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Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena

Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena

Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Daniel Perdue’s book, The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Logic: An Asian Approach to Analytical Thinking Drawn from Indian and Tibetan Sources.

  • Mistaken versus erroneous consciousnesses
  • Problems with representational understandings
  • Comparing discursive thought and conceptual minds
  • Understanding hidden and manifest phenomena
  • Difference between conceptual understanding and direct perception

40 The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate: Hidden Phenomena and Manifest Phenomena (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.