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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 7: Counteracting desire

Venerable Thubten Chonyi draws from Aryadeva's text as well as other sources to examine and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 7: Abandoning attachment to sense objects

Why our attachment to samsara is completely inappropriate, and how giving it up will bring…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 6-7: Verses 150-152

An explanation of emptiness of the mind, emptiness of afflictions, and managing manifest afflictions as…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 144-149

The disadvantages of anger and the advantages of practicing fortitude when faced with difficulties.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 136-138

An explanation of dependent arising, which serves as both the reason to prove emptiness and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 131-135

What causes desire and anger to arise and how the different tenet systems differ in…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Abandoning disturbing emotions

Learning to recognize ignorance, attachment, and anger and counteract them to prevent destructive actions.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 5: Verses 117-125

The qualities of arya bodhisattvas and the super-knowledges bodhisattvas attain to benefit others.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 5: Verses 113-117

The qualities of a bodhisattva and a comparison of the happiness of a person who…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 5: Verses 107-112

An examination of the ways in which bodhisattvas guide students and teach in a way…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 5: Engaging in the bodhisattva deeds

Insight into how bodhisattvas think and act in order to be of the greatest benefit…

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