Click for list of Sutras and Commentaries (Treatises) recommended by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for anyone wanting to become a Dharma Master.
Buddhist Studies & PracticesMajority of courses are taken on-line. |
Xuanfa Five Vidyas SeminaryOver 58% of classes taken at seminary. |
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| 3 | O-100 Introduction to the Buddhas & Buddhism | 3 | O-100 Introduction to the Buddhas & Buddhism | ||
| Inner Vidya: Words of the Buddha: | Inner Vidya: Words of the Buddha: | ||||
| 1 | I-001 Correct Way to Listen to Dharma Discourses Seminar | 1 | I-001 Correct Way to Listen to Dharma Discourses Seminar | ||
| 2 | I-002/I-040 Dharma Discourses by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Seminar (two additional courses from this list required) | 6 | I-002/I-040 Dharma Discourses by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Seminar (six additional courses from this list required) | ||
| 3 | I-120 Pali Nikayas | 3 | I-120 Pali Nikayas | ||
| 3 | I-131/I-140 A Mahayana Sutra | 3 | I-131/I-140 A Mahayana Sutra | ||
| 3 | I-150 What Is Cultivation? | 3 | I-150 What Is Cultivation? | ||
| 3 | I-153 The 128 Views | 3 | I-153 The 128 Views | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Morality (I-200 or I-201) | 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Morality (I-200 or I-201) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Bodhichitta (I-309 or I-318) | 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Bodhichitta (I-309 or I-318) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Exoteric Path to Liberation (I-405/I-413) (one course from this list required) | 1 | Healing Vidya: Rituals & Ceremonies (H-301) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Esoteric Path to Liberation (I-415/I-419 (one course from this list required) | 3 | Inner Vidya: Esoteric Path to Liberation (I-415/I-419 (one course from this list required) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Lives of Saints (I-500/I-562)
(one course from this list required) |
1 | Sound Vidya: Liturgy & Chanting (S-230) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Wisdom (I-803/I-875) (one course from this list required) | 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Wisdom (I-803/I-875) (one course from this list required) | ||
| 3 | Inner Vidya: Developing Concentration
(I-907)—three short meditation retreats. (Additional I-002/I-040 courses may be substituted.) |
6 | Inner Vidya: Developing Concentration-30 day retreat (I-930) | ||
| 3 | Causality Vidya: (C-100 Dependent Origination) | 3 | Causality Vidya (C-100 Dependent Origination) | ||
| 3 | Craftsmanship Vidya | 9 | Long-term Retreat-year 1(I-999A) | ||
| 3 | Healing Vidya | 9 | Long-term Retreat-year 2 (I-999B) | ||
| 3 | Sound Vidya | 9 | Long-term Retreat–year 3 (I-999C) | ||
| 21 | Elective Courses (May be from any of the course categories with no more than 10 credits from attending retreats.) | 0 | Elective Courses | ||
| 72 | Total trimester credits required for Certificate or Master of Buddhist Studies & Practice (MBSP) degree | 72 | Total trimester credits required for Certificate or Master of Cultivation/XiuShih (MXS) degree |