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Venerable Thubten Jampa Review of the possibility of ending duhkha
Venerable Thubten Jampa leads a review of the section "The Possibility of Ending Duhkha" on…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature”
Nirvana is not a place but a state of mind attained by internal transformation. The…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro What is the mind?
Venerable Sangye Khadro covers the definition of awareness and the divisions of awareness into sense…
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Is the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of…
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Definitions
Continuing the section on Definitions in Chapter 20 "Definitions, Divisions, and Illustrations."
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Authenticity of the mahayana scriptures
Covering the section in Chapter 5 on discussions surrounding the authenticity of the Mahayana scriptures.
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The three purposes of debate
Teaching on the three purposes of debate, and beginning Chapter 20 on definitions, divisions and…
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Three turnings of the Dharma wheel
Explanation of the three turnings of the Dharma wheel in terms of when and where…
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Manjushri, the special deity of debate
Teaching on Chapter 18, 'Manjushri, the special deity of debate', and beginning of teaching on…
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The three baskets
Finishing Chapter 4 by describing the differences in content of the three baskets, or tripitaka,…
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Tantra and Buddhist canons
Briefly covering tantra and beginning a section on the content of the three extant Buddhist…
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