Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path
A framework for the modern reader starting with the universal human wish for happiness and the nature of the mind.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Disagreement and conflict
Teaching on the six roots of dispute, and the principle of 'survival of the most…
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Spread of Buddhadharma
Beginning Chapter 4 "The Spread of the Buddhadharma and Buddhist Canons."
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Vehicles and paths
Covering the section “Vehicles and Paths” in Chapter 4 on the different paths to awakening…
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Early Buddhist schools
Covering the sections “The Buddha’s Life” and “Early Buddhist Schools” in Chapter 4.
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Early Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Covering the section “Early Buddhism in Sri Lanka” in Chapter 4.
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The growth of the Mahayana
Teaching on how the Mahayana sutras first appeared, gained popularity and became the focus of…
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Tantra and Buddhist canons
Briefly covering tantra and beginning a section on the content of the three extant Buddhist…
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The three baskets
Finishing Chapter 4 by describing the differences in content of the three baskets, or tripitaka,…
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Three turnings of the Dharma wheel
Explanation of the three turnings of the Dharma wheel in terms of when and where…
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Authenticity of the mahayana scriptures
Covering the section in Chapter 5 on discussions surrounding the authenticity of the Mahayana scriptures.
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Is the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of…
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Venerable Thubten Jampa Review of the possibility of ending duhkha
Venerable Thubten Jampa leads a review of the section "The Possibility of Ending Duhkha" on…
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