Bodhisattva aryas’ grounds
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).
- Explanation of the bodhisattva aryas’ grounds
- The difference between the wisdom of bodhisattvas and of hearers
- The features of the successive grounds of bodhisattvas
- Description of how on each new ground the bodhisattva arya attains new cessations
Grounds and Paths 21: Bodhisattva aryas’ grounds (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.