Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a brief overview of Buddhist ontology and walks the class through completion of Exercise 4.4
Buddhist ontology
Tag Archives | wisdom
Syllogisms
Geshe Dadul Namgyal explains how syllogisms are used in Buddhist logic and debate, and answers general questions on Buddhist philosophy.
Realizing the Madhyamaka view
The value of realizing the Middle Way view and how to get clear about it.
Conflicting views of reality
The views about reality posited by different Buddhist philosophical systems.
How do we exist?
The ultimate view of reality and the views of Western physicians on the relationship between body and mind.
Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
The two methods to generate bodhicitta and the importance of practicing both method and wisdom.
Freeing ourselves and others
How the determination to be free from cyclic existence leads to the generation of bodhicitta.
Afflictions, mind, and the brain
Working with the afflictions and the relationship between the mind and the brain.
The determination to be free
The importance of generating the determination to be free from cyclic existence and the steps we can take to do so.
Our situation in cyclic existence
Recognizing our situation in samsara as the foundation for studying Middle Way philosophy.