BUD 630 Buddha Nature: Luminous Heart of the Tathagata Faculty: {!{types field='faculty' style='text'}!}{!{/types}!}This course is an exposition of the Tathāgatagarbha philosophical tradition, based on the The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra: Fourth Vajra Point root text. Students cultivate certainty in the view of Buddha nature—the essence of awakening present in all beings. The Fourth Vajra Point ofthe Uttaratantra establishes Buddha nature through three reasonings, its ten aspects, nine analogies and five reasons why it is necessary to teach it.This course is offered with simultaneous Chinese translation. PREREQUISITE: BUD 501, BUD 510, BUD 520, BUD 530 REQUIRED TEXTS: Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra by

BUD 510 Mind and Its World II: Modes of Engagement Faculty: {!{types field='faculty' style='text'}!}{!{/types}!}This course completes the introductory exposition of topics drawn from the Pramāna and Abhidhama traditions, based on the Classifications of Mind and Collected Topics root texts. It provides students with the tools for delineating conceptual and non-conceptual mind in meditation, known as the essential modes of engagement of mind.This course is offered with consecutive Chinese translation. PREREQUISITE: BUD 501 REQUIRED TEXTS: Root text: Classifications of Mind (Lorik), by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute Publications Root text: Collected Topics (Düdra), by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications