An introduction to the concept of the two truths and its role in Buddhist teachings and practice.
Introduction to the two truths
Series: Two Truths with Guy Newland (2010)
Dr. Guy Newland teaches how different Tibetan Buddhist schools of philosophy explain conventional and ultimate truths in order to understand the nature of reality. Teachings given at Sravasti Abbey 2010.
The two truths: Questions and answers
A discussion on the two truths within the Buddhist four tenet systems.
The two truths and karma
The relationship of the two truths and two different ways of understanding karma.
The two truths and Tibetan philosophy
Tsongkhapa’s presentation of the two truths changed Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing the need to strive for virtue.
The two truths: Conventional existence
Detailed discussions of how all things exist conventionally, and why it’s important to think about emptiness and not just meditate non-conceptually.
The two truths and different tenets
The Vaibhashika (one of the four tenet schools) view of the two truths.
The two truths and dependent arising
Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika view of the two truths.
The two truths: The Sautrantika view
An in-depth look at the Sautrantika system (one of the four tenets).
The two truths in the four schools
The similarities and differences within the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and how they came to be.
The two truths in the Cittamatra system
Exploring the view that there’s no external world, as taught in the Cittamatra system (one of the four tenets).