Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas
Commentaries on a 3rd century philosophical text on how to meditate on the nature of reality.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 9: Refuting permanent functional phenomena
The explanation of ultimate truths begins with verses on the refutation of true existence by…
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Chapter 9: Verses 205-217
Refuting views held by non-Buddhist schools and lower Buddhist schools.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review of Chapter 6: Part 2
Part 2 of a review of Chapter 6 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review 1 of Chapter 8: Verses 176-183
This first review on Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses…
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Review 1 of Chapter 8: Verses 184-188
The first review of chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" continues,…
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Chapter 9: Verses 218-223
Examining and refuting the idea that there is a truly existent liberation and person who…
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Chapters 9-10: Verses 224-226
When investigated, the strong feeling of a personal self and identity cannot be found, and…
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Chapter 10: Refuting misconceptions of the self
Refuting erroneous views of an unchanging self, both innate and acquired. How to use awareness…
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Chapter 10: Verses 236-246
The untenable consequences of positing a permanent creator or soul, refuting non-Buddhist views of a…
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Chapter 10: Verse 247
Considering how things are impermanent but do not go completely out of existence. Everything has…
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Chapter 10: Verses 248-250
How we avoid the extremes of permanence and annihilation by seeing that things change moment…
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Chapter 11: Refuting truly existent time
How do the past, present, and future exist? How can things be impermanent yet have…
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