Then the great king Vaishravana, the great king Dhrta-rashtra, the great king Virudhaka and the great king Virupaksha rose from their seats, put their upper robes over one shoulder and knelt on their right knees. Bowing in reverence in the direction of the Tathagata, they...

The term “four hallmarks” means the four characteristics or features that define an outlook on life with a Buddhist view, based on what Buddha taught.

The four immeasurable attitudes, also known as “the four Brahma abodes,” are found in the various Hinayana, Mahayana and Bon traditions. Different schools and texts interpret them slightly differently.

An uncommon explanation of the four noble truths as what Buddha taught to counter two sets of reversed, mistaken views.

An introduction to the Four Noble Truths, Buddha’s unique approach to the problem of suffering, and how it can be solved.

Explore the graded path of practice as found in the Drugpa Kagyu tradition, written by the great Tibetan master of the 16th century, Pema Karpo.

Our lives are sometimes so busy with meetings, work, holidays and other distractions, that it’s easy to forget the Dharma among the highs and lows. Whatever the situation we find ourselves in, the lam-rim indicates four points that we can contemplate to ground ourselves, bring...

The Mahayana and Theravada presentation of the points on which the Buddha remained silent, since to answer them would only create confusion in the minds of questioners.

Non-conceptual cognition of the total absence of anything corresponding to our misconceptions about how we exist is the true pathway of mind leading to the true cessation of the true causes of all our true sufferings.

The Meaning of Karma There are many explanations of karma in the different Indian Buddhist tenet systems. Let us use the least complicated of them, the main explanation followed by the non-Gelug Tibetan traditions. We also find it in the Gelug explanation of all the Indian...