गते गते पारगते पारसंगते बोधि स्वाहा

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

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• What is religion (the Bell Curve)? What is culture? How do the two interact?

• How does geography shape culture?

• What are thephilosophical foundations of the Buddhisms of Asia?

• The Middle of the Bell Curve: How was/is Buddhism practiced by a typical adherent in Asia?

This site was created by Sarah Shmitt at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.