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The Royal Dhamma Studies Office at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara The logo of the Thai Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies Examination Board. The Royal Dhamma Studies Office [1] (Thai: สำนักงานแม่กองธรรมสนามหลวง) or The Sanam Luang National Dhamma Studies Examination Curriculum is a three tier system used throughout Thailand for training in theoretical ...
The curriculum is divided in accordance with the four main geographical areas within which Buddhist studies originate: South and Southeast Asia, Inner Asia, East Asia, and Pan-Asian Buddhist Culture. Within this curriculum, classes on the history, philosophy, culture, practice, art, literature, etc., are offered to students. Annually, famous ...
The Institute of Buddhist Studies also offers six certificate programs which may be completed concurrently within a degree program to focus one’s studies and certify competence in a particular field of study, or may be completed as stand-alone programs: Certificate in Buddhist Studies (online) Certificate in Shin Buddhist Studies (online)
The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctoral programs in Buddhist Studies conducted in English language. The programs are focused on studying Pali language and Pali literature although main schools of Mahayana Buddhism are also studied within the curriculum. The programs combine rigorous academic study with meditation ...
Dharma Realm Buddhist University – located in Ukiah, California (Accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission) Ewam Buddhist Institute – located in Arlee, Montana; Naropa University is located in Boulder, Colorado (Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission) Institute of Buddhist Studies – located in Berkeley, California
Maitripa College, founded in 2005 as Maitripa Institute, is a Tibetan Buddhist college located in Portland, Oregon. [1] It is an affiliated member of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers. It is the first and only Tibetan Buddhist college in the Pacific Northwest ...
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS) was founded in 2004 by Prof Richard Gombrich, Emeritus Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford. The centre was a recognised independent centre of the University of Oxford.
Shedra is a Tibetan word (Tibetan: བཤད་གྲྭ, Wylie: bshad grwa) meaning "place of teaching" but specifically refers to the educational program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. It is usually attended by monks and nuns between their early teen years and early twenties.