At the Institute, we seek to preserve the roots of the Nyingma lineage. The founding fathers, known as the Khen Lop Chos Sum, of this rich lineage of Tibetan Buddhism are: Khenpo Shantarakshita; Lopon Pema Jungney (also known as the Lotus-Born, Padmasambhava, and Guru...
Vision The English for Dharma Purposes program empowers monastics by providing English-language education in language, literature, science, arts, and new fields of knowledge. Khenpos, lopons, and qualified lay practitioners learn English through modern teaching...
The Alphabet Course is for the students to learn how to read and pronounce the Tibetan script fluently
Advanced Classical Tibetan builds on the grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills learned in the Beginning- and Intermediate Tibetan Classical Grammar course.
The course is designed for students who wish to continue learning to read and translate classical Tibetan texts with respect to both writing style and content.
For those who are interested in improving their Tibetan reading and pronunciation skills with instruction from native Tibetan speaker
SINI’s intermediate level Classical Tibetan course
This on-line Beginner course is based on Franziska Oertle’s innovative text: བོད་སྐད་སྙིང་པོ། The Heart of Tibetan Language.
SINI’s Classical Tibetan Beginners course
The Alphabet Course is for the students to learn how to read and pronounce the Tibetan script fluently
Lower Intermediate online course based on Franziska Oertle’s innovative text: བོད་སྐད་སྙིང་པོ། The Heart of Tibetan Language.