Level III: “Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist” (“C.A.H.S.”) 1,200 hours / 80 units (Associate's)

Course Titles Course Code Total Units Total Class Hours Pre-Reqs 1 Hour Client Consults AHG Category

Western Medical Terminology II: Greek, Latin and Sanskrit Roots WS401 0.20 3 WS301 1 1 Basic Human Sciences Dox, Ida G., Melloni, B.J., HarperCollins Illustrated Medical Dictionary, New York: HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN: 0062736469

Western Anatomy I: Drawing Parallels with Ayurveda & Chinese Medicine WS410 0.40 6 High School Diploma 1 Basic Human Sciences Dox, Ida G., Melloni, B.J., HarperCollins Illustrated Medical Dictionary, New York: HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN: 0062736469

Mathematics for Non-Mathematicians II: Modern and Ancient WS405 0.10 1.5 WS305 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Starbird, Michael, and Burger, Edward B., Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas, Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, 2006. www.teach12.com

Physics for Non-Physicists II: Modern and Ancient WS410 0.10 1.5 WS310 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Capra, Fritof, The Tao of Physics, Audio Renaissance, www.Audible.com, 2001 ; Pollock, Steven, Ph.D, Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos, Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, 2006. www.teach12.com

Chemistry for Non-Chemists II: Modern and Ancient WS420 0.10 1.5 WS320 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Dox, Ida G., Melloni, B.J., HarperCollins Illustrated Medical Dictionary, New York: HarperCollins, 2001.

Biology for Non-Biologists II: Modern and Ancient WS430 0.10 1.5 WS330 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Sapolsky, Robert, Ph.D, Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition, Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, 2006. www.teach12.com

Modern Psychology for Non-Psychologists II - Illuminating the Mind PSY410 0.10 1.5 PSY310 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Martin, David W., Ph.D, Psychology of Human Behavior, Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, 2006. www.teach12.com

Philosophy for Non-Philosophers II: Modern and Ancient, East and West PHL410 0.10 1.5 PHL310 1 Basic Human Sciences $25 Irwin, William, editor, The Matrix and Philosophy, Random House Audible, 2002. www.Audible.com

Diagnosis: Assessment of Prakruti (Constitution) and Vikruti (Current State) II: Ayurvedic and Tibetan Perspectives on Physical Assessment Skills/Constitutional Analysis AYR420 0.25 3.75 AYR320 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.

Diagnosis: Assessment of Metabolism and Digestion (Agni) II - Chinese Perspectives AYR430 0.25 3.75 AYR330 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills $25 Pitchford, Paul, Healing with Whole Foods, 3rd, ed., Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2002.

Pathology: Causes, Signs and Symptoms of Doshic Disorders II AYR425 0.25 3.75 AYR325 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Kulkarni, P.H., Prof., Ayurveda Nidan, 2nd. ed., Delhi, India: Sri Satguru, 2000. ISBN 81-7030-664-7

Pathology: Causes, Signs and Symptoms of Disorders of the Srotas (Channels and Meridians) II AYR450 0.25 3.75 AYR350 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Introduction: An Ayurvedic Analysis of the Fundamentals of TCM - Comparison and Contrast TCM401 0.65 9.75 HRB108 or Exam 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Tibetan Medicine Introduction: Teachers from H.H. the Dalai Lama's Tibetan Medicine and Astro Institute: An Ayurvedic Analysis of the Fundamentals of Tibetan Ayurveda - Comparison and Contrast: Include film “The Knowledge of Healing” 90 min, English, 1997 A film by Franz Reichle, Swiss documentary filmmaker. An investigation into the world of Tibetan Medicine. The Swiss-made documentary visits with H.H. the Dalai Lama and his physician, the late Dr. Tenzin Choedrak, in his home-in-exile in the foothills of northern India, and then with Tibetan doctor Chimit-Dorzhi Dugarov in Buryatia (eastern Siberia). Then it moves to the high-tech laboratories of Switzerland, Austria and Israel where scientists are busy analyzing the healing properties of herbs, roots and minerals, the basis of Tibetan medicines TIB401 1.00 15 HRB108 or Exam 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 90 mins. lecture per herb Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Diagnosis: Nidana-Panchakam I: Time & The Art of Clinical Assessment: Integrated Chinese and Ayurvedic Perspectives TCM455 0.25 3.75 AYR355 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills $10 Molony, David, The American Association of Oriental Medicine's Complete Guide to Chinese Herbal Medicine: How to Treat Illness and Maintain Wellness With Chinese Herbs, New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN: 0425157059. www.Amazon.com
 

Pathology: Nidana-Panchakam II: Disease Classifications, Prognosis, Etiology: Integrated Chinese and Ayurvedic Perspectives TCM460 0.25 3.75 AYR360 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Diagnosis: Nidana-Panchakam III: Prodromal/Cardinal Signs/Symptoms, Therapeutic Trials, Disease Process: Integrated Chinese and Ayurvedic Perspectives TCM465 0.25 3.75 AYR365 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Molony, David, The American Association of Oriental Medicine's Complete Guide to Chinese Herbal Medicine: How to Treat Illness and Maintain Wellness With Chinese Herbs, New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN: 0425157059. www.Amazon.com
 

Diagnosis: Nidana-Panchakam IV: Samprapti -- The Stages of Disease Progression: Integrated Chinese and Ayurvedic Perspectives TCM470 0.25 3.75 AYR370 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Molony, David, The American Association of Oriental Medicine's Complete Guide to Chinese Herbal Medicine: How to Treat Illness and Maintain Wellness With Chinese Herbs, New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN: 0425157059. www.Amazon.com
 

Diagnosis: Chinese Medicine -- Methods of Acquiring Information: An Ayurvedic Analysis of TCM Diagnosis - Comparison and Contrast TCM480 0.25 3.75 AYR380 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills $45 Maciocia, Giovanni, Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, Seattle, WA: Eastland Press, 1995. ISBN: 093961619X. www.Amazon.com
 

Diagnosis: Ashtavidha Pariksha II -The Eight Methods of Diagnosis - Focus on Tongue Diagnosis AYR485 0.25 3.75 AYR385 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Lad, Vasant, Dr., Secrets of the Pulse -- Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis, Albuquerque, NM: Ayurvedic Press (800-863-7721 or 505-291-9698), 1996, 2005, www.Ayurveda.com, www.Amazon.com. 2. Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Diagnosis: Rugna Patrakam - Client Assessment II - An In-depth Ayurvedic Case Study Form: Interview and Case Taking Skills AYR490 0.20 3 AYR390 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Healthy Lifestyle - Daily & Seasonal Routines II - Chinese Medicine Perspectives: An Ayurvedic Comparison: Lifestyle/Wellness Counseling SOC401 0.10 1.5 SOC301 or Exam 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Ayurvedic Aromatherapy Acupressure Chikitsa (The Olfactory & Tactile Pathways of the Inner Pharmacy): Lifestyle/Wellness Counseling ACU424 0.20 3 ACU324 or Exam 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
50 herbs in course HRB401 Tillotson, Alan Keith, The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook -- Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic, New York: Kensington, 2001. Direct from the author: (302) 994-0465 or Amazon.com
 

Ayurvedic Herbology IV - Materia Medica - 50 Herbs HRB401 2.00 30 HRB301 or Exam 1 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 36 mins. lecture per herb Gogte, V.M., Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants, Pune, India, 2001. www.VedamsBooks.com
 

Ayurvedic Herbology V - Materia Medica - 20 Synergistic Herb Pairs - The Ayurvedic Art of Combining Pairs of Herbs - 10 Antagonistic Herb Pairs HRB405 0.50 7.5 HRB401 or Exam 1 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 23 mins. lecture per herb Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Chinese Herbology I - Materia Medica - 25 Herbs Shared with Ayurveda: Examined from a Chinese and an Ayurvedic Energetic Perspective HRB402 1.00 15 TCM401 or Exam 1 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 36 mins/herb $13 Frawley, David, & Lad, Vasant, Dr., The Yoga of Herbs: Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press, 2nd. ed. 1984, 1998. www.Amazon.com
 

Tibetan Herbology I - Materia Medica - 15 Herbs Shared with Ayurveda HRB403 0.50 7.5 HRB108 or Exam 1 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 30 mins. lecture per herb Tillotson, Alan Keith, The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook -- Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic, New York: Kensington, 2001. Direct from the author: (302) 994-0465 or Amazon.com
 

Western Herbology I - Materia Medica - 30 Herbs Shared with Ayurveda and TCM: examined from an Ayurvedic and Chinese Energetic Perspective HRB404 0.75 11.25 HRB108 or Exam 1 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 23 mins. lecture per herb Frawley, David, & Lad, Vasant, Dr., The Yoga of Herbs: Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press, 2nd. ed. 1984, 2001. www.Amazon.com
 

Plant Identification in Ayurveda, Tibetan, Chinese and Western Herbology HRB406 0.50 7.5 HRB301 or Exam 1 2 Botany and Plant Identification Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Ethical Wildcrafting and Sustainability: India, Tibet, China, Europe, USA HRB407 0.15 2.25 HRB108 or Exam 2 Botany and Plant Identification Tillotson, Alan Keith, The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook -- Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic, New York: Kensington, 2001. Direct from the author: (302) 994-0465 or Amazon.com
 

Harvesting: India, Tibet, China, Europe, USA HRB408 0.15 2.25 HRB301 or Exam 2 Botany and Plant Identification Tillotson, Alan Keith, The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook -- Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic, New York: Kensington, 2001. Direct from the author: (302) 994-0465 or Amazon.com
 

Field Identification Procedures & Safety : India, Tibet, China, Europe, USA HRB409 0.15 2.25 HRB301 or Exam 2 Botany and Plant Identification Gogte, V.M., Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants, Pune, India, 2001. www.VedamsBooks.com
 

Ayurvedic Herbology VI - Ayurvedic and Western Pharmacology and Plant Chemistry HRB410 0.20 3 HRB310 or Exam 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing 1. Gogte, V.M., Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants, Pune, India, 2001. www.VedamsBooks.com, & Savnur, H.V., Ayurvedic Materia Medica, SriSatguru Publications, 1958/88. 2. Kulkarni, P.H., Prof., ed, Ayurveda Therapy, Revised & Enlarged Edition, Delhi, India: Sri Satguru, 2001. ISBN 81-7030-694-9. www.vedamsbooks.com/no20599.htm.
 

Chinese Herbology II - Chinese Pharmacology and Plant Chemistry HRB411 0.10 1.5 HRB108 or Exam 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Tillotson, Alan Keith, The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook -- Chinese, Western, Ayurvedic, New York: Kensington, 2001. Direct from the author: (302) 994-0465 or Amazon.com
 

Herbal Formulation - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Perspectives HRB415 1.00 15 HRB405 or Exam 2 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing 1. Lad, Vasant, Dr., The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press (Random House), 1998. www.Amazon.com. 2. Kulkarni, P.H., Prof., ed, Ayurveda Therapy, Revised & Enlarged Edition, Delhi, India: Sri Satguru, 2001. ISBN 81-7030-694-9. www.vedamsbooks.com/no20599.htm.
 

Ayurvedic Therapeutics II - Kaya Chikitsa - Ayurvedic Remedies - 50 Herbal-Mineral-Metal-Gem Compounds (Rasa Shastra) HRB420 1.00 15 HRB320 or Exam 2 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 18 mins/herb $28 Kulkarni, P.H., Prof., ed, Ayurveda Therapy, Revised & Enlarged Edition, Delhi, India: Sri Satguru, 2001. ISBN 81-7030-694-9. www.vedamsbooks.com/no20599.htm
 

Chinese Herbal Therapeutics I - Kaya Chikitsa - TCM Remedies - 25 Herbal Compounds HRB425 0.75 11.25 HRB402 or Exam 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism 27 mins/herb $20 Taylor, Mark, L.Ac., Chinese Patent Medicines - A Beginner's Guide, Santa Cruz, California: Global Eyes International Press, 1998.  ISBN: 0-9662973-0-X 
 

Basic Principles of Herbal Remedy Making - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Perspectives HRB430 0.75 11.25 HRB405 or Exam 5 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Modes of Administration/Delivery of Herbals - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Perspectives HRB455 0.25 3.75 HRB405 or Exam 15 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Maintaining an Herbal Apothecary-Dispensary-Pharmacy - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Perspectives HRB460 0.25 3.75 HRB405 or Exam 2 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Herbal Raw Material Identification - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western HRB465 0.20 3 HRB405 or Exam 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Gogte, V.M., Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants, Pune, India, 2001. www.VedamsBooks.com
 

Laws Regarding Labeling and Dispensing Herbal Remedies - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western HRB470 0.10 1.5 HRB405 or Exam 1 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Dick, Michael, M.A., ed., Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Herbal Dispensing Strategies - Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Perspectives HRB480 0.25 3.75 HRB405 or Exam 5 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Western and Chinese Herb/Drug Interactions HRB490 0.25 3.75 HRB425 or Exam 5 4 Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Dispensing $20 Brinker, Francis, N.D., Herb Contraindications And Drug Interactions, 2nd. ed., Sandy Oregon: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998. www.Amazon.com
 

Counseling / Psychology II - Chinese - Ayurvedic - Buddhist - Western: Lifestyle/Wellness Counseling PSY401 0.25 3.75 PSY301 1 1 Basic Human Sciences Clifford, Terry, Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry -- The Diamond Healing, York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1990. www.Amazon.com
Pancha Karma Massage, Cleansing and Rejuvenation II - Rasayanas / Adaptogens PKM401 0.25 3.75 PKM301 1 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Food as Medicine II - Chinese Dietary Therapeutics: An Ayurvedic Analysis of the Fundamentals of TCM Diet - Comparison and Contrast: Healing with Whole Foods contains a wealth of information on health, diet, alternative medicine, natural food presentation, and recipes, researched by an expert in the field. Readers will learn how to apply Chinese medicine and the five-element theory to a contemporary diet; treat illness and nervous disorders through diet; and make the transition to whole vegetable foods. The most detailed source book yet published on preparing food and eating consciously, Healing with Whole Foods includes complete sections on Ayurvedic principles of food-combining; the treatment of disease conditions through meals; transition from animal products to whole vegetable foods; micro-algae; selection of waters and salts; the extremely complex varieties of oils, sugars, and condiments; vitamins and minerals; fasting and purification; food for children, food presentation and proportions; vibrational cooking; the physiology of nourishment; color diagnosis and therapy; consciousness in diet changes; plus descriptions of the nature and uses of various grains, legumes, miso, tempeh, tofu, seaweeds, nuts and seeds, sprouts, and fruits. Also featured are sections on chutneys, relishes, pickles, different milks, rejuvelac, yogurt, salads, and desserts. NUT401 0.40 6 NUT301 5 Clinical Skills $23 Pitchford, Paul, Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, 3rd, ed., Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2002, 750 pages, ISBN: 1556434308. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1556434308/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 Lad, Vasant, Dr., Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing, 2nd. ed., Albuquerque, New Mexico: Ayurvedic Press, 1997, 254 pages, ISBN: 1883725054. (800-863-7721 or 505-291-9698), 2002, www.Ayurveda.com, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1883725054/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20

Clinic-Ministerial III (Client Management Internship - Time the Intern spends with clients leading consultations - Exceeding NAMA Guidelines) CLN401 1.00 15 CLN301 10 8 Additional Clinical Hours Requirement Adams, Patch, M.D., Gesundheit! -- Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor and Joy, Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 1998. www.Amazon.com
 

Pratyutpanna Sutra (Sanskrit: Pratyutpanna Samadhi Sutra) (Taisho No. 418) Study I: Literally called the "The Samadhi of being in the presence of all the Buddhas". Nagarjuna and Vasubhandu took refuge in Amitabha and extensively promoted Pure Land faith and practice of chanting, visualizing and meditating on Amitabha Buddha and his Pure Land of Sukhavati. The Pratyutpanna Sutra was first translated into Chinese by the Kushan Buddhist monk Lokaksema between 178 and 189 CE, at the Han capital of Loyang. This translation is, together with the Prajnaparamita Sutra, one of the earliest historically datable texts of the Mahayana tradition. The Pratyutpanna Sutra contains the first known mentions of the Buddha Amitabha and his Pure Land, said to be at the origin of Pure Land practice in China: SUT400 0.25 3.75 SUT401 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research "Great Strength Bodhisattva’s Perfect Penetration from Shurangama Sutra, a simple explanation by the Venerable Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, Burlingame, CA: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1997. ISBN 088139307X, http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=94 . Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, A General Explanation of The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra, 2nd ed., Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2003. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881394319 http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=151 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881394319/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 The Three Pure Land Sutras, Revised 2nd Edition, Translated by Hisao Inagaki, (includes The Larger Sutra on Amitāyus [Taisho 366], The Sutra on Contemplation of Amitāyus [Taisho 365], and The Smaller Sutra on Amitāyus [Taisho 360]), Berkeley, California: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.
Phone: (1) 510-843-4128 ISBN 1886439184 http://www.NumataCenter.com http://www.numatacenter.com/default.aspx?mpid=30&productid=33&languageid=5 "
 

"Amitabha (Sanskrit: Maha Sukhavati Vyuhah, Chinese: Ta-wu-liang-shou-ching) 48 Vows Sutra (Taisho No. 360) and Amitayus Long Life Sutra (Sanskrit: Amitayurdhyana Sutra Taisho No. 365) Study II - With both Sanskrit and English texts: Translated from Sanskrit by Monk Saṃghavarman. This “Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha“ is one of the 3 basic sūtras of the Pure Land Faith. It relates how a certain mendicant monk by the name of Dharmākara, when practising under the tutelage of Lokeśvararāja Buddha (Lokeshvararaja), made 48 vows to save all suffering beings. To fulfil these vows he created a paradise in the west called Sukhāvatī, and he thus became the Buddha Amitāyus. The sūtra states that if anyone believing in these 48 vows should chant ""Namo Amitāyus"", he will be born in the paradise of Sukhāvatī and there become a Buddha. This sūtra being the longest of the three basic sūtras of the Pure Land Faith, it is common practice in the various Pure Land sects to use extracts from it for the purpose of recitation. Includes verse-summary of the 48 vows in the form of 3 vows.
" SUT401 0.25 3.75 SUT401 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research "Great Strength Bodhisattva’s Perfect Penetration from Shurangama Sutra, a simple explanation by the Venerable Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, Burlingame, CA: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1997. ISBN 088139307X, http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=94 . Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, A General Explanation of The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra, 2nd ed., Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2003. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881394319 http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=151 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881394319/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 The Three Pure Land Sutras, Revised 2nd Edition, Translated by Hisao Inagaki, (includes The Larger Sutra on Amitāyus [Taisho 366], The Sutra on Contemplation of Amitāyus [Taisho 365], and The Smaller Sutra on Amitāyus [Taisho 360]), Berkeley, California: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.
Phone: (1) 510-843-4128 ISBN 1886439184 http://www.NumataCenter.com http://www.numatacenter.com/default.aspx?mpid=30&productid=33&languageid=5 "
 

"Bhaisajya Guru (Medicine Master Buddha) Sutra (Sanskrit: Bhagavato Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabhasya Purva Pranidhana Vishesha Vistara Sutra; Tibetan: 'Phags pa bcom ldan 'das sman gyi bla bai durya'i od kyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa'i mdo -- Study II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Tibetan Tripitaka Tangyur Toh. 504. Includes Disasters of the Elements - The Buddhas speaks limitless Dharmas, which are like medicines, to alleviate the illnesses of living beings. Medicine Master Buddha is honored as the foremost teacher in medicine, the king of medicine kings. He has vowed to quell disasters and lengthen life and has established the Vaiduray Pure Land in the East. This sutra contains his twleve great vows to help living beings and his mantra for healing.
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche for practices to do to avert ""natural"" disasters such as famines, flood, earthquakes, drought, etc. Includes Practice of Prostrations to the 35 Confession Buddha's together with recitation of the names of the Medicine Buddhas. Includes chanting of the original Sanskrit text." SUT405 0.25 3.75 SUT305 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research Hua, Hsuan, Ven., comm., Medicine Master Sutra -- A Simple Explanation, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1997. BTTSOnline.org
Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Contemplation of the Two Bodhisattvas, King of Healing and Supreme Healer (Sanskrit: Bhaisajya Raja and Bhaisajya Samudgata Sutra; Chinese: Fo-shuo- kuan Yao-wang Yao-shang erh-p'u-sa Ching,T. XX, 1161) -- Study I - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies: Found in Raoul Birnbaum's The Healing Buddha. SUT406 0.05 0.75 SUT305 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research Birnbaum, Raoul, The Healing Buddha, Revised Edition, Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, 1989, pp. 115-148. ISBN 0-87773-746-0, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877737460/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20
Sanghata Sutra Dharma Paryaya Study II (Taiosho # 423, 424) The Sanghata Sutra contains stories illustrating the power of invoking the bodhisattva wish; and the power of past and present actions to produce expansive results. Imbued with the blessings of the power of prayer invoked by Shakyamuni Buddha himself, recitation of this sutra produces a great mass of positive karma that can quickly ripen, even in this life. Just by hearing the Sanghata Sutra we accumulate inconceivable amounts of merit. In this way we take care of not only the wishes of this life but also those of future lives and become closer to liberation and finally enlightenment, when we gain the ability to free numberless sentient beings from all their suffering. MP3 recited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Although it was visited often and with great enthusiasm for centuries by Buddhists in India and Central Asia, the wondrous Sanghāta was largely forgotten by Buddhists from the 11th century onwards, until very recently. In 2002, the text was re-introduced. SUT407 0.15 2.25 SUT307 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research $- Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., commentary: Sanghata Sutra Dharma Paryaya, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006. http://www.SanghataSutra.net/ www.Sanghata-Sutra.org http://www.fpmt.org/sanghatasutra/ http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=832&Category_ID=141& http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=934&Category_ID=84&
 

Shurangama Sutra Study II - Understanding the Sense Organs and the Proper Methods of Cultivation SUT410 0.50 7.5 SUT310 and Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences Hua, Hsuan, Ven., comm. Shurangama Sutra - Volumes 5 and 6, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1981, BTTSOnline.org
Avatamsaka (Flower Adornment) Sutra Study II (Sanskrit: Maha-Vaipulya-Buddha-Avatamsaka-Gandha-Vyuha-Sutra, Tibetan: sDong po bkod pa'i mdo) (Toh. 44) - Chapter 40 - King of Prayers (Sanskrit: Samantabhadra Charya [Arya Bhadra Charya Pranidhana Raja] Pranidhana, Tibetan: phag pa bzang po spyod pai smon lan gyi rgyal po) - Includes Dedication Prayers - Taisho No. 278 - Known as the King of Kings of all Buddhist scriptures because of its profundity and length (700,000+ Chinese characters - translated from Sanskrit ~600 A.D.; 1600 pages in Cleary's English edition), this Sutra contains the most complete explanation of the Buddha's state and the Bodhisattva's quest for Awakening. As with most Mahayana scriptures, it treats Buddha not as merely a man of ancient India, but as a cosmic principle. Differing from the austere and non-theist Theravada scriptures, it is full of gods and goddesses, heavens, jewelled trees and spirt beings. The Avatamsaka became very influential in Tibet, China and Japan, and was responsible for creation of Hua-Yen school. SUT420 0.75 11.25 SUT320 and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research Hua, Hsuan, Ven., comm. Flower Adornment (Avatamsaka) Sutra, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, BTTSOnline.org
 

Prajna Paramita (Heart) Sutra (Sanskrit: Prajnahrdayasutra; Tibetan: Shes rab snying po'i mdo; Bcom Idan 'das ma shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'I snying po, Chinese: Xīnjīng 心經 Hsin-ching) Study II - Taisho No. 251 - The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra has been translated into English from Sanskrit, Mandarin, and Tibetan versions consulting commentaries from India, China & Tibet and previous good translations. The Heart Sutra is familiar to Buddhists everywhere. Includes MP3 by HH Dalai Lama. What makes this course special are the standless verses composed by the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua to annotate each section of the sutra. The verses take their name from the line of the verse of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng that say, "The bright mirror has no stand." These standless verses, filled with the flavor of Chan meditation, delve into the deeper meanings of the sutra. The commentary of Master Hua, covering both the sutra text and his standless verses, is rich in classic definitions of terms and concepts and stories that both appeal to the people and the world of today and tomorrow. SUT430 0.50 7.5 SUT330 and Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences "1. Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, The Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra
Verses Without a Stand And Prose Commentary, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1980, 2nd ed. 2002, 165 pages, BTTSOnline.org, ISBN 088139484X http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=152 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088139484X/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 2.The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, translator Gelong Thubten Tsultrim (Ven. George Churinoff): http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=92&Category_ID=88 3. http://www.dharma-media.org/media/mfs.php?mediaID=73 4. Red Pine (Potter, Bill), translator and commentator, The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom, (based on Sanskrit from Muller/Conze and Gilgit Stupa discovery) Emeryville, California: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2002, 208 pages. ISBN: 1593760094 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593760094/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 5. Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, Parallax Press, 2005, 54 pages. ISBN: 0938077112 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938077112/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=BOOKHOU 6. Han Shan (Ch'an Master). ""A Straight Talk on the Heart Sutra"" in Ch'an and Zen Teachings, First Series, Luk, Charles (Kuan Yu Lu), translator, London: Rider, 1960, pp. 209-220 or Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 1993, 304 pages, ISBN: 0877287988 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877287988/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20"
 

Great Compassion Heart Dharani (Mantra) Sutra Study II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SUT435 0.45 6.75 SUT335 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., The Vast, Great, Perfect, Full, Unimpeded Great Compassion Heart Dharani of the Thousand-handed, Thousand-eyed Bodhisattva Who Regards the Sounds of the World (Dharani Sutra), Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1976. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0917512138 Out of print, but search on Amazon.com and elsewhere. http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=79&Category_ID=88 http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=314&Category_ID=88
 

Prajna Paramita (Heart) Sutra (Sanskrit: Prajnahrdayasutra; Tibetan: Shes rab snying po'i mdo; Bcom Idan 'das ma shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'I snying po, Chinese: Xīnjīng 心經 Hsin-ching) Study II - Taisho No. 251 - The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra has been translated into English from Sanskrit, Mandarin, and Tibetan versions consulting commentaries from India, China & Tibet and previous good translations. The Heart Sutra is familiar to Buddhists everywhere. Includes MP3 by HH Dalai Lama. What makes this course special are the standless verses composed by the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua to annotate each section of the sutra. The verses take their name from the line of the verse of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng that say, "The bright mirror has no stand." These standless verses, filled with the flavor of Chan meditation, delve into the deeper meanings of the sutra. The commentary of Master Hua, covering both the sutra text and his standless verses, is rich in classic definitions of terms and concepts and stories that both appeal to the people and the world of today and tomorrow. SUT440 0.15 2.25 SUT340 1 Basic Human Sciences $14 Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Sixth Patriarch Platform Sutra, 2nd ed. Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2002, BTTSOnline.org
Vajra Prajna Paramita (Diamond Cutter) Sutra (Vajracchedika-Prajna-Paramita Sutra, Chinese: Chin-kang-pan-jo-po-lo-mi-ching or Jin Gang Jin) Study I - Taisho No. 235, Toh. NE 16. Translated by Kumarajiva: Next to the Heart Sutra (Taisho 11), Vajra Sutra is the most widely read sutra of the Prajnaparamita literature, and has been especially highly valued among Dhyana Samadhi Meditators (Ch'an or Zen). This Sutra, known also by its abbreviated title of Diamond Sutra, deals in detail with the concept that everything existing in the universe has without exception no substance and thus no 'self'. Vajra means diamond or adamantine and refers to anything solid or durable or stable and hence means victorious or supreme. Prajna is the perfect wisdom of a Buddha. Vajra is a Sanskrit word which defies translation because of its numerous connotations, but essentially vajra is an indestructible substance, usually represented by diamond. Vajra refers to the vajra mind, the vajra nature, and the vajra prajna. SUT441 0.25 3.75 SUT440 5 Clinical Skills $35 Hua, Hsuan, Ven., comm. The Vajra Prajna Paramita (Diamond) Sutra: A General Explanation, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2nd edition, 2003, BTTSOnline.org ISBN 0881394300 http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=153 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881394300/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 Red Pine (Potter, Bill), translator and commentator, The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom, (based on Sanskrit from Muller/Conze and Gilgit Stupa discovery) New York, NY: Counterpoint Press, 2002, 480 pages. ISBN: 1582432562 http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/counterpoint/book_detail.jsp?isbn=1582432562 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582432562/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 Thich Nhat Hanh, The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra, Parallax Press, 2005, 120 pages. ISBN: 0938077511 http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=BOOKDCTI http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938077511/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20
 

Kamalashila's Middle Stages of Meditation - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SUT444 0.25 3.75 Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
Dharmarakshita's Wheel of Sharp Weapons (Wheel of Knives or Wheel-Weapon Mind Training) (Tibetan: Tsoncha Korlo) by Master Dharma Rakshita (1000 AD) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SUT445 0.25 3.75 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences Dharmarakshita, Wheel-Weapon Mind Training, Translation by Geshe Lhundub Sopa with Michael Sweet & Leonard Zwilling
 

Lay Scholar Candragomin’s (Chandragomin) Joy for the World (Sanskrit: Lokananda, Tibetan: Jig rten kun tu dga' ba'i zlos gar) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - 5th century A.D. Chandragomin of Nalanda University wrote this Buddhist play in a time and place far away, offering rare delights to modern readers. Chandragomim, is a literary master, one of the finest poets and scholars of his age in India. His subject, the deeds of the Buddha in a former life, lends itself naturally to a portrait of exemplary moral conduct. The medium -- Sanskrit drama at the peak of its craft -- allows noble themes to be presented in the most lively and entertaining ways, with an elegance of language and style that has seldom been matched. This drama succeeds and pleases on multiple levels at once -- as a work of art, as a moral and philosophical discourse, and as a keen presentation of the human psyche. SUT446 0.15 2.25 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $13 Chandragomin, Joy for the World -- A Buddhist Play by Candragomin, Hanh, Michael, translator from Tibetan to English, Berkeley, California: Dharma Publishing, 1987, 155 pages. ISBN 0898003547. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898003547/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Candragomin+Joy+for+the+World
 

Bodhisattva Study II - Healing Wisdom-Compassion Power of Tibetan-Indian Sages: Perfection of Patience and Vigor (Kshanti and Virya Prana Paramita) according to to HH Dalai Lama's Commentary on Acharya Shantideva's (700 A.D.) 7th Century Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Sanskrit: Bodhisattva-Charya-Vatara Bodhisattvacharyavatara, Tibetan: sPyod-‘jug, Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa; Tibetan Tripitaka Tangyur No. Toh. 3871, P.E. 5772; Chinese: P'u-t'i-hsing-ching Puti-xin-jing) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Taisho No. 1662, Tibetan Tripitaka Tangyur Toh. 3871 - This course stresses the importance of Kshanti Paramita (perfection of forbearance - patience - tolerance) and Virya Paramita (joyful perseverance) SUT447 0.50 7.5 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $12 Dalai Lama, Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1997. ISBN: 1559390735. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559390735/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 Shantideva, Padmakara Translation Group Translators, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Revised Edition, Boston, MA: Shambhala Classics, 2006. ISBN: 1590303881 www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/1-59030-388-1.cfm http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590303881/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 www.berzinarchives.com/e-books/bodhisattva_charyavatara_shantideva/engaging_bodhisattva_c.html www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Shantideva+Bodhisattva http://www.dharma-media.org/media/mfs.php?mediaID=356 - Tibetan Script Version http://www.berzinarchives.com/audio/bca_oral_06.mp3 http://www.berzinarchives.com/audio/bca_oral_07.mp3 http://www.berzinarchives.com/audio/bca_oral_10.mp3
 

Chandrakirti's Supplement to Nagarjuna's (kLu-sgrub) 'Treatise on the Middle Way' (Sanskrit: Madhyamakavatarabhasya - Madyamaka Vatara Bhasya) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Tibetan Tripitaka Tangyur Toh. 3862, Nyingma Edition NE 3861- Based on commentary by Ven. Monk Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Jampa Tegchok - past Abbot of Nalanda Monastery France and Sera Jey Monastery in India. MP3 Lectures from Nalanda in 1990. Presents an adventure into the heart of Buddhist wisdom through the Madhyamika, or "middle way," teachings, which are designed to take the ordinary intellect to the limit of its powers and then show that there is more. Includes verse translation of Madhyamakavatara by renowned 7th-century Indian master Chandrakirti, followed by an exhaustive logical explanation of its meaning by the modern Tibetan master Jamgön Mipham, composed approximately twelve centuries later. Chandrakirti's work is an intro to Nagarjuna's Madhyamika teachings which are themselves a systematization of the Prajnaparamita, or "Perfection of Wisdom" literature, the sutras on the crucial but elusive concept of emptiness (Shunyata Akasha). Chandrakirti's work has been accepted throughout Tibetan Buddhism as the highest expression of the Buddhist view on the sutra level. SUT450 0.50 7.5 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $15 "Chandrakirti, Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Boston, MA: Shambhala, 2004. ISBN 1590300092
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590300092/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 "
 

Shantarakshita's Adornment of the Middle Way (Sanskrit: Madhyamakalandara) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Unites the two philosophical approaches of the great Sages Nagarjuna and Asanga into a single tradition. SUT451 0.10 1.5 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $15 "Shantarakshita, The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita's Madhyamakakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Boston, MA:Shambhala, 2005. ISBN 1590302419
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590302419/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 http://www.snowlionpub.com"
 

Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being (Sanskrit: Dharma-Dharmatavibhaga-Karika, Tibetan: Chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa'i tshig le'ur byas pa) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - The (Asanga's Redaction) with commentary by Nyingma master Monk Ju Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912 A.D). Composed by Maitreya Bodhisattva and recorded in writing by Asanga, the Dharmadharmatavibhagakarika was composed during the golden age of Indian Buddhism. Mipham's commentary cogently supports Maitreya's text in a detailed analysis of how ordinary confused consciousness can be transformed into wisdom. Precise and detailed instructions guide the reader through the incredibly profound meditation that gradually brings about this transformation. SUT452 0.10 1.5 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $24 Maitreya, Arya, Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being, with Commentary by Mipham, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2004. ISBN: 1559392150 www.SnowLionPub.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559392150/medicinebuddh-20
 

The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala: A Buddhist Scripture on the Tathagatagarbha Theory - Shri Mala Devi Simha Nada Sutra Study II (English: Sanskrit: Śrīmālādevī-siṃha-nāda-sūtra, Mandarin: Shèngmán jīng, 勝鬘經, Sheng-man ching, 勝鬘師子吼一乘大方便方廣經) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Taisho No. ___, Toh. NE 92. The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala, or Sri-mala-sutra, became the Mahayana scripture pre-eminent to teaching that all sentient beings have the potentiality of Buddhahood - Tathagata-Garbha. It is related to the Shurangama Sutra, the Lankavatara Sutra and Ashvagosha's Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana (Mahayana Shraddhot Pada Shastra). The Changeless Nature or Buddha Matrix (the "Fundamental Treasury of the Thus Come One") - We and all sentient beings share the potential to reach a state free from the gross and subtle obscurations. This shared potential is called Buddha Nature. It is possible to bring about this transformation because our consciousness is not in the nature of those obscurations: since it lacks inherent existence it is possible to transform it. SUT453 0.10 1.5 SUT353 1 Basic Human Sciences $24 Wayman, Alex, Wayman, Hideko, translators, The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala : A Buddhist Scripture on the Tathagatagarbha Theory, Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers; 1990, Reprint edition, 1999, 142 pages. ISBN: 8120807316 http://www.mlbd.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8120807316/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 The Sutra of Queen Srimala of the Lion's Roar and the Vimalakirti Sutra, Berkeley, California: Bdk English Tripitaka Translation Series by Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2005, 229 pages. ISBN: 1886439311 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1886439311/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20 http://www.numatacenter.com/
 

Lama Tsong-kha-pa's (1357-1419 A.D.) Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: The Lamrim Chenmo: Volume 2 - Perfecting Generosity, Morality, Patience, and Vigor - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Also includes Causing the Teachings of Buddha to Flourish - This prayer is an extract from the Essence of the Moon Sutra by Panchen Sonam Dragpa, who was tutor to the third Dalai Lama. Also includes Glory of the Triple Ground by Gelek Pel Sangpo. Heartfelt request to Lama Tsongkhapa by one of his direct disciples. To be recited on Lama Tsongkhapa day or at any time one is in special need of blessings for realizations on the path and understanding of Dharma. SUT455 1.50 22.5 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $19 Lama Tsong-kha-pa (1357-1419), Cutler, J., Newland, Guy, editors, The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: The Lamrim Chenmo, Volume 2, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2001. ISBN: 1559391529 www.SnowLionPub.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559391529/medicinebuddh-20 http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=82&Category_ID=88 Glory of the Triple Ground: http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=575&Category_ID=88
 

"Atisha's (Dipamkara Shrijnana 982-1054 A.D.) A Bodhisattva's Garland of Gems
(Sanskrit: Bodhisattva-Mani-Avali, Tibetan: Byang-chub sems-dpa'i nor-bu'i phreng-ba) - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - 11th-century Indian Buddhist scholar monk and saint Atisha came to Tibet thanks to Western Tibet's king. His coming initiated ""second transmission"" era of Buddhism to Tibet, formative for the Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug traditions of Buddhism. Although Atisha's most celebrated text is the Lamp on the Path to Enlightenment, however the his Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels is also an important introductory text on Bodhicitta. Alex Berzin's translation from Tibetan to English is used and he gives text MP3 commentary." SUT458 0.05 0.75 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $- "Atisha's (Dipamkara Shrijnana) A Bodhisattva's Garland of Gems
(Sanskrit: Bodhisattva-Mani-Avali, Tibetan: Byang-chub sems-dpa'i nor-bu'i phreng-ba), translated by Alex, Berzin, http://www.berzinarchives.com/sutra/sutra_level_3/atisha_garland_gems.html http://www.berzinarchives.com/media/mp3/32k/atisha_en_2004-11-08.mp3 http://www.berzinarchives.com/media/mp3/32k/atisha_en_2004-11-09_1+2.mp3 http://www.berzinarchives.com/media/mp3/32k/atisha_en_2004-11-09_3+4.mp3 http://www.berzinarchives.com/media/mp3/32k/atisha_en_2004-11-10_1+2.mp3"
 

Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire and Anger into Compassion and Wisdom: Based on Texts by Lama Yeshe and Lama Tsong Khapa with H.H. the Dalai Lama's Commentary - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SUT460 0.25 3.75 SUT360 1 Basic Human Sciences $19 Yeshe, Lama Thubten, Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire, Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2001. ISBN: 0861711629 www.wisdompubs.org, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0861711629/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20. Tsongkapa, Khen Rinpoche and Geshe Lobsang Tharchin, Translators, Preparing for Tantra: The Mountain of Blessings (Classics of Middle Asia), Mahayana Sutra & Tantra Press, 1995. ISBN: 0918753112 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0918753112/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20

Tantra, a Sanskrit word, literally means 'continuum'. Tantra, Secret Mantra, and Vajrayana are used interchangeably, 'Secret Mantra' or sang-ngak being the common Tibetan term.

Mahayana can be divided into Paramita-yana (Perfection Vehicle) and Vajra-yana (Adamantine Vehicle), the difference being in the method. Both divisions of the Mahayana share the goal of complete and perfect Buddhahood and are based on the bodhisattva motivation, bodhichitta. And they both depend on the same perfection of wisdom, the correct understanding of reality. The difference is that Vajrayana takes the result as the path, that is, the method involves generating oneself in the aspect of a Buddha, a fully- enlightened being.

This course covers:

* deity yoga - generating oneself as a Buddha
* overcoming ordinary self-image
* how to become qualified to practice Tantra
* guru yoga - connecting with the spiritual master
* taking empowerments and vows
* the five Buddha families, and
* an introduction to the ideas of clear light & illusory body

"Speaking generally we can say that all the many practices of tantra involve the principle of transformation. As modern science has demonstrated, the physical universe with its infinite variety of phenomena - from the smallest subatomic particle to the largest galaxy - is in an unceasing state of transformation and evolution form one form of energy to another.

"Our own body and mind are also energy, and whether we are healthy or ill, mentally balanced or berserk, depends on whether our mental and physical energies are harmonious or not. Through the proper practice of tantra all of our energies, including the subtle yet very powerful energies we are not ordinarily aware of, are harnessed to accomplish the greatest of all transformations."

from Introduction to Tantra,
by Lama Thubten Yeshe
 

Modern Commentary on Ashvagosha's 1st century A.D. Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion (Sanskrit: Gurupancashika; Tibetan: Lama Nga-chu-pa - Bla ma lnga bcu pa) Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - (Tibetan Tripitaka Toh. 3721) - Based on Alex Berzin's Relating to a Spiritual Teacher - Building a Healthy Relationship - Asvaghosa (Ashwagosha) was a great Buddhist poet laureate attached to the court of 1st century Indian King Kanishka, who was also a patron of the Buddhist monk Sage Nagarjuna. SUT461 0.25 3.75 Free to All Beings 1 Basic Human Sciences $16 Berzin, Alexandar, Relating to a Spiritual Teacher - Building a Healthy Relationship, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2000. ISBN: 1559391391 www.SnowLionPub.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559391391/medicinebuddh-20. Aruashura with commentary by Dhargyey, Ngawang Geshe, Fifty Stanzas on the Spiritual Teacher, Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), Paljor Publications; 2nd rev. ed edition, 2002. ISBN: 8185102872. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8185102872/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Fifty+Verses+on+Guru+Devotion
200 B.C. Charaka's Charak Samhita (Tibetan: Tsa-ra-ka sde-brgyad) Brihat Trayi Sutra Study II - compiled by Caraka, the author of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - the most important Sanskrit text of the Yoga tradition of meditation and exercise, Charaka means wanderer and he was a wandering itinerant renunciate mendicant Yogi Ayurveda physician who compiled the teachings of Agnivesha. Based on the P.V. Sharma 1994 English translation. SUT465 0.10 1.5 SUT365 1 Basic Human Sciences Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

225 B.C. to 401 A.D. Arya Bhikshu Nagarjuna's (Tibetan: kLu-sgrub) Sushruta Samhita Brihat Trayi Sutra Study II - According to ancient Indian doctor Dalhana, Buddhist monk Nagarjuna Bodhisattva of Nalanda Monastic University is the redactor (compiler) of the Sushrut Samhita, one of the three most important Sanskrit texts of Ayurveda. This course examines material from the most recent English translations from the Sanskrit and also look at some key Sanskrit verses. SUT470 0.35 5.25 SUT370 1 Basic Human Sciences Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

550 A.D. Vagbhata's (Tibetan: Pha-gol) Astanga Hridaya Samhita (Tibetan: Yan-lag brgyad pa'I snin-po bsdus-pa zes bya-ba) of the Tibetan Tanjur Tripitaka and Indian Brihat Trayi Sutra Study II - This course examines material from the most recent English translations from the Sanskrit and also look at some key Sanskrit verses. The famous Ayurvedic physician of the sixth century, Vagbhata was a Buddhist layman (Upasaka) who worshiped Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig, Guanyin), Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha), Tara, and followed the Madhyama Marga (middle path) philosophy of the Monk Nagarjuna Bodhisattva of Nalanda Monastery University. In medicine, this text was respected in not only India, but in Tibet, China and Nepal. SUT475 0.50 7.5 SUT375 1 Basic Human Sciences Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

1300 A.D. Sharngadhara Samhita Laghu Trayi Sutra Study II SUT485 0.25 3.75 SUT385 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

700 A.D. Madhava Nidanam Laghu Trayi Sutra Study II SUT488 0.25 3.75 SUT388 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

1500 A.D. Bhavamishra's Bhavaprakasha Laghu Trayi Sutra Study II SUT490 0.25 3.75 SUT390 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

The Bhagavad Gita Sutra Study I - With English texts SUT400 0.10 1.5 High School Diploma and Free to All Beings 7 History & Philosophy / Intro to Research TESTER
 

Sanskrit Level IV: Devanagari Alphabet Reading and Writing SKT401 0.10 1.5 SKT301 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Sanskrit Level VI: Sanskrit Mantras SKT404 0.10 1.5 SKT304 5 Clinical Skills Ven. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, Ph.D., compiler / editor, Buddhist Ayurveda Distance Learning Course Electronic Textbook, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2006.
 

Sanskrit Level VI: Ayurvedic-Buddhist-Yogic-Hindu Words and Definitions SKT405 0.10 1.5 SKT305 3 Materia Medica / Therapeutic Herbalism Epstein, Ron, compiler, Buddhism A to Z, 2003, BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881393533
 

Great Compassion Dharani (Maha Karuna or Da Bei Jiu) Sanskrit Mantra Study II - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT410 0.25 3.75 SKT310 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Great Compassion Mantra Verses, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2000. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881395188
 

Great Compassion (Maha Karuna or Da Bei Jiu) Sanskrit Mantra Memorization II - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT411 0.25 3.75 SKT311 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Great Compassion Mantra Verses, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2000. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881395188
Bhaisajya Guru (Medicine Master Buddha or Yao Shi Fou) Sanskrit and Tibetan Mantra Study II SKT420 0.10 1.5 SKT320 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Medicine Master Sutra -- A Simple Explanation, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1997. BTTSOnline.org
 

Great Compassion (Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattva Nama Japa Sanskrit Mantra Study II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT430 0.10 1.5 SKT330 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Great Compassion Mantra Verses, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2000. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881395188
 

42 Hands and Eyes of Guan Yin's True Words Mantra Study II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT435 0.10 1.5 SKT335, Open to 5 Precept Holders Only 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., The Vast, Great, Perfect, Full, Unimpeded Great Compassion Heart Dharani of the Thousand-handed, Thousand-eyed Bodhisattva Who Regards the Sounds of the World (Dharani Sutra), Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1976. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0917512138 Out of print, but search on Amazon.com and elsewhere. http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=79&Category_ID=88 http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=314&Category_ID=88
 

42 Hands and Eyes of Guan Yin's True Words Mantra Memorization II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT436 0.10 1.5 SKT435, Open to 5 Precept Holders Only 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Great Compassion Mantra Verses, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2000. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881395188
 

Shurangama (Ultimately Stable) Mantra Study II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies - Includes Cha Sum (Ritual in Three Parts) - Practice to overcome hindrances and obstacles caused by spirits. Good for healing illnesses and curing bad dreams and ill omens. SKT440 0.15 2.25 SKT340 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Shurangama Mantra Verses & Commentary, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, BTTSOnline.org. http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=598&Category_ID=88
 

Shurangama (Ultimately Stable) Mantra Memorization II - Buddhist Tantra - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies SKT441 0.15 2.25 SKT341 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Shurangama Sutra - Volume 6, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1981, 2002, BTTSOnline.org - Adobe Acrobat e-Text
Amitabha Nama Japa (Amitofou) Mantra Study II SKT450 0.10 1.5 SKT350 and Free to All Beings 5 Clinical Skills Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, A General Explanation of The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra, 2nd ed., Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2003. BTTSOnline.org ISBN: 0881394319 http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=151 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881394319/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20
 

History of Medicine and Religion III - Biographies of Great Scientists, Philosophers and Personages: History of World Science and Philosophy HIS401 0.10 1.5 HIS301 and Free to All Beings 6 Career Preparation / Practice Development / Ethics $5 Crow, David, L.Ac., In Search of the Medicine Buddha -- A Himalayan Journey, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2000. www.Amazon.com
 

Buddhist Vinaya, Tantric Samaya Vows and Yogic Yama Niyama Moral Precepts II - Part of Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine Studies: Sutra on the Upasaka Precepts (Sanskrit: Upasaka Shila Sutra, Chinese: Yu-Po-Sai Jie Jing) - Taisho Number T. 1488. Also based on the Vairochanabhi-Sambodhi Sutra Code of Training for Mantra Practice and on the Samaya of the Five Buddha. VIN401 0.15 2.25 VIN301 and Free to All Beings 6 Career Preparation / Practice Development / Ethics $20 "Hui Seng, Ven., The Buddha Speaks the Brahma Net Sutra - The Ten Major and Forty-Eight Minor Bodhisattva Precepts, Part I and Part II, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1981. BTTSOnline.org Taking Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows
http://www.fpmt.org/shop/product1.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=165&Category_ID=87"
 

Understanding Buddhist Ethics: The Bodhisattva Precepts for Laypeople: Based on The Three Sets of Vows and Their Commitments including Practices to Restore and Purify Them with Commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche VIN410 0.15 2.25 VIN401 and Free to All Beings 6 Career Preparation / Practice Development / Ethics DRBU Committee, Handbook of the Bodhisattva Precepts for the Laity, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2000, BTTSOnline.org
 

English Composition III: Ayurvedic Herbology and Pharmacology ENG401 0.10 1.5 ENG301 5 Clinical Skills Gogte, V.M., Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants, Pune, India, 2001. www.VedamsBooks.com
 

30.00 450 Hours Total of Class 68 hours of consultation audit & leading consultations $561 Total Additional Cost of Required Books for C.A.H.S. Phase of Study only
in C.A.H.S. Phase of Study only
Level III: “Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist” (“C.A.H.S”) and "Associate of Applied Ayurvedic Science Degree" ("A.A.A.S.") - 1,200 hours / 80 units 80.00 1200.00 253 $2,090 Total Cost of Required Books for C.A.H.S. Certificate
Upon Graduation from Level III: C.A.H.S. - A.A.A.S. you will have achieved: Trimester Class Hrs of Client
Units Hours Consultations

NOTE: The 1,200 hours / 80 units of the C.A.H.S. - A.A.A.S. Program includes the previously completed 750 hours / 50 units from the
Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.) Certificate Program. In other words, the 750 hours of audio lecture study completed
in the C.A.H. Certificate apply to the cumulative 1,200 hours of the C.A.H.S. Certificate.
 

(NOTE: Numerous corrections and enhancements have been made under Shastra tradition and "Fair Use" by an Anonymous Buddhist Monk Redactor (Compiler) of this Online Buddhist Encyclopedia Compilation)