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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Dr. Guy Newland Diversity and tolerance
When we examine the diversity of Madhyamaka views within Tibetan Buddhism, we are also considering…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Discussion on Madhyamaka philosophies
Questions and discussion from the retreatants on the topics from the Varieties of Madhyamaka retreat.
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Practical applications of studying philosophies
A question-and-answer session with the retreatants about the teachings on Tibetan Madhyamaka.
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Varieties of Madhyamaka
How Madhyamaka addresses the reality that we suffer needlessly because of a mistaken world view.…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Review: Ignorance and tenet systems
A review of the section on cultivating the awakening mind, including what ignorance is, avoiding…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review: Object of negation
A review of the commentary on identifying the object of negation: the reasoning used to…
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