Illumination of the Thought
Teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa’s commentary on Supplement to the Middle Way by Chandrakirti.
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup First bodhisattva ground: The Very Joyful
Commentary on the grounds of bodhisattva superiors and beginning the commentary on the first ground,…
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Outshining hearers and solitary realizers
Explanation of how bodhisattva superiors outshine hearers and solitary realizers by way of their qualities.
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Outshining through intelligence
How bodhisattvas outshine hearers and solitary realizers in intelligence and beginning the section on how…
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Hearers and solitary realizers realize emptiness
Further explanation why Hearers and Solitary Realizers realize the emptiness of inherent existence and the…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Review session: Coarse and subtle selflessness
A review of Chandrakirti's assertions that hearer and solitary realizer arhats realize the emptiness of…
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Common and uncommon afflictions
The difference between uncommon and common afflictions, and the distinction between the coarse and subtle…
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Review session: Identifying the root of samsara
A review of topics including identifying the correct root cause of samsara and the different…
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Proving the realization of emptiness
Proving hearers’ and solitary realizers’ cognition of the absence of inherent existence.
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Grasping at the four truths for aryas
How those who have not realized emptiness may mistakenly grasp the four truths to be…
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Chandrakirti - Aug 7, 2022
Chandrakirti Homage to Compassion
Chandrakirti praises compassion as the source of bodhicitta.
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