SCIENCE OF MIND: BUDDHIST STUDIES (Shedra) CURRICULUM
The Nitartha Institute Buddhist Studies Curriculum presents the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana view through a well-developed progressive series of courses designed as Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced curriculum studies. Nitartha begins with the study of mind and its relation to objects. In essence, how do we know what we know, and how do we know if this knowledge is correct? These courses provide a foundational understanding of the terms and methods used to support analytical inquiry into how mind engages with its world. They build a well-developed ground on which the intermediate and advanced curricula are built.
Nitartha’s foundation level curriculum presents the views of foundational Buddhism, including Vaibhāśika and Sautrāntika philosophical systems.
At the intermediate level, the Mahāyana philosophical systems of Cittamātra and Madhyamaka are explored in depth. The Tathāgatagarbha tradition and the exposition of the path to enlightenment are also introduced.
The advanced curriculum features in-depth study of primary texts selected from the Eight Main Treatises of Sūtra and Tantra of the Kagyu school and the Thirteen Core Indian Buddhist Treaties of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.