Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Commentaries on Precious Garland of Advice for a King by Nagarjuna.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 1
Review of the first five of the ten non-virtuous pathways: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,…
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Precious Garland review: Characteristics of karma
With an understanding of the four general characteristics of karma we will see the importance…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 1: Verses 14-19
By reflecting on the results of actions we can change our behavior to have conducive…
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Chapter 1: Verses 10-13
To attain an upper rebirth to continue working for awakening we need to abandon destructive…
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Chapter 1: Verses 4-9
To generate wisdom a series of upper rebirths is needed. Upper rebirth requires confidence in…
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Chapter 1: Verses 2-3
Because a series of good rebirths provides the foundation for liberation and awakening, the causes…
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Chapter 1: Upper rebirth and highest good
An introduction to the text in the context of Nagarjuna's other treatises on the Middle…
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The middle way
How dependent arising is the meaning of emptiness, and dependent arising and emptiness are also…
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Dependent designation
Deepening the analysis of the selflessness of the person by examining how even the process…
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The person and the aggregates
If the person cannot be found in the aggregates, does it exist separate from the…
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What is a person?
A continuation of the commentary on Nagarjuna's verses, examining whether the person is the constituents…
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The great aspirations of bodhisattvas
An explanation of why bodhisattvas make amazing aspirational prayers that are impossible to fulfill.
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