BUD 620
Paths & Bhumis: The Path to Enlightenment
FACULTY: Israel Lifshitz
This is semester 2 of this course, an exposition of the Buddhist path based on The Presentation of Bhumis, Paths & Results in the Treasury of Knowledge root text. Students continue to 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:
- Fall 2024 Paths & Bhumis (Semester 1) or repeat students who have previously completed the Paths & Bhumis course
The Spring Semester is included in the Fall Semester tuition. If you are repeating the course and did not register in the fall, register here.
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
Visit Nitartha Publications to order your texts.
DATES & TIMES:
This is a 2-semester course.
Spring Dates: Sundays January 26 - May 4, 2025, 9:00 - 10:30 am US 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.
LEARN WITH OUR RENOWNED FACULTY
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.