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Helping Zen students WAKE UP to their True Nature.

School Precepts:
• Keeping a clear mind
• Truth and reliability
• Great Love/Great Compassion
• Save all beings from suffering

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2012 Class Schedule

Winter Quarter
Jan 2 - Mar 4, 2012

Winter Break

Mar 5 - Apr 8, 2012
Spring Quarter

Apr 9 - Jun 3 2012

Spring Break

Jun 4 - Jul 1, 2012

Fall Quarter

Jul 2 - Sep 2, 2012

Fall Break

Sep 3- Oct 1, 2012

Fall Quarter

Oct 2 - Dec 3, 2012

Fall Break

Dec 4 - Dec 31, 2012

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  • Welcome to CZBS

    FMOEU

    The College of Zen Buddhist Studies provides world-class training and education that bridges East and West.

    Under the direction of the Five Mountain Order (founded in 2008 as the Monastery Without Walls), the College of Zen Buddhist Studies is one of the few Buddhist institutions in the world to make full use of online distance-education opportunities, providing our students with a convenient, affordable, and unique Zen training experience.

Course categories

College of Zen Buddhist Studies 

Liturgical Studies 

010 - Chanting 
 LIT011 - Chanting Practicum 1Summary
 LIT012 - Chanting Practicum 2Summary
 LIT013 - Mantra PracticumSummary
 LIT014 - Ceremony Chanting PracticumSummary

020 - Meditation Forms 
 LIT021 - Meditation Practicum 1Summary
 LIT022 - Meditation Practicum 2Summary
 LIT023 - Meditation Practicum 3Summary
 LIT024 - Meditation Practicum 4Summary

030 - Cognitive Buddhism 
 LIT031 - Dharma TalksSummary
 LIT032 - Kanhua Ch'an & HuatouSummary

040 - Retreats 
 LIT043* - Local/Solo Retreat
 LIT042* - National Fall/Winter RetreatSummary
 LIT041* - National Summer Retreat
 LIT044 - Traditional Meditation FormsSummary
 LIT045 - Advanced Meditation FormsSummary

050 - Ceremonies 
 LIT051 - Daily Ceremonies
 LIT052 - Basic Buddhist CeremoniesSummary
 LIT053 - Advanded Buddhist CeremoniesSummary

006 - Zen Buddhist Traditions 
 LIT061 - Buddhist IconographySummary

070 - Zen and the Arts 
 LIT071e - Zen Poetry
 LIT072e - Tea and Zen
 LIT073e - Qìgōng PracticumSummary

Buddhist Philosophy 

100 - Establishing Our Direction 
 BHP101 – The Life of the Buddha Summary
 BPH102 - Foundational Buddhism Summary
 BPH103 - Buddhism Plain and SimpleSummary
 BPH104 - Intro to Zen Buddhism
 BPH105 - Compass of Zen Summary
 BPH106 - Buddhist Ethics Summary

110 - Korean Buddhism 
 BPH111 - Korean Buddhist History
 BPH112 - Korean Buddhism
 BPH113 - Seon Master T'aego

120 - Advanced Buddhist Studies 
 BPH121 - Kanhua Ch'an Summary
 BPH122 - Spiritual Materialism Summary
 BPH123 - Buddhist Precepts Summary
 BPH124 - Buddhist Monastic CodeSummary
 BHP125 – Agnostic Buddhism Summary

130 - Buddhist Social Services 
 BPH131 - Intro to Spiritual Counseling Summary
 BPH132 - Advanced Spiritual Counseling

140 - Buddhist Sutras 
 BPH141 - Platform SutraSummary
 BPH142 - Heart SutraSummary
 BPH143 - Diamond Sutra Summary
 BPH144 - Perfect Enlightenment SutraSummary

150 - Zen Ancestors 
 BPH151 - Chán Master Dàhuì Summary
 BPH152 - Bodhidharma - the Man, the Myth, the LegendSummary
 BPH153 - Chán Master HuangboSummary
 BPH154 - Chán Master Linji Summary
 BPH155 - Chán Master Xuyun Summary

Management & Administration 

200 - Zen Center/Group 
 MAA201 - Starting a Zen CenterSummary
Graduate School