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BUD 620

Paths & Bhumis: The Path to Enlightenment

FACULTY: Israel Lifshitz

This course is an exposition of the Buddhist path based on The Presentation of Bhumis, Paths & Results in the Treasury of Knowledge root text. Students learn what is necessary for entering and progressing on the path and what the goal of spiritual journey is, through exploring the five paths,¿ and the ten bodhisattva bhūmis, as well as the result: nirvana, kāyas, wisdoms and enlightened activity.

PREREQUISITE:

  • BUD501, BUD510, BUD520, BUD530, BUD601, BUD610, BUD630

REQUIRED TEXTS:

  • Root text: The Presentation of Bhumis, Paths & Results in the Treasury of Knowledge (Salam), by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye, Nitartha Institute Publications
  • Commentary on The Presentation of Paths Bhumis, & Results in the Causal Vehicle of Characteristics from the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen and Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl, Nitartha Institute Publications

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DATES & TIMES:

This is a 2-semester course.
Fall dates: Sundays September 8 - December 15, 9:00 - 10:30 am Pacific Time

COST covers both fall and spring semester:

$400

Nitartha’s Payment Plan and Financial Assistance (PPFA) program is funded by fellow students to support those who would not be able to attend the Institute’s courses without this assistance. To request aid, please fill out the PPFA application before you register for the course.

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Buddhist teacher, Israel Lifshitz teaching at Nitartha Institute.

Israel Lifshitz

(Teaching during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters)

FACULTY

Israel Lifshitz holds degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the National University of Mexico. He has been involved with Tibetan Buddhism since 1992 and has studied under Kagyu, Gelug and Nyingma teachers. His teaching activities include courses and retreats in more than 35 cities throughout North, Central and South America and has served as translator into Spanish to more than 25 Tibetan and Western teachers. After meeting DPR, he joined Nitartha Institute in 2005, started teaching there in 2008, was authorized as a full faculty member in 2010, and translated all the root texts of the foundational and intermediate curriculum into Spanish.

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Buddhist teacher, Dr. Sandra Roscoe teaching at Nitartha Institute.

Dr. Sandra Roscoe

(Teaching during the Spring 2025 Semester)

FACULTY

Dr. Sandra Roscoe has been involved with Buddhist studies and practices since 1984 and a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1996. She began her Tibetan studies and practices in earnest when she met Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche in 2000. She started studying at Nitartha Institute in 2002 and became a student of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche the same year. Sandra holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on family systems and was a graduate and undergraduate professor at NSU. She was director of Nitartha Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies for over three years and became a fully authorized faculty member in 2016.

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