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The general and specific characteristics of karma

The general and specific characteristics of karma

Part of a series of talks given at the Vajrayana Institute in Sydney, Australia based on The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, the second volume in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion series.

  • Overview of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion series
  • Reordering the lamrim topics for westerners
  • Karma is a system of cause and effect
  • The four general characteristics of karma
  • The specific characteristics of karma

The general and specific characteristics of karma (download)

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.

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