LUSB 402 – MOTHER OF BUDDHAS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a suite of courses on the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras a genre of Buddhist literature that began to appear predominately in the northern regions of the Indus Valley between 100 BCE and 100 CE associated with the earliest phases of Mahāyāna Buddhism. As the name suggests, the primary topic of these texts is Prajñā ('Wisdom'), as a means to liberation and the ‘other shore’ (pāramitā).

Suggested Reading

Edward Conze, The Prajñāpāramitā Literature.

SYLLABUS