Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 3 - Studies in Humanities and the Arts
• 34 - Religion and Theology
• 38.02 - Religion/Religious Studies

38.0202 - Buddhist Studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the philosophy preached by Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha, in ancient India and subsequently interpreted by his disciples and apostles; together with the intellectual, cultural, social, and ritual developments of the faith and its branches. These programs include courses in Buddhist sacred literature (Tipitaka, etc.) and study of one or more of the main branches including Early Buddhism, Hinayana, Theravada, Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Pure Land, Shingon, Tendai, Nichiren Shu, Zen, Tibetan, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and others.

• Example Program Names:

  • Buddhism
  • Buddhist studies
  • Tibetan Buddhism
  • Zen Buddhism

• Exclusion

  • Tibetan studies(05.0131)
  • Religious education(39.0401)