Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Commentaries on Precious Garland of Advice for a King by Nagarjuna.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 5: Verses 424-433
Completion of the commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including how to meditate…
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Chapter 5: Verses 413-423
Continued commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including the varieties of attachment.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Chapter 4 review: Verses 365-398
Review of the second half of Chapter 4, on why the Mahayana teachings should be…
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Chapter 5: Verses 405-412
Continued commentary on the auxiliary mental afflictions to be abandoned, focusing on the seven types…
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Chapter 5: Verses 401-405
By identifying the mental afflictions and how they harm others and ourselves we will be…
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Chapter 4: Verses 392-400
Why the fundamental and universal vehicle teachings are needed for full awakening. How the Buddha…
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Chapter 4: Verses 382-391
Examining the teachings on the bodhisattva practices and emptiness in the fundamental and universal vehicles.
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Chapter 4: Verses 370-381
Through undergoing small inconveniences and putting in the effort to practice the bodhisattva path great…
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Chapter 4: Verses 364-369
The similarities and differences between the fundamental and universal vehicles, and the importance of avoiding…
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Chapter 4: Verses 356-363
Refuting inherent existence with refutations of inherently existent pain and pleasure.
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Chapter 4: Verses 349-355
Refutations of pleasure and objects of pleasure as being inherently existent. The dependent nature of…
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Chapter 4: Verses 339-348
Refuting inherently existent feelings of pleasure and objects of pleasure. Pleasure and happiness exist conventionally…
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