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 Thubten Chodron Consciousness
Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the third link of the twelve links of dependent origination,…
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The root of samsara
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining how different tenet systems describe what is the root…
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First-link ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…
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In Praise of Great Compassion
An overview of the fifth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, “In Praise…
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Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
An overview of "Following in the Buddha's Footsteps", Volume 4 of The Library of Wisdom…
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Mind and the external world
Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the evolution of the universe and the relationship between…
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Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha nature
An overview of "Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature," Volume 3 of The Library of Wisdom…
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Feelings and the ethical dimension of afflictions
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 4, explaining the relationship between three types of feelings and…
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The order in which afflictions arise
Continuing teaching from Chapter 4, describing the order in which afflictions arise according to different…
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Auxiliary afflictions
Teaching from Chapter 3, explaining the auxiliary afflictions in the Sanskrit tradition, covering the afflictions…
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Other types of afflictions
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different types of defilements, covering afflictions and underlying tendencies.
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View of a personal identity
Teaching from Chapter 3, describing the view of a personal identity covering the coarse and…
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