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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 10-13

To attain an upper rebirth to continue working for awakening we need to abandon destructive…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 4-9

To generate wisdom a series of upper rebirths is needed. Upper rebirth requires confidence in…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 2-3

Because a series of good rebirths provides the foundation for liberation and awakening, the causes…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

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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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 12: Quiz review part 2

Review and discussion of questions on refuting wrong views. The second part covers questions 9-16…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 12: Quiz review part 1

Review and discussion of questions on refuting wrong views. The first part of the review…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 12

Quiz questions for a review of chapter 12 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 395-400

The final refutations of true existence and the completion of the commentary on Aryadeva's 400…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 383-394

Chipping away at self-grasping. Further refutations of arguments positing non-existence and inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Refuting remaining counter-arguments

Refuting the remaining misconceptions of inherent existence and emptiness, particularly the wrong view that emptiness…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 369-375

Refuting inherent existence by examining the process of arising and that which is in the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 361-368

The credit card refutation. Using the example of a plastic credit card to refute an…

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