Fall 2026

Introduction to Buddhism

INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM covers the basic thought, practices and history of Buddhism.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Anne Hansen3.4/5Sophea Kai

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.77 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=132 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 92.5% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=56 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIGST 308

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  • Sophomore standing

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 3.23/5 from 26 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.75 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.75 GPA, 88.1% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.71 GPA, 87.3% A/AB (n=134 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANNE HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction10 / 720
DIS 303Classroom Instruction2 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction4 / 180
DIS 333Classroom Instruction0 / 00
DIS 301Classroom Instruction4 / 180
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LEC 001Classroom Instruction55 / 840
DIS 303Classroom Instruction14 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction4 / 180
DIS 333Classroom Instruction12 / 00
DIS 301Classroom Instruction12 / 180
DIS 306Classroom Instruction13 / 180
LEC 001Classroom Instruction8 / 720
DIS 301Classroom Instruction2 / 180
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction2 / 180
DIS 306Classroom Instruction4 / 180
DIS 333Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.77 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=132 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 92.5% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=56 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Selflessness and relativity
  • Buddhism as a contemporary, North American religion
  • Local and translocal perspectives

Skills

  • Meditation practices
  • Merit-making and compassion

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIGST 308 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Buddhism

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIGST 308 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Buddhism

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIAN/HISTORY/RELIGST 308 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Buddhism

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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