This course is an overview of the final view of the Buddhist philosophy—the Madhyamaka, or the Middle Way tradition of Mahāyāna, which propounds the view of shūnyatā, the emptiness of all phenomena, the transcendence of all views, freedom from elaborations. We will study the presentation of the two truths, their union, and the five great madhyamaka visasonings.

Faculty

Dr. Stuart Horn has been as student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1996 and in 2002 entered studies at Nitartha Institute. He holds a PhD in History with a focus on the History of Ideas. He is Distinguished Professor of Humanities at NSU in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he teaches courses on Asian Philosophy and Death and Dying. He served as the Chair of the Board of Nitartha Institute, has been teaching at Nitartha Institute since 2008, and was authorized as a full faculty member in 2010. His passion is the study and teaching of Buddhist philosophical systems and practice.

LOCATION: Vajra Spot

DATES & TIMES: October 4–December 13, 2017 11 Wednesdays (7:00 – 8:30pm)

FEES: BUD 610 (11-1½-hr classes): $200.00, repeat enrollment: $100.00

REGISTRATION: http://nitarthainstitute.org/programs/semester-courses/ To register, contact: Karen de Luna kdeluna@nitarthainstitute.org

TEXTS: REQUIRED — The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyü Tradition by Karl Brunnhölzl RECOMMENDED — Commentary on the Presentation of Madhyamaka in the Treasury of Knowledge by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen available at the Nalanda Bookstore http://nalandastore.com

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more detailed information about this program and Nitartha Institute, please visit our website: http://nitarthainstitute.org/