About Naropa University

Naropa University is a private academic circles in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist scholastic Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the 11th-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda. The the academy describes itself as Buddhist-inspired, ecumenical, and nonsectarian rather than Buddhist. Naropa promotes non-traditional deeds like meditation to supplement established learning approaches.

Naropa was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1988, making it the first Buddhist-inspired academic institution to get United States regional accreditation. It remains one of without help a handful of such schools. The academe has hosted a number of Beat poets under the protection of its Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.

The City of Boulder is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county chair and the most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an height of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level, located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver.

Boulder’s population is estimated to be 105,673 as of 2019. It is house of the main campus of the University of Colorado, the state’s largest university. The city frequently receives tall rankings in art, health, well-being, quality of life, and education.