The program primarily involves the in depth study of the Five Main Treatises

  • Valid Cognition ( Pramana) t shad-ma / tsenma (Tibetan term)
  •  Perfection of Wisdom Studies ( Prajnaparamita ) phar-byin /pharchin (Tibetan term)
  • Middle Way ( Madhyamika ) dbu ma / Uma (Tibetan term)
  • Monastic Discipline ( Vinaya ) 'dul pa / dulwa (Tibetan term)
  • Phenomenology ( Ahbidharma ) mdzod / Zod (Tibetan term)

And these courses are overall conducted in the form of debate, memorization, oral commentary/explanation, prayers, abiding in monastic discipline, meditation and observing the inherent monastic culture of loving kindness, compassion, wisdom and the pursuit of ultimate reality.