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This list describes courses offered at Maitripa College between 2020 and 2026. Maitripa College faculty and staff are committed to periodic review and revision of degree curricula in light of new findings and methods in the fields of study, feedback from alumni and professionals, and faculty expertise. These courses are not guaranteed to be offered in the future, and new courses may be developed in 2025 and beyond. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT<\/a>  |  COMMUNITY SERVICE<\/a>  |  CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION<\/a>  |  HISTORY<\/a>  |  MEDITATION<\/a>  |  PHILOSOPHY<\/a>  |  THEOLOGY<\/a>  |  TIBETAN LANGUAGE<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Action Research Project<\/h1><\/div>
louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:26:49+00:00<\/span>

ARP502 Action Research Project I<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) The Action Research Project is a form of integrative and collaborative research, reflection, and writing. Students become researchers by choosing a principle question and working with faculty mentors to design a research [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:28:28+00:00<\/span>

ARP504 Action Research Project II<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) Building upon ARP502, students who have implemented their approved Action Research Project proposal and successfully gathered significant data enroll in ARP504 to complete their Action Research Project. In this term, students will [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Community Service<\/h1><\/div>
registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T16:55:09+00:00<\/span>

CS008 Independent Study in Community Service<\/a><\/h4>

(1-2 credits)\u00a0The Independent Study in Community Service is created and supervised by Maitripa College Faculty. They are of two types: instructional and oversight. Oversight by Maitripa College faculty. Student proposes to participate in an [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-08-22T16:35:52+00:00<\/span>

CS301 The Alchemy of Service: Spiritual Transformation on the Path<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This seminar marks the beginning of Maitripa College\u2019s Service Pillar curriculum, introducing students to the emerging field of Buddhist ministry and the spiritual dimensions of service. Framed as a path of transformation, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:00:37+00:00<\/span>

CS302 Finding Your Voice: Communication and Contexts<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This is the second course in the service pillar at Maitripa College, which builds on the foundation of the first term, exploring concepts and practicalities related to identifying and expressing yourself as [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:04:30+00:00<\/span>

CS303 Chaplaincy and Models of Spiritual Care<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Spiritual Care, or offering the arts of ministry and chaplaincy in the midst of others\u2019 suffering, is now being done by Buddhists in a variety of secular and multi-faith contexts. Through multiple [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:06:45+00:00<\/span>

CS304 Buddhist Ministry and the Spiritual Caregiver in Buddhist\/Spiritual Communities<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will explore methods of embodied spiritual leadership in support of Buddhist\/spiritual communities, with a particular emphasis on cultivating the inner and outer qualities of skillful community ministry and spiritual care. [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:08:18+00:00<\/span>

CS500 Field Education Placement<\/a><\/h4>

(3 credits)\u00a0 The Field Education Placement is a structured internship co-created by the host organization and Maitripa College. Credit is variable. <\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Contemplative Education<\/h1><\/div>
registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-01-08T21:00:03+00:00<\/span>

ED310 Buddhist Education: Stages of Human Development: Learning, Teaching, and Faith<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will focus on the stages of human development from the perspectives of teaching, learning, and spiritual growth. The course material will focus on theories that center the progression of physical, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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History<\/h1><\/div>
louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:11:02+00:00<\/span>

HIS301 History of Buddhist Philosophy: India and Tibet<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will provide a broad-based survey of the history of Buddhism in India and Tibet.\u00a0The course may begin by discussing the historical and cultural context out of which Buddhism emerged, namely [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:12:48+00:00<\/span>

HIS317 Buddha: Stories, Songs, Theories, Devotion<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0 Buddha, \u201cthe awakened,\u201d is the ideal being \u2013 and state of being \u2013 in all Buddhist traditions. This course will explore the contours of the Buddha-ideal as revealed in legendary narratives, devotional [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-05-01T20:42:44+00:00<\/span>

HIS325 The History and Culture of Buddhist Tibet<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This introduction to the history and culture of modern and contemporary Tibet will deepen students\u2019 appreciation for the many changes the Tibetan people have navigated in the past one hundred years to [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Meditation<\/h1><\/div>
louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:14:18+00:00<\/span>

MDT301 Introduction to Buddhist Meditation<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will provide a broad introduction to the vast corpus of techniques and practices of Buddhist meditation, with particular emphasis on the techniques of analytical meditation. The course will be taught [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:16:42+00:00<\/span>

MDT302 Techniques of Buddhist Meditation: The Medium and Great Scope<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will continue with instruction in meditation based on the foundations established in MDT 301. The course will be taught in an interactive format, allowing students the opportunity to learn specific [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:18:43+00:00<\/span>

MDT303 Techniques of Meditation: Madhyamaka<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 The subject matter of this course will parallel the topics of Buddhist philosophy as taught in PHL303. The course will be taught in an interactive format, allowing students the opportunity to learn [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:20:24+00:00<\/span>

MDT304 Madhyamaka Meditation: Preparation for Vajrayana<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 The subject matter of this course will parallel the topics of Buddhist philosophy as taught in as taught in PHL304. The course will be taught in an interactive format, allowing students the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T22:42:21+00:00<\/span>

MDT307 Madhyamaka Buddhist Meditation: Lineage of India into Tibet<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will connect students with the wisdom lineage of the Madhyamaka teachings beginning in India and moving into Tibet and introduce them to the living forms of meditation practice unique to [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:21:52+00:00<\/span>

MDT308 Techniques of Meditation: Mahamudra<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will continue with instruction in meditation based on the practices established in MDT 303 (fall semester), with a focus on deepening Shin\u00e9 (calm abiding) and practicing mahamudra instructions for realizing [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:30:07+00:00<\/span>

MDT330 Meditations on Emptiness<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0This course is intended for those students who have already completed a year of lamrim study and practice (PHL301, MDT301, PHL302, MDT302) and wish to complement their continuing study of lamrim, Madhyamaka, and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:34:57+00:00<\/span>

MDT334:\u00a0Meditations on Emptiness II<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 The heart of Buddhist practice is meditation on emptiness, a rigorous contemplative approach towards gaining deep insight into the nature of reality with the goal of attaining liberation for the benefit of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T21:57:46+00:00<\/span>

MDT335 Meditation on the Nature of Reality: How Things Appear and How They Exist<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0In this class, you will be guided in meditation on views of the ultimate nature of reality and, ultimately, be introduced to the view of emptiness in accordance with Tibetan Buddhist thought. In [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T21:59:35+00:00<\/span>

MDT412 Techniques of Meditation: The Wind Element<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) According to the Tibetan Medical tantras, the Wind element (rlung-spyi) is the breath, life force, and energy of the body and mind. It is pervasive and circulates inside and outside of the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T19:09:13+00:00<\/span>

MDT426 Meditation and Transformation: Lineage, Devotion, and Guru Yoga in the Gelug Tradition<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course introduces the Guru Puja (Lama Ch\u00f6pa) and related practices as complete contemplative systems for personal transformation in the Gelug tradition. Through readings, discussion, meditation, and reflection, students examine how these [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Philosophy<\/h1><\/div>
louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:50:23+00:00<\/span>

PHL301 Introduction to Buddhist Thought<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will make use of philosophical treatises, literature, and historical analysis to present the foundations of Buddhist philosophy as taught by the early Indian pandits and commented upon by Tibetan scholars. [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:51:48+00:00<\/span>

PHL302 Foundations and Ethics of Buddhist Thought: The Medium and Great Scope<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) \u00a0This class surveys the foundational philosophical ideas of the Buddhist tradition as presented by the great pandits of India and commented upon by the Tibetan inheritors of the Indian Buddhist tradition. The [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:53:11+00:00<\/span>

PHL303 Madhyamaka Philosophy: Where is the Middle Way?<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 An overview and in-depth introduction to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the philosophy and practice of Madhyamaka, or the \u201cMiddle Way,\u201d as presented by the renowned Indian Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T17:54:30+00:00<\/span>

PHL304 Madhyamaka Philosophy: A Dose of Emptiness<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 A continuation of the Madhyamaka I course, in which the exploration and debate of the philosophy and practice of Madhyamaka, or the \u201cMiddle Way\u201d is deepened and refined. The primary reading text [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:02:34+00:00<\/span>

PHL307 Madhyamaka Buddhist Philosophy: India to Tibet<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will lay the groundwork for the study of the Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy of the Tibetans through exploring its origins and development in the Indian philosophical tradition and proceed into an [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T18:00:40+00:00<\/span>

PHL308 Mahamudra: Realizing the Nature of Mind<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 The aim of this course is to explore the Great Seal, Mah\u0101mudr\u0101, which in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism is the attempt to realize the conventional and especially the ultimate nature of the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T22:59:09+00:00<\/span>

PHL326 Foundations of Mind Training (Service as Spiritual Practice): Lojong and Your Community<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the key to happiness is not the eradication of our problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T22:58:32+00:00<\/span>

PHL328 Advanced Mind Training and Service as Spiritual Practice II: Lojong, Calm-Abiding, and Your Community<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the key to happiness is not the eradication of our problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T18:28:32+00:00<\/span>

PHL404 Fundamentals of the Vajra Vehicle<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will provide students with an overview to the history, theory, and ethical practice of the tantras of the Secret Mantra Vehicle as described in the works of Tsongkhapa, founder of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T22:56:30+00:00<\/span>

PHL412 Tibetan Medicine: The Wind Element<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) Tibetan Medicine (bod kyi gso ba rig pa, or Sowa Rigpa) is one of the oldest known traditional medicine systems in the world. It is a unique tradition based on medical knowledge [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T19:03:14+00:00<\/span>

PHL428 Self, Selflessness, and Liberation in Buddhist Auto\/Biography<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will explore the genres of biography and autobiography in Buddhist traditions, with particular emphasis on Tibetan figures. Spiritual biographies have long played a crucial role in Buddhist traditions, from the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T18:32:37+00:00<\/span>

PHL450 Theories and Methods of Buddhist Studies<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course is designed to give students the methodological and theoretical tools needed to think critically about ways to approach the academic study of Buddhism, tools that will be imperative in the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T18:34:10+00:00<\/span>

PHL500 Masters Thesis\/Comprehensive Exam<\/a><\/h4>

(4 credits) Final mastery for the MA degree is demonstrated through one of the following options. MA students with permission to complete the Exam or Thesis will register for PHL500 (and PHL501, below, for [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-06T18:45:40+00:00<\/span>

PHL501 Masters Thesis\/Comprehensive Exams<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0 This course is required of MA students who have successfully completed all coursework toward their degree with the exception of their final degree requirement. Students must register for PHL501 to maintain residency [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Theology<\/h1><\/div>
louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:31:36+00:00<\/span>

THL305 Engaged Buddhism: Non-Violence and Social Justice in Buddhist Thought and Practice<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Engaged Buddhism is the application of the Dharma to large and small scale problems that cause suffering in the world.\u00a0 Most commonly it is thought of as Buddhist social and political action, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:31:01+00:00<\/span>

THL320 Contemporary Buddhist Thought and Theology<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 The work of the academic study of Buddhism by contemporary scholars has offered tremendous insights into the historical and social conditions that grounded, informed, and influenced the formation of Buddhist ideas and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:33:48+00:00<\/span>

THL324 Self-Compassion for Buddhists<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit) Many Buddhists dedicate themselves to practicing kindness and compassion for others, and inadvertently leave themselves out. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, \u201cIf your compassion does not include yourself, it [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:34:51+00:00<\/span>

THL325 Understanding World Religions: Concepts of and Contributions to Justice and Peace<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course offers an overview of the worldviews of various religions and ideologies and an examination of their ideas of, teachings on, and action in relationship to the concepts of justice and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:35:45+00:00<\/span>

THL327 Birth, Aging, Sickness, and Death in Comparative Theology and Religion<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Guatama Buddha famously experienced the four sights in the form of encounters with the human experiences of aging, sickness, death, and a wandering renunciate. These encounters are said to have led directly [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-01-08T20:47:15+00:00<\/span>

THL328 Approaches to the Study of Religion: Theory, Belief, and Practice<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course will examine the ubiquitous but elusive phenomenon of religion as it is studied, lived, and practiced in its myriad forms. Whether or not we consider ourselves religious, the influence of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:36:52+00:00<\/span>

THL330 Mapping the Landscape of Western Spirituality: Comparative Religious Traditions in Theology and Practice<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course may be offered at the discretion of the instructor, to meet the goals of expanding upon interfaith and comparative studies, increasing exposure to the diversity of beliefs, practices, and traditions [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:37:50+00:00<\/span>

THL337 Empathy, Listening, and Mindful Compassionate Dialogue<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 In the fields of professional spiritual care, and within our communities and relationships, \u201csympathy,\u201d \u201cempathy,\u201d and \u201ccompassion,\u201d are said to be valued, but have often been poorly or insufficiently defined. This situation [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:39:19+00:00<\/span>

THL338 Insight Dialogue: Interpersonal Meditation<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0 Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and relationship. It is a contemporary practice with the same purposes and traditional roots [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:40:27+00:00<\/span>

THL339 Mindful Compassionate Dialogue<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0 People who experience connection to core values while engaged in meditation, prayer, and other spiritual practices may also find that when they step back into daily life \u2018off the cushion,\u2019 they can [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:35:11+00:00<\/span>

THL340 Introduction to Contemplative Education<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit) This course will explore the integration of contemplative practices, philosophies, and orientations into educational practices in modern American education. The course content will focus on the development of the field of contemplative [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:36:01+00:00<\/span>

THL350 Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit) This course will introduce Buddhist contributions to chaplaincy and\/or spiritual care skills and professions, exploring how Buddhist wisdom, compassion, and practices support the spiritual caregiver to meet the suffering of others effectively [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:36:43+00:00<\/span>

THL360 Arts of Ministry: Special Topics<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) The arts of ministry are broad and training in them fosters intellectual, spiritual, and pastoral agility, or the expressions and embodiments of spiritual formation and maturation. In theological training, the artis of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:37:26+00:00<\/span>

THL364 Buddhist Scriptures: On Compassion<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) Whether you are new to Buddhism or have been studying or practicing for years, this course invites you to make an acquaintance with a selection of Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and other [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:38:07+00:00<\/span>

THL370 Seminar in Buddhist Ministry, Practical\/Pastoral Theology, and Spiritual Care: Spiritual Reflection and Meaning<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) While a field of Buddhist Practical Theology has yet to fully emerge, for Buddhists who provide spiritual care and counseling as dharma community leaders or teachers within Buddhist communities, or as chaplains, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:42:12+00:00<\/span>

THL410 Buddhist Rituals, Ethics, Services, and Ceremonies<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will present an overview of some of the most important rituals, ethics, services, and ceremonies that form the core of Buddhist practice in the Tibetan tradition, and shape everyday life [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T23:39:45+00:00<\/span>

THL412 Buddhist Rituals and Ceremonies for Healing<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) The practice of ethics is central to the Buddhist worldview and entirely relevant not only to oneself but also to every living being, framed within the Buddhist understanding of reality known as [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-01-08T20:39:40+00:00<\/span>

THL414 Pathways to Transformation Buddhist Rituals in Theory and Practice<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course explores the transformative power of Buddhist rituals through an integration of theory and practice. Students will study key rituals, their historical and theoretical foundations, and their role in transforming the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-01-08T20:40:16+00:00<\/span>

THL416 Systemic Suffering and Collective Liberation: Awakening to Race, Dharma, and Ourselves<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) In the safety and sanctity of this Buddhist environment, this class will explore the deep and troubling issues of race and racism in Oregon, the United States, and in our lives, from [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:45:37+00:00<\/span>

THL418 Arts of Buddhist Ministry: Introduction to an Emerging Field<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 What is Buddhist Ministry? In recent years, a number of Buddhist professionals and scholars are newly and creatively posing working definitions and disciplinary-defining principles and practices. Buddhist ministry appears to be emerging [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:46:58+00:00<\/span>

THL423 Spiritual Care in Practice<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0This class will develop the students\u2019 interpersonal competencies of spiritual care or pastoral care and counseling, focusing on the foundational skills most often used by those in service roles such as chaplains, therapists, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:48:32+00:00<\/span>

THL424 A Good Death: Approaching the End of Life<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0What is a \u201cGood Death\u201d? What guides decisions\u2014our own and those of our loved ones, community, and clients\u2014about how to have or support a \u201cGood Death\u201d? This course explores three times\u2014preparing for death, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:50:13+00:00<\/span>

THL425 Death, Loss, Grieving and Healing: Personal and Community Processes<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course will explore preparing for death through to its aftermath for oneself, our loved ones \u2013learning to make deeper use of this powerful opportunity for spiritual practice. The course will also [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:52:05+00:00<\/span>

THL428 Family Systems and Group Process<\/a><\/h4>

(1 credit)\u00a0 The course will offer understanding of Family Systems and Internal Family Systems theories, and engage participants in applying theory to their own experiences, including the interpersonal dynamics of the group setting. Attention [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

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THL432 The Lives of Holy Objects: Approaching Himalayan Buddhist Images as Art and Presence<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) This course explores the lives of Buddhist paintings, sculptures, and ritual objects as they move through creation, consecration, enact religious support for dharma practice, and circulate across Himalayan Buddhist worlds and beyond. [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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Classical Tibetan Language<\/h1><\/div>
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TIB101 Introduction to Classical Tibetan Language<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Introduction to alphabet, grammar, and sentence structure of Classical Tibetan language. Students gain first exposure to dictionary use and online resources for Tibetan studies. <\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2026-05-29T18:54:01+00:00<\/span>

TIB102 Introduction to Classical Tibetan Language II<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 This course continues the study of Tibetan grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Classical Tibetan language that students have undertaken in Introduction to Classical Tibetan I, including alphabet, grammar, and sentence structure. [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:45:42+00:00<\/span>

TIB104 Classical Tibetan Summer Intensive Part 1<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) In Part 1, we will learn the foundations of classical Tibetan, beginning with the alphabet, and learning the basics of pronunciation, writing, word formation, and reading of simple phrases and sentences. No [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

registrar<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-26T21:54:55+00:00<\/span>

TIB106 Classical Tibetan Summer Intensive Part 2<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits) In Part 2, we will begin learning the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of classical Tibetan. We will learn how to look up words in Tibetan dictionaries, recognize and use the different types [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:49:39+00:00<\/span>

TIB108 Classical Tibetan Language Summer Intensive<\/a><\/h4>

(4 credits)\u00a0 The focus of this eight-week summer course will be on gaining the ability to pronounce and read paradigmatic Tibetan sentences, then read and debate in Tibetan the early chapters of Pur-bu-jok\u2019s Collected [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:54:49+00:00<\/span>

TIB201 Classical Tibetan Language Intermediate I<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Students continue to deepen their knowledge of Tibetan grammar and syntax through reading and decoding basic verse and prose texts and commentaries on Buddhist philosophy and practice in their original language. This [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:57:57+00:00<\/span>

TIB202 Classical Tibetan Language Intermediate II<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Students continue to deepen their knowledge of Tibetan grammar and syntax through reading and decoding basic verse and prose texts and commentaries on Buddhist philosophy and practice in their original language. This [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article>

louiselight2121@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-07-05T22:56:12+00:00<\/span>

TIB301r Seminar in Tibetan Translation<\/a><\/h4>

(2 credits)\u00a0 Students read and translate Tibetan texts and their commentaries in their original language. In this course we will learn reading and reciting Tibetan texts, developing pronunciation, and translating with an emphasis on [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>

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