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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, Knowledge - Root of the Middle Way
Chapter 13, Verse 1 - Chapter 27, Verse 30

  • Knowledge — Root of the Middle Way II (Self-Study)
    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) II
    Self-Study Syllabus

    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) is Nāgārjuna’s seminal work on Madhyamaka philosophy. Nāgārjuna, the founder of the Madhyamaka school, uses this text to refute the views of those who claim there is anything at all that can be said to be truly real. Specifically, he refutes those who subscribe to the views of the other Indian schools of his day, and also those among his fellow Buddhists who subscribe to a view that there is ultimately something real. Generally speaking, we can count ourselves among those whom he refutes, and through study of this text we can challenge ourselves to take his reasoned arguments to heart, and to question our fixed thinking about the world.

    Khenpo Jampa Donden & Cathrine Dalton

    The course is taught by Khenpo Jampa Donden, a Tibetan Khenpo (Professor) at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, and translated into English by Catherine Dalton, a Translator and Lecturer at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute Centre for Buddhist Studies.

    The course follows RYI/CBS’s academic calendar, and begins the week of August 31, 2009. Registration opens on Julye 1, 2009, after which a trial week of class will be available on the site for viewing by anyone, by simply using the "Login as a guest" button. Registration will remain open until September 7, 2009. Please     click here to try out the trial week of class.
  • Knowledge — Root of the Middle Way II (Self-Study Plus)
    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) II
    Self-Study Plus Syllabus

    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) is Nāgārjuna’s seminal work on Madhyamaka philosophy. Nāgārjuna, the founder of the Madhyamaka school, uses this text to refute the views of those who claim there is anything at all that can be said to be truly real. Specifically, he refutes those who subscribe to the views of the other Indian schools of his day, and also those among his fellow Buddhists who subscribe to a view that there is ultimately something real. Generally speaking, we can count ourselves among those whom he refutes, and through study of this text we can challenge ourselves to take his reasoned arguments to heart, and to question our fixed thinking about the world.

    The course is taught by Khenpo Jampa Donden, a Tibetan Khenpo (Professor) at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, and translated into English by Catherine Dalton, a Translator and Lecturer at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute Centre for Buddhist Studies. Supplementary materials were created by Joanne Larson begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, also a Translator and Lecturer at RYI/CBS.

    The course follows RYI/CBS’s academic calendar, and begins the week of January 11, 2010. Online students, except for those in the Basic course, progress through the online course materials together with the Moderator. Registration opens on November 1, 2009, after which a trial week of class will be available on the site for viewing by anyone, by simply using the "Login as a guest" button. Registration will remain open until January 4, 2010, although students who register after the first week of class and are taking the course for credit are expected to make up the work missed during the first week of class. Please     click here to try out the trial week of class.
  • Knowledge — Root of the Middle Way II (Interactive)
    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) I
    Interactive Syllabus

    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) is Nāgārjuna’s seminal work on Madhyamaka philosophy. Nāgārjuna, the founder of the Madhyamaka school, uses this text to refute the views of those who claim there is anything at all that can be said to be truly real. Specifically, he refutes those who subscribe to the views of the other Indian schools of his day, and also those among his fellow Buddhists who subscribe to a view that there is ultimately something real. Generally speaking, we can count ourselves among those whom he refutes, and through study of this text we can challenge ourselves to take his reasoned arguments to heart, and to question our fixed thinking about the world.

    The course is taught by Khenpo Jampa Donden, a Tibetan Khenpo (Professor) at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, and translated into English by Catherine Dalton, a Translator and Lecturer at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute Centre for Buddhist Studies. Supplementary materials were created by Joanne Larson, also a Translator and Lecturer at RYI/CBS and the Moderator is Hilary Herdman, another Lecturer at RYI/CBS.

    The course follows RYI/CBS’s academic calendar, and begins the week of August 31, 2009. Online students, except for those in the Basic course, progress through the online course materials together with the Moderator. Registration opens on July 1, 2009, after which a trial week of class will be available on the site for viewing by anyone, by simply using the "Login as a guest" button. Registration will remain open until September 7, 2009, although students who register after the first week of class and are taking the course for credit are expected to make up the work missed during the first week of class. Please click here to try out the trial week of class.
  • Knowledge — Root of the Middle Way II (Interactive For-Credit)
    Knowledge — Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) II
    Interactive For-Credit Syllabus

    Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā) is Nāgārjuna’s seminal work on Madhyamaka philosophy. Nāgārjuna, the founder of the Madhyamaka school, uses this text to refute the views of those who claim there is anything at all that can be said to be truly real. Specifically, he refutes those who subscribe to the views of the other Indian schools of his day, and also those among his fellow Buddhists who subscribe to a view that there is ultimately something real. Generally speaking, we can count ourselves among those whom he refutes, and through study of this text we can challenge ourselves to take his reasoned arguments to heart, and to question our fixed thinking about the world.

    The course is taught by Khenpo Jampa Donden, a Tibetan Khenpo (Professor) at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, and translated into English by Catherine Dalton, a Translator and Lecturer at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute Centre for Buddhist Studies. Supplementary materials were created by Joanne Larson, also a Translator and Lecturer at RYI/CBS and the Moderator is Hilary Herdman, another Lecturer at RYI/CBS.

    The course follows RYI/CBS’s academic calendar, and begins the week of January 11, 2010. Online students, except for those in the Self-Study courses, progress through the online course materials together with the Moderator. Registration opens on November 1, 2009, after which a trial week of class will be available on the site for viewing by anyone, by simply using the "Login as a guest" button. Registration will remain open until January 4, 2010. Please click here to try out the trial week of class.