2 Buddhist Courses for 2008

The Buddhist Library in Geylang has just announced enrollment for two courses:

Diploma Course in Buddhist Studies  - a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental doctrines of Early Buddhism, their interpretation in the Abhidhamma, and their historical development in the early Buddhist schools. There are 3 modules:

• Fundamental Doctrines of Early Buddhism
• Doctrinal Interpretations in the Abhidamma
• Historical Survey of Buddhist Thought

Master of Arts (in Buddhist Studies) - in conjunction with the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, with a pre-requisite of a good first degree in Buddhist Studies or Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies

Details are on their website.  Even if you’re not planning to do any formal study, you might like to surf to their website anyway. The Buddhist Library is open to the public and has over 16,000 books in English and Chinese. They also offer a variety of short informal courses like their 10 part “Discovering Buddhism” series, free-and-easy meditation sessions and yoga classes.  They also have Buddhist meditation MP3s available for free download here.

The Buddhist Library is at 2 Lorong 2A Geylang, open Tues - Sat 12-9pm, Sun 10am-9pm, closed on Mondays.