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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Venerable Sangye Khadro Review session: Identifying the root of samsara
A review of topics including identifying the correct root cause of samsara and the different…
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup Common and uncommon afflictions
The difference between uncommon and common afflictions, and the distinction between the coarse and subtle…
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Review session: Coarse and subtle selflessness
A review of Chandrakirti's assertions that hearer and solitary realizer arhats realize the emptiness of…
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Hearers and solitary realizers realize emptiness
Further explanation why Hearers and Solitary Realizers realize the emptiness of inherent existence and the…
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Review session: Bodhisattvas outshine through intell...
A review of the attainments of seventh ground bodhisattvas and the different levels of selflessness.
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Outshining through intelligence
How bodhisattvas outshine hearers and solitary realizers in intelligence and beginning the section on how…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review session: The first two bodhisattva grounds
An overview of the bodhisattva paths and grounds and review of the section “Four Features…
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Review session: Bodhisattva paths and grounds
How the continuum of wisdom is divided into ten bodhisattva grounds.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Review session: Compassion, impermanence and emptiness
Questons and answers When meditating on compassion, what is the object of meditation? Is the…
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Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 4
Answers to questions about tenet school views about Buddha nature, emptiness, abstract composites and others.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Buddhist tenet systems: Sprititual disposition and B...
How the Buddhist tenet schools view the basis and potential for spiritual attainment.
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