PPT-Introducing Tibetan Buddhism

Chapter 5 Tibetan Buddhism as a system of knowledge Main topics covered Introduction Basic understandings of the universe The Indian monastic universities their curriculum and its adoption by the Tibetans. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East. A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people. Chapter . 7:. Lamas and . other religious practitioners. Main topics covered. Lamas and lay practitioners. The two propagations of the teachings. Hereditary lamas. Visionary lamas (. tertön. ). Reincarnate lamas. Engagements with Social Justice: . A . comparison . between . exiled . Tibetan Buddhists . in . Dharamsala. . and . Dalit. Buddhists of . Pune. .. Tamsin. Bradley & Zara Ramsay. Focus on two Indian locations: . The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East. A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9YaFOGFdnI. 7:28 Instrumental Tibetan Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSD3tDoWNQ8. Om Mani Padme Hum. http. ://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctQTDm-HdU. The Yogis of Tibet . Chapter 5:. Tibetan Buddhism as a system of knowledge. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Basic understandings of the universe. The Indian monastic universities, their curriculum and its adoption by the Tibetans. What is it?. Monks?. Bald dudes?. Orange clothes and beads?. Temples. This crazy thing called ‘enlightenment’?. That guy with the big belly?. Origins. India: spreading through Asia: 6. th. - 8. th. CHAPTER SIX: . Buddhism. Fundamental questions. 1. What is the human condition?. Buddhists believe humans are caught in . samsara. : the endless cycle of existence, characterized by . maya. (illusion), . Chapter 4:. Tibetan Buddhism as a path to liberation:. II. Tantric . t. eachings. Main topics covered. Tantric practice and the lama. Retreat and the training of the subtle body. . Tantra. and sexuality. Chapter 2:. The development of Buddhism in Tibet. Main topics covered. . Indian Buddhism and the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet. The establishment of Buddhism in Tibet and the development of the main Buddhist traditions of Tibet. Chapter 11:. The Bon religion of Tibet. Main topics covered. Introduction. Yungdrung Bon. Bonpo narratives and teachings. Bonpo history and the relationship with Buddhism. The history of . Bon . study guide C ONTENTS 1.Inroduction to Buddhism 2.Tibetan Buddhism 3. Kopan Monestary 4. Monk Selection Process 5. Tsundu’s Family Background 6. Bibliography 7. Transcript INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHI Miriam E. Cameron, PhD, RN. , . Graduate Faculty, Lead Faculty, Yoga & Tibetan Medicine Focus Area: . camer008@umn.edu. . Tenzin Namdul, PhD, Tibetan Medicine Doctor. , and Graduate Faculty: . namdu@umn.edu.