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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Geshe Dorji Damdul 
Vaibashika, Sautrantika, and Mind-only
Beliefs within the Vaibashika, Sautrantika, and Mind-only schools.
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Sautrantika views
Objects of observation, possibility of omniscience, subtle mind and energy, and how ethical conduct is…
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Goals and obscurations
Selflessness in the Sautrantika school, meditating on topics other than emptiness, two ultimate goals, and…
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The four seals
Geshe Dorji Damdul skillfully explains how ignorance leads to suffering and how to be rid…
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Reality and appearances
How all functioning things have parts, same and different entities, the gap between reality and…
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Benefits of studying emptiness
How to actually practice wisdom and meditate on emptiness according to Prasangika Madhyamaka.
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Persons, perceptions, and mental factors
The definition of "person" according to different tenet systems, and a discussion of perception, divisions…
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