emptiness

Teachings on the core of Buddhist philosophy: that persons and phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence because they are dependent arisings. This is the most powerful antidote that eliminates the ignorance and afflictions that give rise to suffering.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 387-400

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe concludes the final chapter of the text, refuting remaining wrong views about…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 366-375

Teachings on refuting inherently existence of objects being produced; summary of refutations of inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 376-386

Does emptiness exist inherently? Teachings on refuting remaining arguments raised by opponents against the thesis…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 360-365

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on analogies for the emptiness and the lack of inherent existence…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 351-359

How can anything which exists at the time of its cause be produced? Teachings on…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 347-350

Teachings on the verses showing how the reasoning on dependent arising refutes inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 338-346

Teachings on the verses refuting inherently existent components, one and different, causes and effects.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 328-337

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches verses on the relationship between the whole and its parts.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 327-328

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues teaching on how phenomena exist by mere imputation, refuting the view…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 13-14: Verses 325-326

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe completes Chapter 13 and begins Chapter 14 refuting the views of the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 13: Verses 320-324

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on verses refuting the true existence of the perceiving consciousness.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 13: Verses 311-319

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues the teachings on refuting the inherent existence of sense organs.

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