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The Study Groups Program includes Zazen and group discussion focused on the subject text.  We use a wide range of Buddhist subject matter from many traditions.  We cover the same material on both Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Time schedule:     Tuesday:        6:30pm - 8:30pm
                                Saturday:        8:00am - 8:50am


Syllabus for Pali Canon Study Group

Winter 2012 

Text:     In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of         Discourses from the Pali Canon

 Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 2005 

Week #

Date

Topic

Pages

1

January 7th / 10th

V. The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth: 1

p. 145-151

p. 155-166

2

January 14th / 17th

V. The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth: 2-5

p. 151-154

p.166-179

3

January 21st / 24th

VI. Deepening One’s Perspective on the World: 1-5

p. 183-188

p. 191-207

4

January 28th / 31st

VI. Deepening One’s Perspective on the World: 6-9

p. 188-190

p. 207-220

5

February 4th / 7th

VII. The Path to Liberation:  1-3

p. 223-226

p. 230-241

6

February 11th / 14th

VII. The Path to Liberation:  4, 5

p. 226-229

p. 241-253

7

February 18th / 21st

VIII. Mastering the Mind: 1-7

p. 257-261

p. 267-281

8

February 25th / 28th

VIII. Mastering the Mind: 8-10

p. 261-265

p. 281-298

9

March 3rd / 6th

IX. Shining the Light of Wisdom: 1-3

p. 301-305

p. 321-335

10

March 10th / 13th

IX. Shining the Light of Wisdom: 4 (1-3)

p. 305-312

p. 321-335

11

March 17th / 20th

IX. Shining the Light of Wisdom: 4 (4,5)

p. 312-320

p.353-369

12

March 24th / 27th

X. The Planes of Realization: 1-3

p. 373-380

p. 385-402

13

March 31st / April 3rd  

X. The Planes of Realization: 4,5

p. 380-384

p. 402-423

    



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