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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Chapter 13: Verses 312-320
Refuting inherent existence by analyzing how visual and auditory objects are perceived.
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Chapter 13: Verses 307-311
Refuting the inherent existence of visual objects as well as of the eye sense faculty…
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Chapter 9: Quiz answers and discussion
Discussion of review questions for Chapter 9 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way."
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Advice for Dharma practice
A question and answer session covering topics such as social conformity, guilt and regret, dealing…
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Verse 66: The eye of wisdom
How we begin to understand emptiness gradually, and how the two truths—ultimate and conventional—go together.
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Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 9
Quiz questions for a review of Chapter 9 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…
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Chapter 13: Refuting truly existent sense organs and...
Objects do not exist the way they appear to the senses. Examining the reasonings that…
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Chapters 12-13: Verses 299-301
Attachment to what is familiar causes people to cling to wrong views.
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Chapter 12: Verses 291-298
Refuting the views of non-Buddhist schools. Cultivating compassion for those with wrong views.
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Buddha nature
The true nature of phenomena and the natural nirvana that is in the nature of…
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