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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Dignaga and Dharmakirti’s intention

Why Dignaga and Dharmakirti establish proofs for the Buddha as a reliable cognizer being.

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Excellent causes and results of buddhahood

Dignaga's homage to the Buddha that proves why the Buddha is a reliable cognizer being.

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Dharmakirti’s “Pramanavarttika”: I...

Background on the five areas of knowledge for bodhisattvas and the eight pivotal points of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Internal matter

Finishing the section on tangible objects and continuing to internal matter.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Sounds, odors and tangible objects

Covering the sections on Sounds, Odors, Tastes, and Tangible Objects in Chapter 10 “Basic Buddhist…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of Definitions

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of definitions from the divisions of the selfless, up…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Functioning things

Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Nonexistents

Exploring what "bad" means through a syllogism, and teaches on the category of "non-existents."

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of definitions

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the definitions and relationships between the seven divisions…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena

Continuation of Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Hidden Phenomena and…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Love, compassion, and total commitment

The three levels of love, compassion, and total commitment, and the eight precepts of aspiring…

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