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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Teachings on refuge in the Three Jewels and the Three Higher Trainings.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review: Qualities of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha

Reviewing from the second chapter, the ten powers, Dharmakirti’s syllogisms proving the Buddha as a…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Reviewing the qualities of the Three Jewels

Reviewing the first chapter, focusing on the 8 qualities of each of the Three Jewels.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Concentration in the Pali tradition

Completing Chapter 8, covering words of advice and commencing Chapter 9, describing concentration in Pali…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The value of superknowledges

Describing the value of the Superknowledges, particularly for Bodhisattvas, continuing the teaching from Chapter 8.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Superknowledges 2 – 6

Explaining the second through six superknowledges, continuing the teaching from Chapter 8.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Intro to superknowledges

Providing an overview of the superknowledges and explaining the first one, super-normal powers, continuing the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Eight liberations and nine serial absorptions

Reviewing the eight liberations and explaining the eight liberations from Pali tradition and nine serial…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Four types of srvaka aryas and eight liberations

Concluding the section on four types of śrāvaka āryas, and beginning the section on the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Meditative absorption on the four truths

Describing some of the different ways to overcome innate afflictions and progress on the path…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The mundane form and formless realm

Describing the progression through the mundane meditative absorptions of the form and formless realms, continuing…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Cultivating mundane insight

Introducing the seven preparations and the seven mental contemplations of cultivating mundane insight, where one…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

A diagram illustrating attaining serenity

Explaining the diagram illustrating the process of attaining serenity, completing the teaching from Chapter 7.

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