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Welcome to the Online University
Buddhist
Correspondence Course Programs: LIST OF INTRODUCTORY READINGS For a general understanding of basic Buddhist teachings, start with the entries in Group I, then move on to Group II, and so forth. If you want information on a particular topic, read the specific entry that most closely approximates your topic, then check the entries listed under "SEE ALSO" at the end of the entry, then check the sources listed under "BTTS REFERENCES" and "OTHER REFERENCES".
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II. TWELVEFOLD CONDITIONED ARISING
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IV. FOUR APPLICATIONS OF MINDFULNESS
V. FIVE TYPES OF BUDDHIST STUDY AND PRACTICE MAHAYANA AND HINAYANA COMPARED
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[buddhist-ayurveda-encylopedia/!dedication_daily_of_merit_and_virtue_of_Buddhist_Sutra_Shastra_Propagation-Recitation.htm] The
Shurangama Mantra www.Shurangama.com www.Shurangama-Mantra.com
The Shurangama Sutra Click here to download the 8 MB Adobe Acrobat document on the Sutra with Commentary by the Venerable Buddhist Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas - order a printed copy from the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
Hua, Hsuan, Ven., commentary, Shurangama Sutra, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1981, 2nd ed., 2003. www.BTTSOnline.org ISBN: www.Amazon.com This Sutra gives the most detailed explanation of the Buddha's teachings concerning the mind. It includes an analysis of where the mind is located, an explanation of the origin of the cosmos, a discussion of the specific workings of karma, the most powerful protective chant (Dharani) called the Shurangama Mantra (the longest Sanskrit [Siddham] mantra in all of Buddhism) a description of all the realms of existence, and an exposition on the fifty kinds of deviant samadhi-concentrations, which can delude us in our search for awakening. Also, in this Sutra twenty-five enlightened sages explain the methods they used to become enlightened. Set of eight volumes $90.00. Volume eight is available separately.
The Vipashina Buddhist College (part of the Nalanda Buddhist University) offers a correspondence course certificates and diplomas in Buddhist Studies. The programs are composed of downloadable MP3 audio lectures and DVD videos. Level I: Introduction to Buddhism 225 hours / 10 units $108
Distance Learning,
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Note: In the spirit of compassionate giving, no student is ever turned away due to lack of funds. Please call at (1) 510-292-6696 us to discuss financial aid in the form of "work-study" volunteer work, monthly or quarterly payment plan or sliding scale donation for those with financial difficulties.
NOTE:
Zero interest student
donation plans are
$375 Distance Learning 1 year certificate program: 30 min. oral exam at end & 10 page research paper
Level III: "Associate of Buddhist Science Degree" (A.B.S.)This Buddhist Science program is an undergraduate associates-level religious healing-arts degree (theological science) conferring status as a Buddhist Pastoral Counselor (Minister) with First Amendment Constitutional protections to practice Buddhist Ayurveda as part of a lay ordination program of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center. 1200 hours / 80 units $600 Distance Learning 1.5 to 2 year degree program: 30 min. oral exam & 15 page research paper
Level IV: "Bachelor of Buddhist Science Degree" (B.S. Buddhist Science) An undergraduate religious healing-arts degree (theological science) conferring status as a Buddhist Pastoral Counselor (Minister) with First Amendment Constitutional protections to practice Buddhist Ayurveda as part of a lay ordination program of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center. Classes, research work and writing a 27 page Research Paper to be based primarily on the Shurangama Sutra and its relationship with the Sankhya philosophy along with the 400 B.C. Vedic-Yogi Monk Charaka's Carak Samhita of the Brihat Trayi Sutras.1800 hours / 120 units $900 Distance Learning 3 to 4 year degree program: 45 minute oral exam & 27 page research paper
Level V:
"Masters of
Buddhist Science Degree" (M.S. Buddhist
Science)
- A graduate-level religious degree conferring advanced academic status
as a Buddhist Pastoral Counselor (Minister) to already ordained lay
ministers. Classes, research work and writing a 108 page Master's Thesis to
be based primarily on the work of the Buddhist Ayurvedic Sage Bodhisattva
Nagarjuna: specifically on his compilation
of the Buddhist Avatamsaka
(Flower Adornment) Sutra - the King of Kings of Buddhist scriptures.
Also on
his redaction of the 200 B.C. Sanskrit Ayurveda Classic
Sushruta Samhita of the Brihat Trayi Sutras.
Level VI:
"Masters of Buddhist Science Philosophy Degree" (Ph.D. Buddhist
Science)
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