The five main topics studied in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhist Worldview 
Mar 31, 2019 A talk given to monastics at the Luminary Buddhist Institute in Chiayi, Taiwan (ROC). In English with Chinese translation.
- The rare and unique opportunity to become a bhikshuni
- Outline of the basic education program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
- The tradition and purpose of debate
- The preliminary topics
- Collected topics
- Mind and awareness
- Signs and reasonings
- Tenets
- Paths and grounds
- The five main topics
- Prajnaparamita
- Madhyamaka
- Pramana
- Vinaya
- Abhidharma
- The story of Asanga and Maitreya
The five main topics studied in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
