historical-critical and comparative approaches.
- Explain early Buddhist teachings simply: Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, no-self.
- Quickly tell apart main schools: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, East Asian.
- Assess Buddhist materials: check trustworthiness, translations, and academic standard.
- Create short Buddhist lessons: interesting summaries for everyday audiences.
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