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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The three baskets

Finishing Chapter 4 by describing the differences in content of the three baskets, or tripitaka,…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Tantra and Buddhist canons

Briefly covering tantra and beginning a section on the content of the three extant Buddhist…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The growth of the Mahayana

Teaching on how the Mahayana sutras first appeared, gained popularity and became the focus of…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Early Buddhist schools

Covering the sections “The Buddha’s Life” and “Early Buddhist Schools” in Chapter 4.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Vehicles and paths

Covering the section “Vehicles and Paths” in Chapter 4 on the different paths to awakening…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Disagreement and conflict

Teaching on the six roots of dispute, and the principle of 'survival of the most…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Qualities to abandon and cultivate

Teaching on various qualities of mind to abandon, and others to adopt, such as fear,…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the four truths

Venerable Thubten Chonyi gives a review of the four truths, focusing on the truth of…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the nature of mind

Venerable Thubten Jigme leads a review on the nature of mind and leads meditations on…

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