Dharma Farm Fall Semester
The semester begins on September 30. Specific course times are on the specific pages for each course. Students remain welcome to enroll after that date. Individual courses will be scheduled in accordance with the preferences of those who enroll to the extent possible. When filling out enrollment forms, please advise of your general availability. All live sessions are recorded, and the recordings will be made available to enrolled students at the end of each week.
Tibetan Language Classes:
- Beginning Translating Classical Tibetan with Craig Preston, J.D. (this is part of a series that will continue into the spring semester period) READ MORE...
- Translating and understanding Tibetan textbooks on Minds and Awareness (Lorik) with Craig Preston READ MORE...
- Reading Jamgön Kongtrül’s Encyclopedia with Jules Levinson, Ph.D READ MORE...
- Their Point of View: Yangjen Gawé Lodrö’s Commentary on Thönmi Sambhoṭa’s རྟགས་ཀྱི་འཇུག་པ།. A close look at what Tibetan writers say about Tibetan grammar, with Jules Levinson, Ph.D. READ MORE...
- Tenets of the Sūtra School: learning to translate technical Buddhist philosophy from Tibetan,
with Craig Preston J.D. READ MORE...
- Debating Collected Topics with Craig Preston J.D. learn the form of debate used in Tibetan monastic
colleges. READ MORE...
- Tibetan for Absolute Beginners and Beginners Wishing to Review with Andrew M. McKenzie READ MORE...
- Not Just a Pretty (type) Face: Exploring the Tibetan Syllabary with Andrew M. McKenzie READ MORE...
Philosophy Classes:
- The Things I Wish I Knew When Beginning the Study of Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy with Craig Preston, J.D. READ MORE...
- Reading George Dreyfus’s Recognizing Reality with Craig Preston, J.D. READ MORE...
- A non-partisan Companion to Reading Jamgön Kongtrül’s Textual Systems Encompassing all Objects of Knowledge, with Craig Preston, J.D. READ MORE...
- The Necessary Angel: Wallace Stevens on Reality and the Imagination with Jules Levinson, Ph.D READ MORE...
Culture Classes:
- Tibetan Culture and History from the Beginning of the Era of the Dalai Lamas to the Early 20th Century,
with Rob Vanwey. J.D. READ MORE...
- Adapting to Climate Change in the Himalayas with Rob Vanwey. J.D. READ MORE...
Any class listed here is subject to cancellation if it does not meet minimum enrollment. Should a class be cancelled, enrolled students will have the option to sign up for another class or cancel their subscription with a 100% refund (no penalties or fees).