HIN 201
online 5:30–7:00p PT
Tuesdays, September 10–October 15, 2024
Nalandabodhi’s Three Paths make the Buddha’s teachings relevant and approachable for the modern mind. Through study, meditation, and mindful activity, we begin to see clearly, open our hearts, and foster a truly meaningful life.
The Nalandabodhi Path of Study offers a comprehensive study of Buddhist philosophy; it adapts the traditional curriculum taught in the Tibetan Buddhist scholastic academies for Western students. The curriculum progresses sequentially through Buddhist philosophical schools, from foundational Hinayana principles to Mahayana concepts of bodhichitta and buddha nature. Each course builds on the previous, resulting in an increasingly complex and subtle view of reality.
Also known as the “foundational vehicle,” Hinayana is the first vehicle of the three-yana system of study – Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. It is the basis for entering the path as taught in Vajrayana traditions.
Foundational Buddhism explores core teachings of the Buddha’s “First Turning,” the journey of individual liberation. Topics include the Four Noble Truths (suffering, causes of suffering, liberation from suffering, and the path); the five skandhas (the basis for clinging to an existent self); dependent origination (the 12 nidanas); and the formation of karma. Views of the two principal schools of early Buddhism will also be introduced (the Sautrantikas and Vaibashikas).
The first course in the series, Hinayana 201 (September 10–October 15) introduces students to the ground or view of Hinayana. The second course, Hinayana 202 (October 29–December 10), describes the Hinayana path and its results.
Please click on a class date below for more information and to register.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
