DHARMA TRAINING PROGRAM

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Welcome!


The Dharma Training Program is a three-year curriculum of Buddhist studies at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. The program is designed to give students an in-depth understanding of Buddhism and Buddhist practice in the three major traditions--Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.

The first year of the program provides a broad overview of Buddhism. The second year focuses on Buddhist sutras. The third year focuses on Buddhist philosophy and applications such as science, psychology, and psychotherapy.

 

New students may enter the program in any of the three years and, having completed all three years in any order, are awarded a certificate.
An optional fourth year (by invitation of the teacher) prepares students to become lay Dharma teachers. Those who complete the fourth year satisfactorily may be ordained in the Dharma Teacher Order. DTO members have started sanghas, created a correspondence course for prison inmates, taken monastic ordination, and found many creative ways to use their training in service to the Dharma.

 

Please read this article about the class to learn more about the Dharma Training Program.

Interested? 

 

Here are some questions to ask yourself:

 

1/ Can I attend the classes? Will they fit in my schedule? (Resource: class calendar for 2009-2010)

 

2/ Can I fulfill the expectations for students? (Resource: class syllabus and program requirements)

 

3/ Does the philosophy of this training program appeal to me? (Resource: our philosophy and approach)

 

Have you answered "yes"? Here's what to do next:

 

1/ Send us a message to express your interest in becoming a student.

 

2/ Review the reading list, purchase the assigned texts, and being the assigned reading for the next class.

 

3/ Come to class and bring a completed registration form.

Our teacher

The Ven. Dr. Thich Tri Hoang was ordained in Vietnam at the age of 24. He has studied Buddhism extensively under many Vietnamese masters, including Thich Nhat Hanh. He has led Buddhist meditation retreats in the U.S., Holland, France, and England. Thay received his Ph.D. from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. He is the founder and guiding teacher of the Dharma Training Program and the Dharma Teacher Order, which he created to support the spread of Buddhism in the West.

Locations

English-language classes are held at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY. Chuang Yen is a Dharma education center dedicated to presenting and explaining the different schools of Buddhism and the common core of beliefs uniting them. More information about Chuang Yen may be found on the web site www.baus.org. For an interactive map and directions, visit the Contact Us page on this site.

Spanish language classes are held at Temple Phuoc Hue in Miami, under the direction of Rev. Noble Silence. More information may be found on his web site and on the Class Materials page of this site. Please contact Rev. Noble Silence for additional information.
 

 

 

 

 

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