Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches Dharmakirti’s commentary on Dignaga’s Compendium on Valid Cognition.

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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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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

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

The particulars of the definition

The components of the definition of a reliable cognizer as being "new" and "non-deceptive."

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Omniscient consciousnesses

Addressing the question of whether all omniscient consciousnesses are reliable cognizers.

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Absurd consequences

Spelling out the absurd consequences of our wrong views to refute them.

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Why the Buddha is an authority

Arguments asserted by Buddhists on why the Buddha is reliable and how to seek out…

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