Fall 2026

A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism

A survey of Tibetan Buddhism examining theory, practice, meditation, and identity.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jampa Khedup4.1/5PARIT Chiwarak

Summary

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Reviewers describe the workload as minimal, noting few assignments and open-book online exams. One student reported that readings were unnecessary because the instructor repeated topics during lectures.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ASIAN/RELIGST 307

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026

Jampa Khedup

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.50/5 from 18 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.

For this course: 4.3/5 raw quality · 1.7/5 difficulty · 7 reviews

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Jampa Khedup is described as friendly, compassionate, and knowledgeable, with students noting his engaging discussion style and helpful review materials. Reviewers describe the course as very easy with minimal workload, allowing students to achieve high grades with little effort.

One reviewer labeled Khedup the worst professor, providing no further academic justification for this negative assessment.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=94 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=84 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=84 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JAMPA KHEDUP is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PARIT CHIWARAK is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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 Instruction50 / 1050
LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 1050

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Student experience

the class

Students generally find Jampa Khedup's course highly rewarding and easy, citing engaging discussions and minimal workload. However, opinions diverge sharply, with one reviewer calling him the worst professor.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=94 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=84 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers describe the workload as minimal, noting few assignments and open-book online exams. One student reported that readings were unnecessary because the instructor repeated topics during lectures.

Reviewers highlight the instructor's friendly demeanor and helpful feedback. One student also mentioned an incident involving signing an absent friend's attendance sheet, though the reviewer's phrasing is unclear.

Topics

  • Tibetan forms of Buddhism
  • Theory and practice in Buddhism
  • Ancient meditation and mind training
  • Politics of world making
  • Identity and experience

Skills

  • Examining the relationship between theory and practice
  • Studying ancient meditation and mind training
  • Analyzing the politics of world making
  • Exploring the connection between identity and experience

Grades

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About this comparison

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

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ASIAN/RELIGST 307 · Fall 2026

A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIAN/RELIGST 307 · Fall 2026

A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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