基于量论学和阿毗达磨的传统，本课以《心的科学：逻辑海典心髓》和《摄类学》为原典，探索确定量（有效认知）的标准是什么，及其分类。我们分析心，并确定它是否为直接感知，与所缘对境相符的程度如何，如何区分不错乱的心、不受欺蒙的心、概念心和非概念心。同时也学习心的对境。
Prerequisites: None
Required Texts:
- Root text: Classifications of Mind, (Lorik), by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition.
- Root text: Collected Topics (Düdra), by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition.
- Mind & Its World 1 Sourcebook (MW1), Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition.
This course completes the introductory exposition of topics drawn from the Pramāna and Abhidharma traditions, based on the Classifications of Mind and Collected Topics root text. It provides students with the tools for delineating conceptual and non-conceptual mind in meditation, known as the essential modes of engagement of mind. This is followed by the exposition of Buddhist psychology —classification of consciousness into primary minds and mental events.
Prerequisites: BUD 501
Required Texts:
- Root text: Classifications of Mind, (Lorik), by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition.
- Root text: Collected Topics (Düdra), by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition.
- Mind & Its World 2 Sourcebook (MW2), Nitartha Institute Publications, 2019 edition
