Ayurvedic Correspondence Course, Ayurvedic Distance Learning and In-Person Classroom-based Ayurvedic Education: Om Namo Medicine Master Buddha! Sangye Menla! - the Patron Buddha of our Indian Medicine - Tibetan Herbal Medicine Herbal Correspondence Course and Ayur-Veda School. In the Tibetan Medicine Tantras (Four Tantras or rGyud bzhi), Shakyamuni Buddha describes Medicine Master Buddha as an Supremely Enlightened Being who has special powers of healing. The special healing blessings of Medicine Buddha may be obtained by reciting his name or mantra. In Tibetan chant "Om Namo Baghawate Bhaghandze Guru Bhadurya Prabah Raja Tathagataya Arhate Samkya Sam Buddhaya Tayatha Om Bheghandze Bheghandze Maha Bheghandze Raja Samudgate Soha". In Sanskrit chanting "Aum Namo Bhagavaté Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabaha Rajaya Tathagataya Arhaté Samyaksambodhi Tadyata Aum Bhaisajé Bhaisajé Bhaisajya Samudgaté Svaha". For centuries, Buddhists have been reciting this mantra prayer, to bring an ultimate healing of spiritual disease, as well as cures for everyday problems of the body and mind. This graphic is either reprinted with permission or is made available under the "fair use" provision (17 USC §107) of the U.S. Copyright Act for research and non-profit educational and religious purposes only. Picture source: www.tibetmedicine.org -- The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute has no relationship whatsoever with the California College of Ayurveda - www.ayurvedacollege.com. Do not confuse our Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Program or Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Program with Marc Halpern's CCA Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist (C.A.S.) Program.Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute
of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center

Your Californian College of Clinical Ayurvedic Therapies
from the Buddhist - Yogic - Vedic Tradition

Home Page - www.Ayurveda-California.com
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(1) 510-292-6696 - Please CALL US, no e-mail available (Namo AT Shurangama.com).
 

            Sri - means Revered or Auspicious or Beautiful - May these qualities manifest in your life. Om Syi Dan Dwo Bwo Da La. Man Dwo La Ba Two Ye Swo Po He.

 

"Om Namo Aryavalokiteshvaraya Bodhisattvaya Mahasattvaya Maha Karunikaya Om Sarva Abhaya!"

Master Hsuan Hua’s "Seven Guidelines for Recognizing Genuine Teachers"

The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute® and its parent the Medicine Buddha Healing Center® would like to acknowledge and offer its sincere appreciation to the Medicine Master Buddha (Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabaha Buddha in Sanskrit [also called Senjya Menla in Tibetan and Yao Shi Fohw in Chinese]), and to the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, the founding Abbot of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.DRBA.org) and the Dharma Master of Buddhist Sutras (scriptures), Mantras (chants and prayers), Meditation, and Precepts. His pure devotion to the Buddha, the Buddha’s Teachings (Dharma) and the practitioners of Buddhism (Sangha) and his tireless effort to translate into English, Spanish and other languages the truths found in the ancient Buddhist Sutras without compromising its spiritual messages remain as a constant inspiration for the faculty and founders of this Institute.  As such, we honor the Venerable Master Hua’s memory, by this dedication. 

Based on the Buddhist wisdom and common sense found in the revered Shurangama Sutra, prospective students of the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute are encouraged to examine the teachers and graduates of any school they are considering attending with the following guiding principles.

1.  Are they greedy?

2.  Does they have ulterior motives?

3.  Are they contentious?[1]

4.  Are they respectful to the Triple Jewel?[2]

5.  Do they keep the Five Moral Precepts[3] strictly?

6.  Are they selfish?

7.  Do they promise to transmit their own secret teachings?[4]


 

[1] Contentious can refer, among other things, to excess pitta fiery conditions of tending to argue or fight, to be aggressive or highly competitive, to be jealous or envious, to dominate others, to slander others, to being controversial, and to being litigious and liking to go to court or to sue others.

 

[2] The Triple Jewel (Ratna Traya) refers to all Buddhas and the Buddha Nature - the God Consciousness, the Buddha’s and God’s Sacred Teachings (the Dharma) and the sattvic (pure hearted) practitioners (both lay people and monks or nuns) of Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas (the Sangha).  A more strict interpretation refers to “The Buddha – The Buddha’s Teachings – The Buddhist Monks and Nuns”

 

[3] The Five Precepts are:  1. No killing – do no harm.   2. No stealing – do not take what is not given.    3. No sexual misconduct – do not cause one’s sexual desire to break the relationships of others or harm others.   4. No lying, no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no gossip, no frivolous speech.    5. No taking drugs, alcohol or other substances which make the mind unclear and harm the body.   In summary, "No fighting, no greed, no seeking, no pursuing personal advantage, and no lying."    Just before Shakyamuni Buddha left this world, he was asked by his disciple Ananda, “Who shall be our teacher now that you are departing this world?”  The Buddha replied, “Take the Precepts as your teacher.”

 

[4] Especially for a large monetary fee or big donation or in exchange for sexual favors.

 

 

 

The Definition of a Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist or Practitioner

Our diploma certificate programs confer the titles of Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist (C.A.T.), Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.), Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.), and Master Ayurvedic Herbalists (M.A.H.)

When the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and its parent, the Medicine Buddha Healing Center, use the word "Clinical" (see footnote) we mean it in the sense of systematic and "proven" – as in time-tested and time-honored. Hence, we define a Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist or Practitioner or Specialist as follows:
  1. One who chooses and vows to study Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas and to adopt their time-honored principles within one’s daily life by drawing near to kindred Dharma friends, "good knowing advisors", wise teachers and mentors.
  2. One who chooses and vows to study and uphold the schools ethical and moral precepts of Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas in their thoughts, speech and actions while maintaining a heart of compassion and forgiveness for oneself and others.
  3. One who chooses and vows to benefit and serve all living beings (including animals) as a facilitator, guide, practitioner, care-giver or consultant, to reach out and touch other beings.
  4. One who chooses and vows to benefit and serve all living beings with fun, humor, laughter (good medicine), loving kindness, empathetic joy, compassion, generosity, humility, forgiveness, honesty and genuine sincerity for the well-being of one’s self and others.
  5. One who chooses and vows to be an example of the integration of mind-body-spirit healing and an embodiment of well-being.
  6. One who chooses and vows to realize health, contentment, self-mastery and liberation through the use of Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas.
  7. One who chooses and vows to minister to the whole person, rather than just the disease, and who emphasizes prevention rather than cure according to the precepts of Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas.
  8. One who strives and vows to master the use of Ayurvedic herbal therapies (choosing from more than 300 commonly available East Indian, Chinese and Western herbs), dietary and nutritional therapies (from an integrated Ayurvedic, Chinese Medicine, and Western nutritional perspective), lifestyle and daily routine recommendations, house-calls, exercise therapies (Yoga, Tai Qi or western methods according to the doshic condition), meditation, breath therapy (pranayama), massage, marma point acupressure, Pancha Karma cleansing and rejuvenation therapies, chromotherapy (color healing), aromatherapy (essential oils), sound therapy (mantras and chants) and any supplemental modalities of Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine (TAM).
  9. One who is able to communicate to both the client and his primary care providers a logical Ayurvedic rationale for such plans based on the time-tested principles Ayurveda, Buddhism, Yoga and the Vedas.
  10. One who chooses and vows to "bring fun, friendship, spirituality and the joy of service back into healthcare!"

 

 

Footnote:

[1] In our religious context of practicing Ayurveda (East Indian or Tibetan), Yoga, Jyotish and the Asian Healing Arts as a constitutionally protected and God-given inalienable right as our deeply held beliefs of a spiritual nature, we define "clinical" (in reference to our "Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist (C.A.T.)", "Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.)", designations or other titles and monikers containing the word "Clinical") with the words "irrefutable", "scientific", "experimental", "quantifiable", "proven", "technical", "methodical", "systematic", "controlled", "logical", or "precise". The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute’s and its parent, the Medicine Buddha Healing Center’s religious appellation "Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist" or sanctified "C.A.T." moniker or any other of our titles and monikers containing the word "Certified" (or the letter "C." referring to "Clinical") at the end of the name of our duly ordained Ministers, Reverends, Pastoral Counselors, or Practitioners has no affiliation or relationship with any other organization or school. Our Institute and Center’s appellation "Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist" or "C.A.T." moniker and our other appellations are constitutionally protected religious titles bestowed upon duly ordained Ministers, Reverends, Pastoral Counselors, or Practitioners of the Institute and Center and are not subject to governmental control, government regulation, governmental approval, or governmental interference, including but not limited to control, regulation, approval, or interference from the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools or the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education of the State of California. The Institute’s and Center’s religious appellation "Master Herbalist" and it’s sanctified "M.H." moniker has no affiliation or relationship with the American Herbalists Guild (www.AmericanHerbalistsGuild.com).  The Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) program has nothing whatsoever to with the Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist Program (CAS) moniker of Mark Halpern and his California College of Ayurveda.  The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and the Medicine Buddha Healing Center have no affiliation or relationship whatsoever with the California College of Ayurveda.

 

[2] Skilful Ayurvedic Practitioners and students of the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute use Master Hsuan Hua’s “Seven Rules for Recognizing Genuine Teachers”.

 

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See the Bodhisattva Way - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of the Bodhisattva".

See the Buddhist - Yogic Precepts - click here to listen to a lecture on "Ten Good Deeds of the Bodhisattva".

See the Code of Ethics for the School - click here to listen to a lecture on "Karma".

See the Code of Ethics for Ayurvedic Practitioners - click here to listen to a lecture on the concept of "Outflows".

See the Buddhist Ayurvedic Five Precepts Sacrament - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of Following Precepts".

See the Seven Guidelines for Recognizing True Teachers - click here to listen to a lecture on "What is a Bodhisattva?"

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The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center offers the following four comprehensive Ayurvedic Diploma Certificate Programs:

Mastery Level Diploma Certificate Program Program Hours Trimester Unit Credits Tuition Donation
Level I Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.)
Distance Learning Diploma

Includes 10 CD-ROMs and
Michael Dick's 5th Edition of the
Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook		  225 audio/video class hours 15 units
$3350 Donation for Distance Learning
 
Level I Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.)
In-Person Classroom-based Diploma

Includes unlimited weekly clinical apprenticeship with Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, M.S. Buddhist Ayurveda and all weekly classes and monthly seminars in Berkeley, California. 
Also includes 10 CD-ROMs for use as homework study and
printed version of Michael Dick's 5th Edition of the
Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook 		 225
in-person classroom hours		 15 units
$4100 Donation for Berkeley Classes
 
Level II Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.)
Distance Learning Diploma		 750
audio/video class hours		 50 units
$8990 Donation for
Distance Learning
 
Level II Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.)
In-Person Classroom-based Diploma		 750
in-person classroom hours		 50 units
$11108
Donation for
Berkeley Classes
 
Level III Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Diploma
and
 Associate of Applied Ayurvedic Science Degree (A.A.A.S.)		 1,200
audio/video class hours		 80 units
$12962
Donation for
Distance Learning
 
Level IV Master Ayurvedic Herbalist (M.A.H.) Diploma
and
Bachelor of Buddhist Ayurveda: B.S. Buddhist Ayurveda Degree.
"Buddhist Healing Ayurveda"		 1,800
audio/video class hours		 120 units
$16482
 Donation for
Distance Learning
 

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Full Course Details for All Four Ayurvedic Certificate Programs (click here to download detailed Excel spreadsheet)

2006-2007 Class Schedule in Excel format (click here for full schedule)

Free Downloadable Sample Audio Lectures from the Actual Course Material - Over 20 hours of free sample material.

Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Therapist Program

Approximate Costs for Required Books for the Clinical Ayurveda Therapist Program

Program Costs and Online Registration for the Clinical Ayurveda Therapist Program - Only $60 per trimester unit, 66 cents per hour!

Remember, no student is EVER turned away due to lack of funds.  So, if you cannot afford the initial $3350, please sign up for the course by making the donation that is within your budget. ($108 is the minimum suggested donation unless you have been indigent for some time.)

NOTE: The suggested Tuition Donation above includes a combination of refundable Tuition donation (based on the per trimester unit rate) and the non-refundable $108 application and registration fee donation ($54 each respectively).  For more details on our refund policies, click here.  For more info on our Application - Registration Fees and Exam Fees, click here.

For our In-Person Class Tuition details and information on the cost per trimester unit (per 15 hours of learning), click here.

 

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Om Namo Amitabha Vipashina Ratnasambhava Amoghasiddhi Buddha!  Om Namo Bhaisajya Guru Buddha!  Om Namo Avalokiteshvara Great Compassion Bodhisattva!  Om Namo Ganesha!   Om Jai Hanuman!   We bow to and offer sincere thanks and dedication to our teachers, the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, the Venerable Ayurvedic Sage Doctor Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S. and the Clown Bodhisattva Patch Adams, M.D. and the great Nobel Peace Prize-winning doctor Albert Schweitzer.

 

 

Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute
of the
Medicine Buddha Healing Center

 2210 McKinley Avenue, Unit 4 (1 block west of Martin Luther King, between Allston and Bancroft) Berkeley, California 94703 TDC   USA
 
(1) 510-292-6696

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and are hence not under any government jurisdiction whatsoever.

"The religious Association (Church), that is to say the Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple is in no way under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, the California State Medical Board, or the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or any other government organization, agency, or agent (federal, state or local).  Any attempt by any government or private agent or agency to regulate our above described religious educational practices and spiritual practices is in violation of our now declared First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional rights.  Notice is hereby given to any person(s) who, acting under the color of the law, intentionally interferes with the free exercise of the rights retained by our Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple and its Pastoral Counselors, faculty, students, congregation, and members under the First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendments, as enumerated in these Articles of Association and Organization and in our Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.14) and Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.15), that they may be in violation of the Pastoral Counselor’s civil and constitutional rights, Title 42, U.S.C. 1983 et seq. and Title 18, Section 241.  We hereby declare, all rights reserved without prejudice."

Last updated: March 16, 2008