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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 7: Emptiness and selflessness
Review of the four extremes of arising and teaching on the historical development of ideas…
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Chapter 7: The object of negation
How to identify the object of negation when meditating on emptiness.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Practicing the Dharma purely
Practical advice on practicing the Dharma well and avoiding spiritual materialism.
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Types of dependent origination
The three types of dependent origination and how they relate to emptiness.
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The ineffability of emptiness
Exploring paradoxical statements about emptiness in their specific context in Buddhist philosophy.
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The right view of emptiness
Clarifying potential pitfalls in our understanding of emptiness.
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Discussion: Emptiness, ethical conduct, and mindfulness
Geshe Dadul Namgyal responds to questions on self- and other-emptiness, and on uncompounded phenomena.
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The Madhyamaka view: A review
Geshe Dadul Namgyal returns to teach on the Middle Way view of Buddhist philosophy, beginning…
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The whole and its parts
Using the reasoning of dependence on parts to show how things cannot be inherently existent.
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Discussion: Emptiness, ignorance, and mental states
Geshe Dadul Namgyal takes questions on emptiness and dependent arising, and the difference between dreams…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 12: Verses 295-300
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on dependent arising and emptiness, and concludes his commentary with verses…
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