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Qarakhanid Campaign against Khotan
Khotanese Missions to Han China Khotan, lying to the east of the Qarakhanid stronghold in Kashgar, was a wealthy Buddhist state. Its mines were the main source of jade for all the lands along the Silk Route, especially Han China. Occasionally, its kings had even visited Han...
Part in Buddhist-Muslim Interaction: Later Abbasid Period
Question Sessions with the Dalai Lama about Kalachakra
His Holiness the Dalai Lama answers questions from Dr. Berzin about various aspects of Kalachakra – such as its relationship with Western audiences and Western science, the different Tibetan Kalachakra traditions – and also gives advice on keeping vows.
in Kalachakra: Advanced
Questions about Buddhism in Modern Life
A Q&A with Dr. Berzin’s students about various aspects of our daily lives and how Buddhism addresses them.
in Emotional Hygiene
Questions about Collective Karma and Continuums
Review Just to clarify some points, a pathway of a karmic impulse is defined as what a primary consciousness having congruent with it the mental factor of an urge engages in. In Vasubandhu and Nagarjuna’s system, the mental factor of an urge is a karmic impulse of the mind....
Part in Mechanism of Karma: Vasubandhu and Nagarjuna’s Presentations
Questions about Common Grounds between Buddhism & Islam
A Q&A session between Dr. Berzin and his students about similarities between Buddhism and Islam.
in Buddhism & Islam
Questions about Nonrevealing Forms of Vows and Karma
Nonrevealing Forms Can Be Known Only with Mental Cognition When we talk about a nonrevealing form, how is this known? Can we in our practice learn to be able to perceive it? “Nonrevealing” means that it doesn’t reveal its motivation to anybody. It is something that can be...
Part in Elaboration of “Karma: Who’s to Blame?”
Questions about Stages of Progress and Tantra
In our earlier session, we talked about the obstacles that prevent us from being connected to others, and the horrifying nature of our behavior. Before we continue, are there some questions or things you would like to discuss? My question is about scientists, for example, who...
Part in Refuge: Putting a Safe Direction & Meaning in Our Lives
Questions about Tibetan Medicine
A Q&A session between Dr. Berzin and his students about the principles and usages of Tibetan medicine.
in Tibetan Medicine
Questions about What Is a Vow
Brief Review We have been discussing the fundamental elements that we need before taking the bodhisattva vows. We spoke about the foundations in the lam-rim, the graded stages of the path, and we spoke about the process and meditation for building up a bodhichitta motivation....
Part in Explanation of Bodhichitta Actions for Training & Vows
Questions about the Kalachakra Initiation
A question and answer with Dr. Berzin and his students about participating in a Kalachakra initiation.
in Kalachakra: Advanced
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