Chapter 15: Verses 361-368
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas 
Mar 12, 2015 Refuting the inherent existence of production, duration and disintegration, the characteristics of products. Part of a series of talks on Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way.
- Refuting inherently existent arising, abiding and ceasing by examining if these can exist consecutively or simultaneously
- If arising, abiding and ceasing existed by way of their own entity, there would be the untenable consequence of infinite regress. Arising of the arising and so forth
- Using the example of a credit card to examine if arising, abiding and ceasing are inherently one or inherently different from the object they characterize
- Examining the process of arising to refute inherent existence
- Can there an intermediate stage between that which has been produced and that which is not yet produced?
96 Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas: Verses 361-368 (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.
