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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: Refuge In the Pali tradition

More on the Three Jewels according to the Pali tradition, followed by a description of…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: The Tathagata’s ten powers and six unshar...

More on the historical relationships between scriptures, and an overview of the Tathagata's qualities.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Nine-point meditation on death

Contemplating death helps us make our life more meaningful, motivates us to practice the Dharma…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 2: Refuge in and proof of the existence of t...

The demarkation of becoming a Buddhist, taking refuge and what that means. How buddha's liberate,…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 93-100

Distinguishing between inherent existence and conventional existence, and refuting the true existence of emptiness and…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 1: Buddhism in China and Tibet

Current status of the 10 historical schools,; notable Chinese practitioners, and the establishment of Buddhism…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 1: Early Buddhist history

Therevada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, secularization in Thailand, the effects of colonialism, and the beginnings…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Meditation: Cultivating serenity

The purpose of meditative serenity and the antidotes to overcoming the hindrances to developing it.

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 86-92

Refuting inherent existence by examining mutual dependence. Looking at the mutual dependence of the four…

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