An inmate expresses his gratitude for having met the Dharma.
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A broad perspective
Finishing Chapter 1, Exploring Buddhism, focusing on the value of a broad perspective when beginning to learn about Buddhism.
Let’s debate!
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review, focusing on practice debates from a traditional Collected Topics debate text.
Exploring Buddhism
Teaching on Chapter One: Exploring Buddhism, looking at the relationship between Buddhism, science and other religions.
Review of functioning things
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the divisions of “Functioning Things,” one of the main categories in Buddhist Ontology.
Proving past and future lives
Verses proving the existence of past and future lives over which we can cultivate compassion until buddhahood.
Qualities of a reliable teacher
The qualities that make the Buddha a reliable teacher for those who seek liberation and awakening.
Why the Buddha is an authority
Arguments asserted by Buddhists on why the Buddha is reliable and how to seek out a reliable teacher.
Others’ refutations
Refuting arguments put forward by other non-Buddhist schools.
Absurd consequences
Spelling out the absurd consequences of our wrong views to refute them.
