The Three Jewels
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 
Jun 11, 2022 Part of a series of online talks hosted by Vajrayana Institute in Sydney, Australia.
- The relationship between the Mahayana and the Fundamental Vehicle
- The Three Jewels according to the Fundamental Vehicle
- Meaning and abilities of the Buddha Jewel
- Dharma Jewel as an object of refuge
- Four synonyms of nirvana
- Supramundane eightfold path and its fruits
- The Sangha Jewel and its eight classes in four pairs
- Qualities of the four pairs
- The Three Jewels according to the Perfection Vehicle
- Ultimate and conventional buddha bodies
- The truth body is the fulfillment of our own purpose
- The form bodies are the fulfillment of others’ purposes
- Getting familiar with Buddhist terminology
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.
