Buddhism and Jainism

The student has by the end of the course gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student

• has knowledge about Buddhism and Jainism with emphasis on changes in the recent past.
• has detailed knowledge about the emergence of different interpretations of Buddhism and Jainism in South Asia in the modern period, about Buddhism as a religious and political identity in South Asia and about Western traditions of interpretations of these religions

Skills:

The student

• has the ability to analyze scholarly literature and to make own inferences.
• has the ability to write texts based on reasoning
• has experience with imparting information, theories, ideas, approaches to problems and with suggesting solutions regarding the themes of the course both in writing and orally

General competence:

The student is able to communicate about problematic areas, analysis, and conclusions in this field of knowledge.