Nitartha Institute

This course begins with the analysis of mind and its functions, or mental events, followed by a detailed phenomenological account of causes and results from Abhidharma and the presentation of the twelve links of dependent origination which is Buddha's response to the perennial questions of where we come from, where we are now and where we are heading.

2 credits.

Course code: BUD 510s-C

Prerequisites: BUD 501 and BUD 502

Class Topics

• Primary minds and mental events, five congruencies
• Omnipresent and object-determining mental events
• Positive and changeable mental events
• Primary and secondary afflictions
• Causes, conditions and results by entity
• Twelve links of interdependence
• Karma: cause and effect

Required Texts

• Root text: Classifications of Mind (Lorik), by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute Publications: nitartha.institute.pubs@gmail.com

• Root text: Collected Topics (Düdra), by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications: nitartha.institute.pubs@gmail.com

• Mind and Its World II Sourcebook, Nitartha Institute Publications:
  nitartha.institute.pubs@gmail.com

For Nitartha Institute Publications, please allow 3 weeks for delivery of texts in North America, and for overseas shipping, please allow 2–3 weeks for airmail and 4–6 weeks for surface shipping.

Mode of Instruction

The class is part of our online campus and is available as streaming video, as well as downloadable audio.  There are also posted study questions, recommended readings, exam questions and the ability to contact a distance learning advisor with questions.

Login information will be provided prior to the first class.