Sadly, I came down with a cold that forced me to miss class on Friday so I missed out on what we did that day, but as for Wednesday it was by far my favorite session so far. It opened with a structured lecture/discussion on general Buddhism, which is one of my favorite topics to discuss because I find Buddhist beliefs extremely interesting due my lack of education in the topic until coming to college being raised in a Catholic household. We then broke into groups to search through the primary sources we had to read prior to fill out a chart on the three kingdoms and their relations to Buddhism; how it was introduced, how it was used by the society, and how it was spread to other areas in Asia (just a few examples). I found this to be my favorite way to work through our material for that day. The opening lecture was informative and a good way to get a general idea of Buddhism then searching through the primary sources really helped me get a deeper understanding of Buddhism in Korea while still being engaging by working in a group. My enjoyment of this session made it hard to miss on Friday, but sadly that was the worst day of my cold and I was bedridden for most of the day, but I’m excited to be back and for another great week!
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