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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Venerable Sangye Khadro Svātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 1
Introduction to the Madhyamaka tenet school including the origin, distinguishing features, divisions, and tenets of…
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the Mind-only school tenets on perception, selflessness, and grounds and paths.
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 2
Assertions of the Mind-only tenet school on the two truths, the modes of existence of…
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 1
Introduction to the Mind-only or Cittamātra school including views on the two truths and the…
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Sautrāntika tenet school: Part 3
The Sautrāntika school views on valid and invalid cognizers, and assertions on selflessness.
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Sautrāntika tenet school: Part 2
Explanation of the Sautrāntika tenet school assertions on consciousness, perception and conception, and types of…
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Sautrāntika tenet school: Part 1
Introduction to the Sautrāntika school and the mode of asserting objects including conventional and ultimate…
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Vaibhāṣika tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the five paths according to the Vaibhāṣika school and assertions on the objects…
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Vaibhāṣika tenet school: Part 2
Continued explanation of Vaibhāṣika tenets including assertions on the two truths, selflessness, and types of…
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Vaibhāṣika tenet school: Part 1
Explanation of the philosophical assertions of the Vaibhāṣika school including the view of the two…
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Introduction to Buddhist tenets
An introduction to the four tenet schools and the reasons for studying Buddhist tenets.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Q&A on the 12 links of dependent origination
Teaching from Chapter 7, covering students' questions on the links of karma and renewed existence.
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