THE PHILOSOPHIES & RELIGIONS OF INDIAAHL3900

This 3.5 week travel-study course will provide an

immersion into India's extraordinary religious and

philosophical vibrancy by engaging with the people,

texts, and sacred sites on north India. It will place a

special focus on the religious and philosophical

traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and

Jainism.

Our travels will include the ancient Hindu city of

Varanasi, a boat ride along the sacred Ganges river,

visits to the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Sarnath, the

Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar, Buddhist

monasteries of Ladakh, and ancient Hindu and Jain

temples throughout north India.

The course will include daily meditation practices.

*A visit to the Taj Mahal will be organized, if there is sufficient group interest.

COURSE  DESCRIPTION

May 15-June 7