3b Analyse the strengths of the claim migration and trade are the key features in influencing the spread of Buddhism to China and Japan. (20)
3b Analyse the importance of the view that the early developments of Buddhism in China and Japan are vital in understanding the teachings of Asian Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the weakness of the claim that Pure Land Buddhism betrays Buddhist origins. (20)
3b Analyse the view that the practices of Zen Buddhism are the most successful expressions of Mahayana Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the view that practices of True Pure Land and Zen Buddhism are essentially the same. (20)
3b Analyse implications of early developments of Buddhism in China and Japan for Buddhist traditions developedments there. (20)
3b Analyse the differences between the different types of Pureland tradition
3b Analyse the strenghtes of True Pureland Buddhism as a legitimate form of Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the idea that he key teachings of Pureland Buddhism are a betrayal of Buddhist origins. (20)
3b Analyse the view that enlightenment is only learning to live in the moment. (20)
3b Analyse the view that enlightenment is 'a sudden revulsion, a turning, or re-turning of the eight consciousness's back into its original (20)
3b Analyse the view that enlightenment is only learning to live in the moment state of purity'. (20)
3b Analyse the importance the impact of Dogen on the development of Buddhism in Japan. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of claiming their are no important differences between Soto and Rinazai Zen Buddhist traditions. (20)
3b Analyse the relevance of the indigenous traditions of confusionism and Taoism in the development of Buddhism’s spread to China and Japan. (20)
3b Analyse implications of Asian Buddhism's encounter with modernity. (20)
3b Analyse the view that Dogen had no real impact on Japanese Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the weakness of claiming the context and contributions of Huiyuan are the key to understanding the origins of Pureland Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the success of claiming the context and contributions of Huiyuan are the key to understanding the origins of Pureland Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the view that the development of key beliefs and practices of Pureland Buddhism in Japan are dependent on Honin. (20)
3b Analyse the idea that the development of the key beliefs and practices of Shin Buddhism or True Pureland Buddhism are depednent on Shinran . (20)
3b Analyse the importance of the Pure Land sutras for Pureland Buddhism. (20)
3b Analyse the weakness of the claim that Pureland that represents a gradual and not radical change from earlier traditions. (20)
3b Analyse implications of the claim that Zen that represents a radical and not gradual change from earlier traditions. (20)
3b Analyse the Soto Zen claim that it represents the true expression of Zen Buddhist belief and practice between the main schools of Rinzai Zena and Soto Zen. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of of True Pureland claim that it represents the true expression of Zen Buddhist belief and practice between the main schools of Pureland and true Pureland Buddhism. (20)