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Chapter 5: Verses 453-458

Chapter 5: Verses 453-458

Chapter 5: The practices of the Bodhisattva. What is to be abandoned and what is to be adopted. Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice for a King.

  • Review of the first six bodhisattva grounds
  • The benefits and attainments of the seventh bodhisattva ground, “Far advanced”
  • The benefits and attainments of the eighth bodhisattva ground, “The immovable”
  • The benefits and attainments of the ninth bodhisattva ground, “Excellent intelligence”

Precious Garland 89: Verses 453-458 (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.