NBCT Hinayana Curriculum Course Resources

Hinayana Curriculum Course

This webpage has been established to disseminate various resources that will be used throughout the progress of the Nalandabodhi Hinayana Curriculum Course offered by Nalandabodhi Connecticut. It is designed to help students keep up to date on reading assignments and discussion questions when they may be unable to attend a discussion group.

Readings and Discussion Questions:

Class Session	Reading	Discussion Questions	Analytical Meditation Topics
HIN200 - I	Science of Mind Pages 1-8	HIN200 - I Discussion Questions
HIN200 - II	Science of Mind Pages 11-31	HIN200 - II Discussion Questions	The Experience of Suffering
HIN210 - I	Heart of Renunciation Pages 1-21	HIN210 - I Discussion Questions	Mistaken Mental States
HIN210 - II	Heart of Renunciation Pages 25-36	HIN210 - II Discussion Questions	Three Apsects of Suffering
HIN210 - III	Heart of Renunciation Pages 39-53	HIN210 - III Discussion Questions	The Five Skandhas
HIN211 - I	The Basic Journey Pages 1-29	HIN211 - I Discussion Questions	Causal Forms and Disturbing Emotions
HIN211 - II	The Basic Journey Pages 33-51	HIN211 - II Discusion Questions	Reversed Interdependence
HIN211 - III	The Basic Journey Pages 55-67	HIN211 - III Discussion Questions	Course and Subtle Objects
HIN211 - IV	The Basic Journey Pages 71-80	HIN211 - IV Discussion Questions	Objects and Aspects
HIN211 - V	The Basic Journey Pages 81-88	HIN211 - V Discussion Questions	Objects and Particles
HIN211 - VII	Final Exam	HIN210/HIN211 Exam

Links to additional resources used in class:

Class Chants

General Instructions for Analytical Meditation

The Five Skandhas from Luminous Mind

The Five Skandhas from The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Fifty One Mental Factors

An Alternate Translation of the Fifty One Mental Factors (Includes Tibetan Terms)

The Twelve Ayatanas and the Eighteen Dhatus

Perspectives on the Nidanas

The Nidanas and Life Cycles

The Assertions of the Hinayana Schools

Books referenced in class:

Treasury of Knowledge: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosphy
Jamgon Kongtrul the Great Purchase

Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche Purchase

Luminous Mind
Kalu Rinpoche Purchase

The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Download

Email Kevin with suggestions, corrections, or questions.

Treasury of Knowledge: Frameworks of Buddhist Philosphy Jamgon Kongtrul the Great	Purchase
Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche	Purchase
Luminous Mind Kalu Rinpoche	Purchase
The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche	Download