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The Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras

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foundation

Download the complete, updated versions of this year's modules.

The first element of the new Dharma Training Course for Mitras is this one-year foundation course aimed at people at the 'new Mitra' level, and based around the three declarations made on becoming a Mitra: being a Buddhist; practising the Dharma (looked at through the Threefold Way); and the Triratna Buddhist Community.

We've formatted these pdf files to print out for use in a study group, and also to make them easy to read, navigate and search on-screen. There are complete reference links for each module within the files themselves. Click any file to read online, or right-click and choose 'save (or download) linked file' to download to your computer. You should be able to use the pdfs without any trouble. If you're experiencing difficulty viewing them, you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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