Schools of Buddhism

This final essay should be approximately 2000 words, double spaced. You should provide at least six peer reviewed sources to help substantiate points made throughout you essays. Just as with the Mini Essays, you must use Chicago Style for references with footnotes and a bibliography. At the beginning of your essay, please write out fully which prompt you will be writing about, as sometimes it is not always clear for me as a reader.

You are required to choose one of the following prompts for your final essay.

How has art influenced the development and understanding of Buddhism throughout history?
Buddhism has adapted with many cultural and societal changes as it spread around the globe throughout history. How have modernity and globalization influenced the message and expansion of Buddhism within recent history?
How are women perceived within the different schools of Buddhism? Have those perceptions changed over time? Why or why not?
Buddhism has often found itself involved in violent actions, and have even been known to devin martial arts.