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Venerable Sangye Khadro Facsimiles of direct perceivers
Venerable Sangye Khadro teaches on facsimiles of direct perceivers and inferential cognizers.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review of emotions and feelings
Venerable Thubten Chonyi leads a review of the section “Buddhism, Science, and Emotions” from Chapter…
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Seven kinds of awareness
Venerable Sangye Khadro covering the division of prime and non-prime cognizers, and direct perceivers.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Cultivating Amitabha’s attitude
Bringing the mind in line with Amitabha's way of thinking means cultivating an attitude that…
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Bhikshuni 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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“Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature”
Nirvana is not a place but a state of mind attained by internal transformation. The…
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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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