FPMT Basic Program Materials - English, Spanish and French

for French Basic Program Materials:
PEBA - tout le matériel éducatif en FRANÇAIS

for Spanish Basic Program Materials:
Programa Básico – todos los materiales educativos EN ESPAÑOL

English updates for the Basic Program CD 2006: this page gives you access to all the new and updated Basic Program materials in English, including translations of standard texts and available course materials. More new materials and updates will be posted here as they become available.

If you start a new Basic Program subject, please check here first for the latest updates and materials, and then check with our BP consultant for works in progress that may be of use and ready in time for your BP.

The materials on this page are to be downloaded and used only by centers, center staff and BP teachers who previously purchased the BP CD 2006 for implementation from FPMT Education Services.

Please use the links listed here to find the updated materials per category and per subject, or simply scroll down:

OVERVIEW OF ALL CURRENT BP MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR BP DISCUSSIONS
FOR BP INTERPRETERS
FOR RETREAT AND MEDITATION

STAGES OF THE PATH
HEART SUTRA
MAHAYANA MIND TRAINING: WHEEL OF SHARP WEAPONS
ENGAGING IN THE BODHISATTVA DEEDS
MIND AND COGNITION PART 1: AWARENESSES AND KNOWERS
MIND AND COGNITION PART 2: MINDS AND MENTAL FACTORS
TENETS
ORNAMENT OF CLEAR REALIZATIONS
SUBLIME CONTINUUM OF THE MAHAYANA - FIRST CHAPTER: THE TATHAGATA ESSENCE
GROUNDS AND PATHS OF TANTRA
SEVENTY TOPICS
THE THREE BASIC BODIES - Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS AND RECOMMENDED READING

Overview of all current Basic Program materials

Complete list of all BP materials currently available, on BP CD 2006 and web-updates, 2006-2010 - updated March 2010.

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Miscellaneous

The benefits of bodhicitta by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan, from LYWA
Letter from Lama Zopa Rinpoche - to give inspiration for lamrim retreat
Lama Zopa Rinpoche thanking BP students for their three months lamrim retreat at the conclusion of their BP. Inspiring!
BPFinalExam2009_2010_GuidelinesForTheReview
BPFinalExam2009_2010_Info
A Drop of Aggregates, booklet by BP teacher Venerable Fedor Stracke
A Drop of Dharma, a brief, instructive booklet about meditation, mental factors, the 5 aggregates, the 4 noble truths and past and future lives - by BP teacher Venerable Fedor Stracke
Outline of the Lamrim Chenmo with quotes (!) very helpful for meditation on the lamrim. Composed by Glen Svensson
Recommended reading list for Tenets with some interesting new titles
Self evaluation card small booklet format - easy to use for BP students
Self evaluation practice with explanation; more extensive, in A4 format

For BP discussions

The Selfless, a chart listing all phenomena (!), with synomyms and divisions
OBJECTS several charts, giving a very clear overview of the three types of objects
REVIEW OF PERVASIONS
SYLLOGISMS, with examples and exercises
Collected Topics Summary
Practising debate
Chart of the 5 Mahayana Paths according to Prasangika

For BP Interpreters

Tibetan Lorig text by Purbuchok, edited as flowing text to make it more user friendly - for interpreters and students of Tibetan language
Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root text Ch1-4, a literal translation, edited into verses, with a separate listing of difficult vocabulary in each verse. Aimed at making the Tibetan as transparent as possible.
Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root text Edited for interpreters as flowing text, so that end of lines are also end of syllables/words
Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root verses; the text edited into verses, with verse numbers
Tibetan vocabulary for the Bodhicaryavatara Ch 1-4 List of difficult vocabulary of both root verses and commentary, with comments
Tibetan Tenets text (ACIP) edited as flowing text, with subject headings added - the text is structured into paragraphs with added headings and subheadings for each school
Tibetan Tenets text (ACIP) edited as flowing text
Wheel Tibetan root text edited into verse and with verse numbers, by Venerable Sonam Tharchin

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For retreat and meditation

The benefits of bodhicitta by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan, from LYWA
Letter from Lama Zopa Rinpoche - to give inspiration for lamrim retreat
Lama Zopa Rinpoche thanking BP students for their three months lamrim retreat at the conclusion of their BP. Inspiring!
Lamrim Meditation Outlines from the 3 month final lamrim retreat for the BP at ILTK
Outline of the Lamrim Chenmo with quotes (!), very helpful for meditation on the lamrim. Composed by Glen Svensson
Bodhicaryavatara charts as tools for meditation from the BP at Thubten Norbu Ling, taught by Masters Program graduate Don Handrick:
The ten benefits of bodhicitta according to different texts - from the ILTK BP
Awarenesses & Knowers - 4 guided meditations by Venerable Antonio Satta from the BP at CIN
A&K meditations by Wai Cheong-UPDATE 2006 from VYI's Basic Program
M&Mf Meditations by Wai Cheong-UPDATE 2006 from VYI's Basic Program
Minds and Mental Factors meditations from the teachings by Venerable George Churinoff for the BP at LMB
Meditation suggestions for Tenets, from the BP Final Exam 2007
Guided meditations for each of the 4 schools of Tenets, designed by Janny de Boer and Alex de Haan, BP graduates and DB teachers at Maitreya Institute
Guided Meditations from the Tenets teachings by Venerable George Churinof from the BP at LMB
A brief Guideline for leading meditations with a feedback sheet - from CIN’s Basic Program lamrim chenmo courses
Meditation outlines for Lamrim retreat by Venerable Sangye Khadro for the one month retreat after the first year of ILTK’s 2008 (the second) Masters Program
Three meditations for Awarenesses and Knowers, about perception and conception from the BP at TCL taught by Emily Hsu

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Stages of the Path

Calm Abiding Chart from ILTK’s MP - UPDATE 2009
Chart on the 7-fold reasoning UPDATE 2008
14 Charts from the BP at ILTK
Complete Middling Lamrim teachings by Geshe Jampa Gyatso for the ILTK BP
Corrected edition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary of 1998
Middling Lamrim exam with answer key from the BP at ILTK
Extended Lamrim Outlines latest, much extended edition of ‘the Kopan Meditation Guide’ by Venerable Ani Karen Valham (large file)
Middling Lamrim quizzes with answer keys from the BP at ILTK
Meditation Outlines from the 3 month final lamrim retreat for the BP at ILTK
The complete Middle Length Lamrim root text, Philip Quarcoo’s penultimate translation
The complete Outline of the Middle Length Lamrim root text, from Philip Quarcoo’s penultimate translation
Jeffrey Hopkins’ translation of the Middling Lamrim SPECIAL INSIGHT section UPDATE 2008
Outline of the Lamrim Chenmo with quotes (!), very helpful for meditation on the lamrim. Composed by Glen Svensson
The German Middle Length Lamrim translation by Conni Krause has now been published by Diamand Verlag. A must for our German BP students! This bookmarked file of the final edition may be useful for study purposes. The edition as on the BP CD is still best to use if you want to follow the Tibetan.
Flowchart of the Middle Length Lamrim outline up to calm abiding produced by MP graduate Glen Svensson- excellent for overview and meditation purposes; with cross-references to Lamrim Chenmo, to Liberation in the Palm of your Hand, and to Geshe Sopa’s Steps on the Path. Uses a draft of Philip Quarcoo’s translation.
Flowchart of the Middle Length Lamrim outline, calm abiding, special insight and conclusion produced by MP graduate Glen Svensson. Uses Philip Quarcoos draft translation.
Discussion questions from the BP at ILTK based on the Middling Lamrim
Meditation outlines for Lamrim retreat by Venerable Sangye Khadro for the one month retreat after the first year of ILTK’s 2008 (the second) Masters Program

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Heart Sutra

Charts from the BP at ILTK UPDATE-corrected version
Homework, exam and answer keys from TCL, by BP teacher Emily Hsu
Presentation with charts and exercises from TCL, by BP teacher Emily Hsu
Overview of the structure of the text by TCL’s BP teacher Emily Hsu
A Drop of Aggregates, booklet by BP teacher Venerable Fedor Stracke
HeartSutra Charts TCL 2001-edDec05 UPDATED MARCH 2010

Mahayana Mind Training - Wheel of Sharp Weapons

Translation of the root verses by Ven Joan Nicell, from the BP at ILTK; recommended as standard translation for BPs!
Contemporary written commentary, composed by Geshe Jampa Gyatso especially for the Basic Program
Transcript of Geshe Jampa Gyatso’s oral commentary on his own written commentary, for the BP at ILTK
Commentary by Geshe Chonyi for the Basic Program at ABC.
Homework quiz and exam, with answer keys from the Basic Program at ILTK
Wheel Tibetan root text edited into verse and with verse numbers, by Venerable Sonam Tharchin

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Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds

Gyaltsab Je Commentary, the complete text with rootverses and outline translated by Venerable Fedor Stracke
The ten benefits of bodhicitta according to different texts - from the ILTK BP
Root text translated by Toh Sze Gee all chapters in verse
Root text with Gyaltsab Je outline inserted from the BP at Nalanda

Commentary by Geshe Jampa Gyatso from the BP at ILTK
Commentary by Dragpa Gyaltsen - translated by Toh Sze Gee (used for the BP at ILTK instead of the standard BP commentary by Gyaltsab Je)
Outline of the commentary by Dragpa Gyaltsen - translated by Toh Sze Gee, used for the BP at ILTK
Tibetan commentary by Dragpa Gyaltsen - scanned pecha, used for the BP at ILTK

Outline of the commentary by Gyaltsab Je in a new format, 2006. The numbering system was simplified and this update included corrections - translated by Venerable Losang Sopa (Bob Miller)
Outline of GyaltsabJe’s commentary in an easy to use format, with verse numbers, 2007 - By Glen Svensson, based on Venerable Losang Sopa’s translation
Outline with verse numbers of Gyaltsab Je’s commentary 2008, reformatted from Nalanda’s BP

Transcript of the Oral Commentary by Geshe Jamphel, chapter 1-7, from the BP at Nalanda

Geshe Chonyi's commentary for Chapter I-V from Amitabha Buddhist Centre's BP; closely follows the outline of the Gyaltsab Je commentary, which is included in these transcripts in the 2006 format.
The test with answer key for Geshe Chonyi's commentary at ABC

Bodhicaryavatara charts as tools for meditation from the BP at Thubten Norbu Ling, taught by Masters Program graduate Don Handrick:
Open book quizzes with answer keys, Ch I-IV from the BP at Thubten Norbu Ling
Course outline with reading assignments from the BP at TNL; example of a handout for Bodhicaryavatara Ch I-IV
Practice Day Schedule for the first part of the Bodhicaryavatara course at TNL; illustrates how a BP practice day can be designed
Handouts and reading list for Ch V-X from TNL’s BP teacher Don Handric

Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root text Ch1-4, a literal translation, edited into verses, with a separate listing of difficult vocabulary in each verse. Aimed at making the Tibetan as transparent as possible; especially for interpreters.
Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root text Edited for interpreters as flowing text, so that end of lines are also end of syllables/words; especially for interpreters.
Tibetan Bodhicaryavatara root verses The text edited into verses, with verse umbers; especially for interpreters.
Tibetan vocabulary for the Bodhicaryavatara Ch 1-4 List of difficult vocabulary of both root verses and commentary, with comments; especially for interpreters.

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