death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Ramesh 
Venerable Thubten Chodron The Vimalakirti Sutra: How to be reborn in a pure land
The qualities of pure lands and the qualities that we need to cultivate in order…
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The Vimalakirti Sutra: Introduction
The Buddha’s profound teachings are conveyed through an engaging dialogue between his great arhat and…
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Quiz questions Part 7 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
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Albert Ramos 
Venerable Thubten Jigme “Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…
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Finding hope after a loved one’s suicide
A moving letter and poem from an incarcerated person grieving his cousin's suicide.
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Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) - Sep 14, 2016
Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) Being Tashi, facing the death of a child
A student searches for peace after the death of her child.
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Supporting a suicidal person
More on how to support someone who is suicidal, in line with National Suicide Prevention…
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Suicide prevention awareness
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares resources in anticipation of suicide prevention day on September 10.
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Taking rebirth from the intermediate state
The transition from the intermediate state to a new rebirth based on explanations in the…
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Death and the intermediate state
Factors affecting our death, and the importance of the state of mind at death. What…
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