Fall 2026

Meditation in Indian Buddhism and Hinduism

Examines contemplative practices in Buddhism and Hinduism, covering ancient texts and modern practices.

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Historical reviews of Gudrun Buhnemann: Workload includes one midterm paper proposal and a final paper and presentation, with a warning not to wait to start the final paper.

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Sophomore standing (not open to students with credit for LCA 624 prior to Fall 2019)

    • Sophomore standing
    • not open to students with credit for LCA 624 prior to Fall 2019
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ASIAN/RELIGST 473

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    • Sophomore standing
    • not open to students with credit for LCA 624 prior to Fall 2019

Professors

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Gudrun Buhnemann: Gudrun Buhnemann is described as sweet and supportive, with students noting that clear effort leads to success. Her teaching style is considered accessible, though the course content can feel repetitive.

GUDRUN BUHNEMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, 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.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Gudrun Buhnemann: Gudrun Buhnemann's course is not very difficult and allows students to succeed without doing the readings, provided they clearly try.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.82 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Gudrun Buhnemann: Workload includes one midterm paper proposal and a final paper and presentation, with a warning not to wait to start the final paper.

Historical reviews of Gudrun Buhnemann: The content can feel repetitive, but the instructor is described as very sweet and supportive for students who make an effort.

Topics

  • Meditation in Indian Buddhism and Hinduism.
  • Ancient and modern contemplative practices.

Skills

  • Analysis of ancient and modern contemplative practices.

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