Course Materials
Course book: The Four Noble Truths by Geshe Tashi Tsering, published by Wisdom Publications.
Supplementary Reading: For those of you who have more time to explore the subject of the Four Noble Truths, Geshe Tashi recommends the following books, all of which go into more depth on this topic:
- The Four Noble Truths by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
- The Four Noble Truths by Venerable Lobang Gyatso
- Ancient Wisdom, Modern World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Prayers for before and after teachings: You will hear these prayers being recited by Geshe Tashi on different occasions throughout this module and the rest of the Course. We add them here in case you would like to follow along, or use them for your own practice.
For the Praises to the Twenty One Taras, we have used a PDF from Lotsawa House. We like their style, and their translation, and so are including it here. We’ve left the link and footnotes at the bottom of the page in case you would like to have a look at the other great stuff on Lotsawa House’s site.
FBT Course Preliminary Prayers
Course Dates, Week by Week: You may find the file below a helpful guide to refer to over the 12 weeks of the course. It shows you when each week starts and ends.
For future term dates, please visit this page and scroll down to ‘term dates’.