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Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.

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Wisdom

The Vimalakirti Sutra: Eliminating false conceptuali...

How eliminating the fault of false conceptualization prevents the arising of afflictions. The emptiness of…

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Wisdom

The Vimalakirti Sutra: The two truths

What it means to enjoy the delights of the Dharma. The two truths, conventional and…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Statements of qualities review II

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal finishes reviewing the section on statements of qualities.

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Cover of book Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

“Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness”...

Commentary on Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland" covering verses that give guidance on how to attain immediate…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Statements of qualities review

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads the class through a review of the Statements of Qualities section…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Western philosophy and early Buddhist knowledge

Venerable Thubten Tarpa reviews key concepts from Western philosophy and science, and the early Buddhist…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 387-400

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe concludes the final chapter of the text, refuting remaining wrong views about…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 366-375

Teachings on refuting inherently existence of objects being produced; summary of refutations of inherent existence.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 376-386

Does emptiness exist inherently? Teachings on refuting remaining arguments raised by opponents against the thesis…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 360-365

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on analogies for the emptiness and the lack of inherent existence…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 15: Verses 351-359

How can anything which exists at the time of its cause be produced? Teachings on…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 347-350

Teachings on the verses showing how the reasoning on dependent arising refutes inherent existence.

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