tenets

Buddhist tenets are a system of ordering the philosophical positions of the four main schools of Buddhist philosophy–Vaibashika, Sautantrika, Cittamatra, and Madhyamika–and their subschools.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of tenets and buddha nature

Reviewing two types of buddha nature and their relationship to the buddha bodies, from Chapter…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of Buddha nature

Explaining Buddha Nature according to different tenet systems, reviewing the sections “Arya Disposition according to…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Selflessness of phenomena

Explanation of the view of the selflessness of phenomena in the Buddhist tenet schools.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Arya disposition and Buddha nature

Describing the arya dispositions according to different tenet systems, from the sections "Ārya Disposition according…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The mind’s potential in the Pali tradition

Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The power of afflictions and purification

Explaining the subtle levels of mind according to sutra and tantra, completing the section, "The…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Equality of samsara and nirvana

Describing the meaning of "one taste in emptiness", beginning the section, "The Equality of Samsara…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Rigpa

Explaining rigpa, continuing the teaching from the section "Afflictive Mental States and the Nature of…

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