野是印度北方邦瓦拉纳西(贝拿勒斯)郊区的一个小村庄. 瓦拉纳西是恒河上一座约有200万人口的古城，是印度教徒的主要朝圣地. 野, the location of the Buddha's first teaching after attaining enlightenment, 是佛教徒的主要朝圣地和重要的考古遗址吗. 该项目还充分利用其在贝拿勒斯古城外的地理位置，参观印度教寺庙和博物馆, attend classical 印度n music concerts, and p艺术icipate in other educational and cultural opportunities.
生活安排
学生将住在中央藏学大学校园内的宾馆或青年旅舍. 每个学生都被分配了一位来自中央大学的藏族“伙伴”, 并且有充足的机会与西藏学生和其他朋友在萨尔纳特及其周围进行互动. All p艺术icipating students must travel and remain with the group.
有申请表吗? 是的，表格在网上. Please follow the instructions on Applying to the Program.
我需要护照来申请吗? 是的. 申请印度签证时，你需要一本有两页空白的护照. You must have the passport in hand when you apply to the program.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF MY REFERENCES HAS TO BE A PROFESSOR. 另一个应该是谁呢? Anyone who knows you well and can attest to your interpersonal skills, 在非常具有挑战性的文化背景下进行强化课程的成熟度和适应性.
WHAT ARE THE SELECTION CRITERIA? 没有硬性标准. 我们寻找那些有很好的学术理由参加这个项目的人，他们在学术上是认真和成熟的. 我们试图按学习领域平衡小组，并确保所有五所学院的学生都能参加. Having done some preparatory work, 或者以前有一些多元文化的经验是一个优势，但不是必需的.
一年级学生可以申请吗? No. First-year students are not eligible for this program.
有什么先决条件吗?? No.
我需要说一门语言吗? 英语是必不可少的. No other language is necessary, but Tibetan and Hindi are great assets.
HOW MANY STUDENTS GO ON THIS TRIP? 来自五大学院的十五个.
WILL OUR CLASSES BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH? Some of the classes will be taught by English-speaking professors; some will be taught through translators.
我的费用包括什么? 你的签证, 从波士顿来回机票, 所有交通工具, food and lodging and program-related costs in 印度, ground transport from Boston to your home campus.
还有什么不包括的? 你的护照, 到达波士顿, 给妈妈的礼物, stuff you might want to buy in 印度, 你的医疗准备, your discretionary spending in 印度.
我还需要多少钱? 这取决于你的医疗保险(免疫费用和覆盖范围各不相同), how far you will be from Boston at Christmas, and how much you like to spend on yourselves and friends. 一般来说很难说.
IF I AM NOT A SMITH COLLEGE STUDENT, HOW DO I GET FINANCIAL AID? Talk to the appropriate folks on your campus.
IF I AM A SMITH STUDENT, CAN I GET FINANCIAL AID? 是的. 你可以申请国际经验补助金来帮助支付项目的费用. *注:任何获得的IEG资金将直接支付给项目，用于支付项目的费用和开支.
CAN I MAKE MY OWN TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS? No. 你必须和旅行团一起旅行.
我的同伴能来吗?? No.
DO I NEED ALL THOSE IMMUNIZATIONS? 是的. It is dangerous to be in 印度 without these immunizations. 为了保护你, 我们小组的其他成员, 我们的东道主, and the integrity of the program, we require that all students are appropriately immunized. There are no exceptions, for any reason.
IF I DON'T TAKE THE COURSE FOR CREDIT DO I STILL NEED TO GO TO CLASS? 绝对. 必须参加所有课程活动并出席所有课程.
DO I HAVE TO ATTEND THE INTRODUCTORY CLASSES? 绝对.
我们能去印度旅游吗? No. You will be in 野/Varanasi almost the entire time, except for a weekend trip to Bodh Gaya and Raj Gir and two days in Delhi.
IS THIS REALLY ACADEMICALLY INTENSE? 是的.
WHERE DO WE LIVE WHEN WE ARE THERE? At a very nice guest house on the campus.
学生 must attend six introductory classes during the fall semester. Classes are held in Dewey House Common Room between 7 and 9 p.m.
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This program is located in a relatively underdeveloped area of 印度. State-of-the-艺术 health care is not immediately available, and diseases not prevalent in the United States are endemic there. 因此，为了参与这一规划，了解最新的免疫接种情况是至关重要的, 包括麻疹, mumps and rubella; hepatitis; meningitis; and tetanus. 除了, program-specific immunizations are required, including Hepatitis A and typhoid vaccines and malaria prophylaxis. 学生们也被鼓励, 但不是必需的, to consider rabies and Japanese encephalitis vaccination. We have a very good record of keeping our students safe and healthy, and this prophylaxis maintains that record.
中央高等藏学院校园对行动不便的人并没有完全开放. 如果这是一个问题，请在申请前咨询项目主任. And the institute does not offer psychological or psychiatric services; the program is very intensive and culturally challenging. 那些需要心理住宿的人应该在申请之前与他们的护理提供者讨论他们的需求.
在萨尔纳特居住期间, there will be daily lectures in Buddhist philosophy, close reading and discussion of important Buddhist treatises, hermeneutics and special lectures on such topics as Tibetan medicine, 艺术, 由中央藏学大学的教职员工讲授历史和文化. 语言教学的安排可以为任何学生谁愿意追求这一点.
需要阅读
尊敬的达赖喇嘛， 流亡中的自由 哈珀(长期)
斯坦利·沃伯特 印度 (University of California Press)
约翰的权力, 一个简洁的Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism(雪狮子)
鲁珀特•Gethin 佛教的基础 (牛津大学出版社)
Sam van Schaik， 西藏:一段历史 (耶鲁大学出版社)
梅尔文•戈尔茨坦 雪狮与龙 (University of California Press
桔多琪Mipham, 中道导论:钱德拉基蒂的中观附释 (Chandrakirti平装书.)
Santideva, Vesna Wallace和B. 艾伦·华莱士，变性人., A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (雪狮子)
保罗•威廉姆斯 Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, 第二版(劳特利奇)
推荐阅读
戴安娜艾克, 贝拿勒斯:光明之城 (哥伦比亚大学)
杰伊·L. 加菲尔德 Engaging Buddhism: Why it Matters to Philosophy (牛津大学出版社)
