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This online course provides an in-depth introduction to the diverse ideals, practices, and traditions of Buddhism from their origins in South Asia to their various expressions across time and place in modernity. It explores key ideas about impermanence, desire, and the nature of the self, and how these ideas were reimagined as Buddhism spread to new cultural contexts. Taught by Dr. Kate Hartmann, it covers topics like the Buddha's life, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Chan/Zen, Tantra, and Buddhism in the modern world.