Dechen Study
Education
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Study classical Buddhist texts with daily verses, guided reading, and quizzes.
Dechen Study is a companion app for studying classical Buddhist texts — designed for practitioners who want to go deeper into the root texts and their commentaries.
Study texts such as:
Bodhicaryavatara by Śāntideva — structured according to the commentary by Sonam Tsemo
The King of Aspiration Prayers by Samantabhadra — mapped to the commentary by Drakpa Gyaltsen
Friendly Letter (Suhrillekha) by Nāgārjuna — presented through the hierarchy of The Telescope of Wisdom by Karma Thinley Rinpoche
Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment by Atiśa — with beginner and advanced quizzes, mapped to the commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul
Study Modes:
Daily Verses — Receive a new section of the text each day with a reminder notification. Work through the text gradually, at a pace that fits your life.
Read — Browse the full root text in a structured, hierarchical format that reflects the outline of each commentary. Navigate by chapter, section, and subsection with breadcrumb guidance.
Overview — See the complete structural outline of a text at a glance. Understand how the teachings are organised before diving into the detail.
Quiz — Test your knowledge of the root verses. Choose beginner or advanced difficulty and see how well you know the text.
Guess the Chapter — A verse is shown — can you identify which chapter or section it belongs to? A challenging exercise for serious students.
Built for Serious Study
Dechen Study is not a guided meditation app. It is a reading and memorisation tool for students who are working with classical Tibetan Buddhist literature in English translation. The texts are presented cleanly, without distraction, in a format that supports sustained engagement.
Developed by the Dechen Foundation — a charitable organisation supporting the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Data Linked to You
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- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Adrian OSullivan
- Size
- 40.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Dechen Foundation