Study at Home - Buddhist Studies: Knowing the View - Schools of Buddhist Philosophy

Six Week "Study at Home" Series

The full study of Buddhism requires inquiry into our view of our selves, our experience, and reality itself. Over the course of 2500 years, the philosophical tradition has developed a variety of approaches for deepening our understanding of reality itself.

This course will offer an overview of the Atomist, Sutric, Middle Way, and Mind Only approaches to relative and ultimate truth. Never intended to be abstract philosophy, we will view the approaches of these schools as psychological tools for seeing how we see ultimate truth moment by moment, as well as how our habitual deceptions ( so-called “wrong views”) make their way into our thoughts, emotions, actions and culture.

Note: that this is the main class series Ethan Nichtern will be teaching at IDP this fall.

For a full description of How "Study at Home" Works, Click Here.

Main Texts (available at IDP on Sep 8 at Open House or Sep 13 at class):

Living Yogacara by Tagawa Shun'ei
Sun of Wisdom by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso

Pricing For "Study at Home" Courses:

For Credit towards Buddhist Studies Program: 
$50 / $33 for IDP Members

Audit Only: 
$30/ $18 for IDP Members