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Happy 80th Birthday, Dr. Berzin!

Sanskrit, and Tibetan simultaneously was a perfectly normal and sensible thing to do. And then

Lam-rim 4: The Five Social Enriching Situations

Sanskrit, and, eventually, Tibetan. The thinking at that time was that Tibetan Buddhism was a dead

Part in Lam-rim – Part 1: The Precious Human Rebirth

Overview of Kalachakra

Sanskrit and Tibetan, for reaching Shambhala. They describe the journey as a physical one only

Sanskrit, which is the same word as the word for zero. In terms of the two truths

Part in Realism: The Basis for the Buddhist Path and Its Goals

Lam-rim 16: Will Our Next Rebirth Go Up or Down; Joyless Realms

Sanskrit word (naraka) for the hells is a place where there’s no joy – so, a joyless

Part in Lam-rim – Part 3: The Worse States of Rebirth

Renunciation: Method of Analysis

Sanskrit or Tibetan. In the original languages, the term has the connotation of becoming certain

Part in The Significance of Renunciation on the Buddhist Path

Lam-rim 26: Remaining Actions for Training from “The All-Inclusive Text”

Sanskrit name of the month in which Buddha's enlightenment took place. Sakadawa is the Tibetan

Part in Lam-rim – Part 4: Safe Direction (Refuge)

The Terms Hinayana and Mahayana

Sanskrit. The terms Hinayana (theg-dman, lesser vehicle, modest vehicle) and Mahayana (theg-chen, greater

in Comparison of Buddhist Traditions

LPA36: Importance of Vows on Mahayana Path

Sanskrit word for the vows for individual liberation (that’s either lay or novice or full

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Part 6: The Importance of Vows

Emptiness and Creativity

Sanskrit word for “zero,” “absence.” Something is absent, and what is absent here refers to our fantasies

in Emptiness (Voidness)

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