Tibetan Buddhism
Classic teachings of Buddhism in the Tibetan lineage; contemporary takes on those teachings.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe The sixteen aspects of the four truths
How the sixteen aspects of the four truths contradict the sixteen distorted ideas.
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The sixteen distorted ideas
Explanation of the section of the Pramanavarttika on identifying the sixteen distorted ideas about the…
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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…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Buddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Concluding teaching
Finishing Chapter 12 and concluding teaching “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
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Reverse system proving the Buddha as authority
Verse 146 of the Pramanavarttika, forward and reverse systems establishing the Buddha as an authority.
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The Buddha as savior
Verses 145 and 146 of the Pramanavarttika, including compassion as the proof of Buddha as…
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The Buddha as Sugata
Verses 139-145 of the Pramanavarttika, including the three special qualities of a Buddha’s abandonment of…
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The Buddha as teacher
Verses 134-139 of the Pramanavarttika, including the Buddha's complete clarity about the flaws and good…
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Forward system proving the Buddha as authority
Verses 131-133 of the Pramanavarttika, including the importance of consistency and intention for developing compassion.
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Buddha’s infinite accustomation to compassion
Verses 119-131 of the Pramanavarttika, including how qualities like love and compassion can increase infinitely.
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A summary of previous explanations
Verses 107-113 of the Pramanavarttika, including refuting the idea that the mind arises from the…
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