Oct 31, 2017

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Amitabha

Who Is Amitabha really?

The three kinds of accumulations in the Amitabha practice.

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Young man sitting on a skateboard, meditating.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

A letter to my teacher

A young person reflects on the reasons he took refuge with Venerable Chodron.

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Amitabha

Causes for pure land rebirth

Reviewing the four causes for rebirth in Amitabha’s pure land.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Objects of meditation: Pali tradition

Teaching on the objects used for stabilizing meditation according to the Pali Tradition.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Statements of qualities

Teaching on Chapter Five, breaking down what is meant by 'statements of qualities'.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 387-400

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe concludes the final chapter of the text, refuting remaining wrong views about…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 366-375

Teachings on refuting inherently existence of objects being produced; summary of refutations of inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 376-386

Does emptiness exist inherently? Teachings on refuting remaining arguments raised by opponents against the thesis…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 360-365

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on analogies for the emptiness and the lack of inherent existence…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 351-359

How can anything which exists at the time of its cause be produced? Teachings on…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 347-350

Teachings on the verses showing how the reasoning on dependent arising refutes inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 338-346

Teachings on the verses refuting inherently existent components, one and different, causes and effects.

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