Tibetan Buddhism
Classic teachings of Buddhism in the Tibetan lineage; contemporary takes on those teachings.
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Reverse system proving the Buddha as authority, part 2
Explanation of the reverse system establishing the Buddha as an authority from the Pramanvarttika. Also…
View PostBuddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…
View PostConcluding teaching
Finishing Chapter 12 and concluding teaching “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
View PostReverse system proving the Buddha as authority
Verse 146 of the Pramanavarttika, forward and reverse systems establishing the Buddha as an authority.
View PostThe Buddha as savior
Verses 145 and 146 of the Pramanavarttika, including compassion as the proof of Buddha as…
View PostThe Buddha as Sugata
Verses 139-145 of the Pramanavarttika, including the three special qualities of a Buddha’s abandonment of…
View PostThe Buddha as teacher
Verses 134-139 of the Pramanavarttika, including the Buddha's complete clarity about the flaws and good…
View PostForward system proving the Buddha as authority
Verses 131-133 of the Pramanavarttika, including the importance of consistency and intention for developing compassion.
View PostBuddha’s infinite accustomation to compassion
Verses 119-131 of the Pramanavarttika, including how qualities like love and compassion can increase infinitely.
View PostA summary of previous explanations
Verses 107-113 of the Pramanavarttika, including refuting the idea that the mind arises from the…
View PostIdentifying the cause of a future life’s body
Verses 114-118 of the Pramanavarttika, including five sense faculties as the cause of the next…
View PostAtoms and breaths
Verses 97-106 of the Pramanavarttika, including refuting the idea that atoms are the cause of…
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