Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Mind

At Nitartha Institute, students gain authentic experience in Buddhist studies by gradually progressing through the views of different Buddhist philosophical systems, as well as by training in analysis, debate and meditation. The Nitartha curriculum is offered online and in person through semester courses, the intensive Summer Institute, and Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOC). Nitartha also offers courses in Tibetan language and the Buddhist Science of Art.

Rooted in the traditions of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, Nitartha Institute courses are taught by highly renowned faculty: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, and several Western teachers including Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl, Scott Wellenbach, Dr. Phil Stanley, and many others. Attending Nitartha classes is an experience of precious moments of heart transmission between teacher and student.

Current Courses in Progress

Buddhist Philosophy
Colloquial Tibetan
Mahamudra

  • BUD 530 Mind and Its World IV: Vaibhasika and Sautrantika Philosophical Traditions
    January 21 - April 14, 2024
  • BUD 553 Collected Topics Debate I
    January 21 - April 21, 2024
  • BUD 692 Treasury of Valid Cognition and Reasoning
    February 26 - June 24, 2024
  • Mahamudra Review Courses
  • Presummer Mahamudra Vipashyana I
  • Tibetan Language Courses
    Starting February 12

Our entire foundation and intermediate curricula are also available as Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOC). SPOC are taken through the Moodle platform and provide recorded teachings of all the classes along with all the materials: handouts, study questions, quizzes and exams. Students have 9 months to complete a course.

Click here for a full listing of all our Self-Paced Online Courses.

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