Crash Course Buddhism
This course offers a concise, research-driven overview of Buddhism's origins, major schools, and East Asian developments, equipping you with skills to communicate these topics accurately and engagingly to diverse audiences.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course Buddhism provides a short, research-based summary of early Buddhism, main schools, and East Asian traditions, while teaching you to share them clearly and properly. Learn key teachings, compare Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan ways, check translations, create solid reading lists, and make brief, correct talks for classes, public events, or group work.
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Develop skills
- Present Buddhism without bias: use historical-critical and comparison methods.
- Explain early Buddhist teachings simply: Four Truths, 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 sessions: interesting summaries for general audiences.
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