Live Online Semester Courses

Our faculty teach real-time, semester-long courses online, a wonderful opportunity to learn in a live environment with a teacher present to answer your questions. Videos of the classes are recorded and made available on our online campus in case you miss a class or are unable to attend live. Each class concludes with a celebratory exam, which is aimed at helping you to check your understanding of the material and receive feedback from your teacher. These exams are required if you would like to request a Nitartha Institute certificate of completion, seek academic credit at other institutions or wish to enter the teacher-in-training program.

Fall Semester Courses

  • Course image for Analytical Meditation I.

    BUD 500 Analytical Meditation I

    This course is a systematic training in the meditation of special insight following the approach of the Abhidharma tradition.

    PREREQUISITES

    None

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 9 - December 16,

    3:30 - 5:00 pm US Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • BUD 502 Clear Thinking

    This course is an introductory exposition of knowable objects drawn from the Abhidhama tradition, based on Collected Topics root text.

    PREREQUISITES

    None

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 10 - December 10,

    6:00 - 7:30 pm US Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • BUD 502 Clear Thinking 清晰思辨

    PREREQUISITES

    无

    DATES AND TIMES

    9月29日-12月22日,

    中國時間周日 早上9點

    COURSE DETAILS

  • BUD 520 Mind and Its World III

    This course is an exposition of the Vaibhāṣika philosophical tradition, based on the The Gateway that Reveals the Philosophical Traditions to Fresh Minds root text.

    PREREQUISITES

    BUD501

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 8 - December 15,

    9:00 am - 10:30 am US Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • BUD 553 Collected Topics Debate I

    This foundation debate course offers a methodical training in elementary debate skills on the basis of the Clear Thinking course.

    PREREQUISITES

    BUD 502

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 12 -,

    8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • Course image for Paths & Bhumis.

    BUD 620 Paths and Bhumis

    This course is an exposition of the Buddhist path based on The Presentation of Bhumis, Paths & Results in the Treasury of Knowledge root text.

    PREREQUISITES

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

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 8 - December 15,

    9:00 - 10:30 am Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • Treasury of Valid Cognition course image with Acharya Kelzang Wangdi.

    BUD 692 Treasury of Valid Cognition and Reasoning

    PREREQUISITES

    DATES AND TIMES

    September 9 - December 16,

    9:00 - 10:30 am Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS

  • LAN 510 Intermediate Colloquial Tibetan

    Continuation of intermediate colloquial Tibetan course.

    PREREQUISITES

    This is a continuing course from the 2023 fall semester.

    DATES AND TIMES

    Starting September 3,

    6:00 pm US Pacific Time

    COURSE DETAILS