Midterm: Eastern Philosophy and Religion

Choose one question from section A and one question from section B

SectionA

1. Compare and contrast two schools of Hindu philosophy. Use the following articles from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy ed. Paul Edwards: "Indian Philosophy," "Sankara," "Ramanuja."

2. Compare and contrast one early Buddhist philosophy with one Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. (Use the following articles from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy: "Buddhist Philosophy", "Nagarjuna"

Section B

1. Compare and contrast the role of women in Hinduism and Buddhism. Discuss ways in which the presence or absence of the caste system may have affected their lives.

2. Discuss the place of the epic The Mahabharata in Hindu religion.