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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 85–89

Teachings on how cultivating the correct view of self leads to compassion and explanation of…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 1: Verses 1-8

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe begins the teachings on abandoning the belief in permanence by covering Verses…

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Middle Way Philosophy

Kagyu

Discussing how non-Gelug schools have not written as extensively about their views as the Gelug…

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Middle Way Philosophy

Gelug

The life of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa lineage, and how he came…

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Middle Way Philosophy

Varieties of Madhyamaka

How Madhyamaka addresses the reality that we suffer needlessly because of a mistaken world view.…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Six root afflictions: Doubt

The difference between curiosity and doubt and how both influence our practice.

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Buddhist Tenet Systems

The two truths: Conclusion

The debate between Tsongkhapa and Bhavaviveka and Tsongkhapa's interpretation of Chandrakirti.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Teachings on emptiness

The type of person who is suitable to receive teachings on emptiness and the danger…

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Venerable Chodron meditating.
Buddhist Worldview

Impermanence, dukkha and selflessness

Questions and answers on the first seal followed by teachings on the second seal: all…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron sitting in meditation position and smiling happily.
Western Monastics

Buddhist education for nuns in Western countries

The ordination and education of nuns in Western countries; Sravasti Abbey as a proving ground…

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