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WSW 27: Calling Yamantaka to Free Us from Karma & Disturbing Emotions
Sanskrit and in Tibetan. It’s something that moves bent over, literally. The image is not somebody
Part in Wheel of Sharp Weapons – Part 3: Problems Caused by Self-Grasping
Details of Ways of Knowing: 14 Number of Valid Ways of Knowing
Sanskrit and Tibetan terms, anumana and rjes-dpag, literally mean “after measuring.” Inferential cognition based
in Ways of Knowing
Finding a Spiritual Teacher
Sanskrit. However, Buddhism was taught basically as a science, a dead subject. At that time
in Student-Teacher Relationship
What Is the Dharma?
Sanskrit “dhr,” which means to firmly hold or support. Essentially, the Dharma firmly supports us by preventing
in What Is ...
Why Haven’t We All Become Enlightened Already?
Sanskrit word “karma,” “las,” is the colloquial Tibetan word for “actions.” The Analysis of Making
in Bodhichitta
Explanation of the 16 Aspects of the 4 Noble Truths
Sanskrit the dhyanas. Once a practitioner has achieved perfect concentration, then they can go deeper
in The Five Paths
Overview of the Lam-rim Graded Path
Sanskrit and “shinay” in Tibetan – as a result of that we could be reborn as a god in one of the higher
in The Graded Path
Lorig: Ways of Knowing
Sanskrit word for “valid cognition” as meaning “first” or “new.” For Prasangika, “pra” connotes valid
in Ways of Knowing
Teachers and Translators Sometimes Make Mistakes
Sanskrit manuscript of Buddhapalita, that text wasn’t translated into Tibetan. That was a slip
in Misconceptions about Buddhism
Special Features of the Gelug Tradition
Sanskrit, pratyakṣa – is more accurately translated in the Prasangika system as “straightforward cognition.” Nevertheless, only
in The Tibetan Traditions
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