Mahayana path introduction
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Grounds and Paths 
Sep 1, 2011 Part of a series of teachings on the text A Brief Presentation of the Grounds and Paths of the Perfection Vehicle, Essence of the Ocean of Profound Meaning by Jetsun Lobsang Dadrin (1867-1937).
- Overview of the Mahayana grounds and paths and how they compare to the grounds and paths of the Fundamental Vehicle
- The two buddha bodies: the form body and the truth body
- The advantages of bodhicitta
Grounds and Paths 13: Mahayana path overview and advantages of bodhicitta (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.
