{"id":950,"date":"2023-07-13T20:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T20:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/?page_id=950"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:38:54","slug":"subject-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><blockquote>\n<p>The curriculum-based subject guides are meant to provide additional reading, a framework, and source materials for topics and courses in the current Maitripa College curriculum. Faculty and TAs are welcome to provide feedback and updates to the materials included in these guides as supplementary resources for course readings and research. Follow the links below and enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Curriculum-based Subject Guides<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/action-research-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Action Research Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/bodhisattva-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bodhisattva Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/buddha-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddha Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/buddhist-psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddhist Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/calm-abiding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calm Abiding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/chittamatra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chittamatra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/classical-tibetan-texts-and-translation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classical Tibetan, Texts, and Translations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/death-and-dying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death and Dying<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/ganden-kagyu-mahamudra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ganden-Kagyu Mahamudra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/history-of-buddhism-in-india-and-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of Buddhism in India and Tibet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/kangyur-and-tengyur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kangyur and Tengyur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/lamrim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamrim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/lojong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lojong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/madhyamaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madhyamaka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/six-session-guru-yoga-and-highest-yoga-tantra-empowerment\/\">Six-Session Guru Yoga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/songs-of-realization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Songs of Realization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/tantra-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tantra in Tibet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/tibetan-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Subject Guides - Maitripa College Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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