Dr. Guy Newland
Guy Newland, a student of Jeffrey Hopkins, is a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism who has been a professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan since 1988. He served as Chairperson of Central Michigan University's Department of Philosophy and Religion during the periods 2000-2003 and 2006-2009. He was elected to the Mount Pleasant Board of Education in July 2003 and served until December 2007, including six months as President of the Board and one year as Secretary.
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Dr. Guy Newland 
Varieties of Madhyamaka
How Madhyamaka addresses the reality that we suffer needlessly because of a mistaken world view.…
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The two truths: Conclusion
The debate between Tsongkhapa and Bhavaviveka and Tsongkhapa's interpretation of Chandrakirti.
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The two truths: The Svatantrika view
A theatrical portrayal of Bhavaviveka elucidates the views of the Svatantrika Madhyamaka, or Middle Way…
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The two truths in the Cittamatra system
Exploring the view that there's no external world, as taught in the Cittamatra system (one…
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The two truths in the four schools
The similarities and differences within the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and how they came…
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The two truths: The Sautrantika view
An in-depth look at the Sautrantika system (one of the four tenets).
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The two truths and dependent arising
Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika…
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The two truths and different tenets
The Vaibhashika (one of the four tenet schools) view of the two truths.
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The two truths: Conventional existence
Detailed discussions of how all things exist conventionally, and why it's important to think about…
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The two truths and Tibetan philosophy
Tsongkhapa's presentation of the two truths changed Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing the need to strive…
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The two truths and karma
The relationship of the two truths and two different ways of understanding karma.
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