Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas with Venerable Thubten Chodron (2013-15)
Commentary by Venerable Thubten Chodron on Aryadeva’s Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way to prepare for Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe's teachings.
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Chapter 13: Refuting truly existent sense organ...
Venerable Thubten Chodron Objects do not exist the way they appear to the senses. Examining the reasonings that refute the inherent existence of objects apprehended by the senses.
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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 Way."
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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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Chapter 13: Verses 307-311
Refuting the inherent existence of visual objects as well as of the eye sense faculty that perceives them.
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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 320-325
Refuting the true existence of the aggregate of discrimination that discerns sense objects. Showing how emptiness is like illusions.
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Chapter 14: Refuting extreme conceptions
Examining how phenomena and persons exist in relation to their attributes, and vice versa.
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Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 10
Quiz questions for a review of chapter 10 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way." The review begins with the teaching on December 4,…
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Chapter 10: Quiz review part 1
Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review and discussion of questions on refuting misconceptions of a self. The first part of the review covers questions 1-5.
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Chapter 10: Quiz review part 2
Continuation of the review of questions on refuting misconceptions of a self. The second part of the review covers questions 6-9.
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Quiz: Aryadeva’s “400 Stanzas” Chapter 11
Quiz questions for a review of chapter 11 of Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas on the Middle Way. The review will continue this week, January 1, 2015.
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Chapter 10: Quiz review part 3
Completion of the review of questions on refuting misconceptions of a self. The third part of the review covers questions 10-13.
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