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The Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras

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foundation

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 FWBO.

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. 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.

Please note, to access the Teacher's resources for each year, you'll need to log in with the general Order username and password.

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