Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Core Buddhist tenets and the convergence and divergence of the Sanskrit tradition and the Pali tradition.

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: Refuge in and proof of the existence of t...

The demarkation of becoming a Buddhist, taking refuge and what that means. How buddha's liberate,…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: The Tathagata’s ten powers and six unshar...

More on the historical relationships between scriptures, and an overview of the Tathagata's qualities.

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: Refuge In the Pali tradition

More on the Three Jewels according to the Pali tradition, followed by a description of…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: The stages of buddhahood

An explanation of awakening, parinirvana, and omniscience, how the Buddha inspires, and touching on Nagarjuna…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: Monastic stages of refuge

The three higher knowledges (Pali tradition), and the sixteen attributes of the four truths of…

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