HIN 202
online 5:30–7:00p PT
Tuesdays, October 29–December 10, 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.
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, October 29, 2024: Setting Out on the Path and the Practice of Nonviolence
Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Types and Techniques of Buddhist Meditation
Tuesday, November 12, 2024: Practicum — Analytical Meditation on the Four Reminders
Tuesday, November 19, 2024: The Foundations, Types, and Obstacles of Shamatha and Vipashyana
Tuesday, November 26, 2024: Practicum: Analytical Meditation on the Five Skandhas Not Being a Personal Self
Tuesday, December 3, 2024: The Paths of Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas (Part 1)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024: The Paths of Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas (Part 2)
