Why do we study the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination? These teachings from foundational Buddhism are indispensable to understanding Buddhist view and deepening our understanding strengthens our meditation practices, giving them the chance to bring us to liberation.
Mitra Tyler Dewar will introduce the Nalandabodhi study curriculum classes Hinayana 201 and 202 in this evening talk. HIN 201 will start the following Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026.
This talk is open to the community, but it is necessary to take Introduction to Buddhism before enrolling in the Nalandabodhi curriculum classes HIN 201 and HIN 202.
Date and Time
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
6:00–7:30p
Format
Hybrid – both onsite and online
Zoom links are automatically sent to registered participants. Please check for an email with the subject “Registration Confirmed for Foundational Studies Kickoff with Mitra Tyler Dewar”.
Teacher
Mitra Tyler was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been engaged in the study and practice of Buddhism since 1996, becoming a student of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche two years later. He began studying the Tibetan language in 1997, and became an oral interpreter and textual translator for Nitartha Institute and Nalandabodhi in 2000.
Tyler joined the faculty of Nitartha Institute in 2003 and was appointed as a senior teacher in Nalandabodhi in 2005. He has served as an oral interpreter for lineage-holding masters of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Tyler enjoys teaching on such topics as the four immeasurables, and exploring how the great Buddhist forebears inspire and inform life in the 21st century.
A musician and singer, he has participated in the creation of several ‘melodized’ liturgies and ‘dharma songs.’ Tyler is the father of an amazing daughter and lives in Seattle, Washington.
About the “Mitra” title: In 2005, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche empowered a group of his long-time students to be senior teachers of Nalandabodhi. He gave each of them the title Mitra, which is drawn from the Sanskrit term Kalyanamitra, “spiritual friend.” The Mitras guide Nalandabodhi’s three paths of Study, Meditation, and Mindful Activity and teach throughout the world.
Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue., September 1, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location HYBRID Nalandabodhi Seattle @ Nalanda West
