Buddhist Tenet Systems
Teachings on views of the nature of reality according to different Buddhist philosophical schools.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Buddhist tenet systems: What is the person?
The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How each of the tenet schools…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 1
Answers to questions on the history and origins of Buddhist tenet systems, mind and mental…
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Buddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…
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Dr. Guy Newland The two truths: Conclusion
The debate between Tsongkhapa and Bhavaviveka and Tsongkhapa's interpretation of Chandrakirti.
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The two truths: The Svatantrika view
A theatrical portrayal of Bhavaviveka elucidates the views of the Svatantrika Madhyamaka, or Middle Way…
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The two truths in the Cittamatra system
Exploring the view that there's no external world, as taught in the Cittamatra system (one…
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The two truths in the four schools
The similarities and differences within the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and how they came…
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The two truths: The Sautrantika view
An in-depth look at the Sautrantika system (one of the four tenets).
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The two truths and dependent arising
Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika…
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The two truths and different tenets
The Vaibhashika (one of the four tenet schools) view of the two truths.
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The two truths: Conventional existence
Detailed discussions of how all things exist conventionally, and why it's important to think about…
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The two truths and Tibetan philosophy
Tsongkhapa's presentation of the two truths changed Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing the need to strive…
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