Potprecha Cholvijarn: On the Rational-Philosophical vs. Experiential-Mystical Aspects of the Thai Theravāda Tradition
| Description | The honorable Lobsang Jinpa discusses the sublime activities of His Holiness during the conference on the Bodhicaryāvatāra'. |
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| Description | A lecture by the learned scholar Samdhong Rinpoche at the great symposium on the Bodhicaryāvatāra. |
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| Description | Speech regarding the insights of the supreme Jonang master on the occasion of the Great Symposium on the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra (Entrance to the Conduct of Enlightenment). |
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| Description | In this teaching, Geshe Dawa Tsering explains བདེན་གཉིས་རྣམ་བཞག (The Two Truths) — Conventional Truth and Ultimate Truth — a fundamental concept in Buddhist philosophy.
This talk helps listeners understand how appearances and reality are explained in Madhyamaka philosophy, and how realizing the Two Truths is essential for developing wisdom and progressing on the path to liberation. The teaching is presented clearly and traditionally, making it beneficial for both beginners and advanced students of Buddhism. |
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| Description | Karma Phuntsho provides a brief explanation of relative bodhicitta. These commonly known as aspiring bodhicitta and engaged bodhicitta. |
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| Description | The Heartfelt Advice of Khenpo Konchok Tenzin of the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute.
Khenpo hails from Bhutan. Previously, he resided at the Bra-ti House of Sera Jey Monastery, where he engaged in the study of the great Buddhist philosophical texts. Later, he graduated as a Khenpo from Namdroling Monastery. Recently, during the Drepung Loseling Non-Sectarian Scholars' Symposium, he delivered a speech filled with deep concern and affection for the Buddhist teachings. |
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| Description | Part 1: Main Talk In this video, Dr. Geshe Lobsang Dorje delivers a scholarly presentation during an academic conference on Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra by the great Indian master Śāntideva. The talk provides a concise yet profound comparative study of the Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Chinese textual traditions of this classic Mahāyāna Buddhist work. Dr. Geshe Lobsang Dorje explores Śāntideva's life, the structure and metrics of the text, the availability of Sanskrit manuscripts in Tibet, and significant similarities and differences among the translations. This presentation is especially valuable for scholars, translators, and practitioners interested in Buddhist textual history, philology, and translation studies. |
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| Description | Reflections on the Grand Seminar on the Bodhicaryāvatāra (Introduction to the Bodhisattva Way of Life): A Discourse by a Member of the Kagyü Tradition, Master Karma Chödrak. |
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| Description | In this video, Dr. Geshe Losang Tenzin Negi gives a profound and clear explanation of the First Commitment among the Four Principal Commitments of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
This teaching highlights the deep spiritual responsibility of cultivating bodhicitta, compassion, ethical conduct, and wisdom, which form the foundation of Tibetan Buddhist practice. Geshe-la explains the meaning, importance, and practical application of this first commitment in daily life, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced practitioners. |
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| Description | Karma Phuntsho gives a general explanation of a bodhisattva. |
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| Description | A collection of questions and answers between several Nyingma Khenpos and Lharampa Geshes. An extraordinary debate is currently taking place. |
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| Description | བཀའ་རྒྱུད་པའི་གཏམ་བཤད་པ་མཁན་པོ་ཀརྨ་ཆོས་གྲགས་མཆོག་གི་གཏམ་བཤད། བགྲོ་གླེང་ཆེན་མོ།
A lecture from Khenpo Karma Chödrak, a speaker of the Kagyü tradition. |
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| Description | Question & Answer Session This video features the Question and Answer session following Dr. Geshe Lobsang Dorje’s conference presentation on Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra by Śāntideva. During this session, participants raise thoughtful questions regarding textual variations, translation challenges, manuscript authenticity, and interpretative differences among Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources. Dr. Geshe Lobsang Dorje responds with clarity and scholarly insight, further deepening the audience's understanding of this important Buddhist text and its transmission across cultures. This session complements the main talk and offers additional perspectives for students and researchers of Buddhist philosophy and classical texts. |
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| Description | Reflections on the Experience of Jamyang Gyatso: A Discourse on Sakya, during the Great Symposium on the Bodhicaryāvatāra. |
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| Description | In this video, Dr. Geshe Lobsang Tenzin negi offers a clear and insightful Question & Answer session on the First Commitment among the Four Principal Commitments of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Through thoughtful questions from students and practitioners, Geshe-la deepens our understanding of bodhichitta, compassion, ethical discipline, and wisdom, and explains how these essential principles can be applied in everyday life. This interactive session helps clarify common doubts and brings profound teachings into a practical and relatable context. |
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| Description | རྒན་བེ་རི་དང་དགེ་བཤེས་མཁས་དབང་བར་གྱི་དྲི་བ་དྲིས་ལན། སྤྱོད་འཇུག་ཆེན་མོའི་བགྲི་གླེང་།
An exchange of questions and answers between Elder Beri and the learned Geshe. A discussion on the great Bodhicaryāvatāra (Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds). |
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| Description | Karma Phuntsho provides a basic definition of the term bodhicitta. |
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| Description | An account of how His Holiness has sustained his benevolent activities toward all philosophical schools without partiality by Geshe Lhakdor. |
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| Description | A distinguished Bönpo Geshe (scholar) shares his experiences regarding the discussion at The Great Colloquium on the Bodhicaryāvatāra. |
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| Description | Karma Phuntsho gives a brief explanation of the four immeasurables — Equanimity, Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy. |
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| Description | Reflections of Nyingma Khenpos during the Great Seminar on the Bodhicaryāvatāra. |
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| Description | In this video, Professor Jigmay Wangyal speaks about the origin and historical background of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (Bodhicaryāvatāra), composed by the great Indian master Śāntideva.
Delivered during a Buddhist conference at Drepung Monastery, this talk explains how this profound text on bodhicitta, compassion, and the bodhisattva path came into existence and how it gradually spread across Tibet and the world, influencing Buddhist study and practice for centuries. The Bodhicaryāvatāra (བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའི་སྤྱོད་པ་ལ་འཇུག་པ།) remains one of the most important and widely studied Mahāyāna texts, cherished for its practical guidance and deep philosophical insight. |
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| Description | Karma Phuntsho explains the two main types of bodhicitta—relative, or conventional, bodhicitta and ultimate bodhicitta. |
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| Description | Day one of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's three day teaching on Shantideva's "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" at the request of Russian Buddhists in Delhi, India on December 25-27, 2016. His Holiness speaks in Tibetan with a an English translation available. (Source Accessed Oct 12, 2021) |
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| Description | Entering the Bodhisattva Path Geshe Thubten Soepa: Public Talk and Retreat, November 2014 |
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| Description | Teachings in Sydney, Australia from June 14 to 16: His Holiness gives two-and a half days of teachings on Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen's Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhichitta (jangchup semkyi toepa rinchen dronme) at the Sydney Entertainment Center. |
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| Description | Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 10: Dedication |
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| Description | Bodhicharyavatara, Chapter 2, Stanza 1 Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Bodhicharya Online Shedra (March 1, 2011) We have come to the beginning of the second chapter of the Bodhicharyavatara, the Chapter of Purification, or the Confession. In order to generate and establish bodhichitta in ourselves we first need to create positive habitual tendencies, and the first preparation is making offerings. In this video (BA2_1) Rinpoche explains the first stanza of this chapter. Further recommended reading: the commentary book by Kunzang Pelden (Khenpo Kunpal), The Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech, p. 65-66. |
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| Description | Certificate Course - Session 9 (19th July 2015) Part - 1 Venue: Conference Hall, Tibet House MEDITATION & BODHICITTA The course focuses on the Meditation & Bodhicitta aspects of the path through an in-depth and comprehensive study of this Chapter. The thematic arrangement of the text is based on the six perfections (paramitas), which provide the framework for the path to enlightenment for an aspirant of the Bodhisattva path. The course is taught by Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul, Director, Tibet House. (Source Accessed Oct 28, 2021) |
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| Description | LTWA's 4th Special Buddhist Philosophy Class - "THE FOUR IMMEASURABLES" A practice to develop immeasurable love, compassion, joy and equanimity. Taught by Geshe Lhakdorla at LTWA DharmaClass on 19th April 2018. |
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| Description | Teaching by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche on The Way of the Bodhisattva. This video covers chapter 5 and is part 1 of 10. |
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| Description | Bodhicitta has been characterised as kindness, compassion, and the wish to release all beings from suffering. This is correct but does not convey the complete picture. Bodhicitta also involves freeing beings from the causes of suffering. Everyone wants to be free from suffering, but does everyone want to be free from happiness? Probably not, but from the bodhicitta point of view happiness is also problematic, because happiness is a fabricated condition and cannot be trusted or relied upon. A bodhisattva wishes to free sentient beings from all phenomena: this is what makes bodhicitta unique. Bodhicitta is more accurately characterized as the union of wisdom and skillful means, with the aspiration of awakening all beings to the truth. |
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| Description | Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche offers instruction on practicing patience or forbearance, as explained in Shantideva's treasured text, A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. The 1,000-year old text, prized in all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, provides methods by which the depths of our compassion and wisdom can be revealed. So revered is this text that the prominent 19th-century Nyingma teacher, Patrul Rinpoche, who lived as a wandering ascetic with very few possessions, was said to have always carried A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life with him and was constantly teaching the text. Similarly, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso once said, "if I have any understanding of compassion and the practice of the Bodhisattva path, it is entirely on the basis of this text that I possess it." Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche will help us understand Shantideva's sixth chapter on "Patience". (Source Accessed Oct 8, 2021) |
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| Description | His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama teaches in a traditional line-by-line commentary of the Mahayanottaratantrashashtra in this video from Holland in 1986. Alexander Berzin interprets His Holiness into English. Seven diamond-strong points of the in five chapters, the first four points, which introduce "the source", or buddha-nature, are presented in the first chapter, the second chapter discusses the fifth point, the state of purified growth of enlightenment fifth point, the third chapter presents the sixth point which is the qualities of that state of purified growth, the fourth deals with the seventh point, the enlightening influence, and the fifth chapter discusses the benefits of studying the text. The text itself discusses the clear light nature of the mind which is covered over by cognitive and afflictive obscurations. Once these obscurations have been purified, the clear light nature of mind is revealed. |
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| Description | Venerable Thubten Semkye encourages us to practice the Bodhisattva path step by step and to develop bodhicitta. |
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| Description | Ven. Chodron begins explaining the second method for generating bodhichitta - equalizing and exchanging self and other. |
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| Description | Session 1 on Sunday, March 10, 2024 Words of My Perfect Teacher is the most recent of our texts in this series of teachings. The great scholar-yogi Dza Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887 CE) composed it while on solitary retreat. The texts begin with the common preliminary teachings on impermanence, karma, and suffering – topics that lead the mind towards dharma. The topics of refuge and bodhicitta are elucidated with a rich variety of analogies and stories that inspire the mind and heart with their relevance. The second part of the text covers the uncommon preliminaries – gateways to the Vajrayāna such as mandala offerings, Vajrasattva Practice, and the Chod Severance. |
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| Description | Venerable Thubten Chodron begins Chapter 5 of Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds, on 'Guarding Introspection.' She covers verses 1-5, and also leads a discussion about how to work with fear that arises in relation to difficult topics in the lamrim.
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| Description | Nagarjuna's Commentary on the Awakening Mind (Bodhicittavivārana)
The Greek word eudaimonia (literally "the state of having a good indwelling spirit") refers to a state of optimal flourishing and well-being that is independent of circumstances. From a Buddhist perspective, the components of eudaimonia encompass both: insight into the nature of reality and unbiased compassion for all beings. With profound insight and wisdom, Geshe Dorji Damdul will guide us through Nagarjuna's Commentary on the Awakening Mind (Bodhicittavivāraṇa) so that we can cultivate tranquility and awaken (bodhi) to the actual nature of existence. Please join us for this rare opportunity to cultivate great compassion and wisdom with an exceptional scholar and practitioner. |
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| Description | Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche talks about LOVING KINDNESS AND COMPASSION cont., BODHICITTA and REFUGE in this video .
Motivation ! (E 00:24 ) |
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| Description | The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra is one of the five great treatises given by Lord Maitreya to Asanga. It is a commentary on the teachings of the third turning of Dharma wheel in explaining the buddha-nature. Many great masters say it can be revered as a “commentary bridging the Exoteric and Vajrayana Buddhism”. It provides an important philosophical foundation for understanding the workings of the Buddhist path, particularly for Vajrayana practitioners. |
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| Description | Day 1 of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's three day teaching on Shantideva's "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" organized by the Youth Buddhist Society of India in Sankisa, UP, India on December 3-5, 2018. His Holiness speaks in Tibetan with an English translation available. (Source Accessed Oct 8, 2021) |
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| Description | Ringu Tulku presents the first of the six perfections (pāramitās), giving. |
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| Description | Few texts are more frequently taught and quoted, have as colorful a history, and as much relevance to Buddhists today more than the eighth-century Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva. The Dalai Lama has said that “if I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text.”
The living tradition of this text radiates most brightly from the Tibetan tradition where it was translated from Sanskrit in the ninth century and is central to all the traditions there, the Tibetan diaspora, and those receiving it in the West. One singular aspect about the text is that unlike many of the important authored texts from India, it is fundamentally a practice text. As the Dalai Lama described it, “Shantideva composed his text in the form of an inner dialog. He turned his own weapons upon himself, doing battle with his negative emotions. Therefore, when we teach or listen to this text, it is important that we do so in order to progress spiritually, rather than making it simply a subject of academic study.” In the spirit of this approach, Shambhala Publications and the Tsadra Foundation were pleased to host a four-day workshop on the text led by Wulstan Fletcher of the Padmakara Translation Group and recent recipient of the 2016 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship for his service to the Buddhadharma. Wulstan’s brief biography is below, suffice it to say there are few in the west who have worked as closely with this text and who can articulate so clearly its value, importance, and potential for us all. Wulstan was joined by several of the leading lights in Buddhist studies, translation, and teaching communities of Boulder, Colorado, including Sarah Harding, Holly Gayley, and Judy Lief. This workshop will be a 360-degree view of the text, exploring its translation, history, commentaries, the famous ninth chapter on wisdom, and its relevance today. In particular, the intention is to present this text from a view of how practitioners today can really connect, relate, and use it in the way it was intended. Wulstan is an extraordinary translator and scholar who has studied and gone through retreat with some of the greatest masters of the twentieth century. This workshop, which we plan to follow with many more, is meant to help impart the knowledge, experience, and wisdom from people like Wulstan to a new generation of translators, practitioners, and scholars. The Tsadra Foundation flew Wulstan in from France to give us this rare opportunity to engage with him and this extraordinary text that has been so fundamental for so many. |
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| Description | Day 1 morning of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's four day teaching on Shantideva's "Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" and Kamalashila's "Middling Stages of Meditation" in Madison, Wisconsin from July 20th to 23rd, 2008. (www.dalailama.com) (Source Accessed Oct 13, 2021) |
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| Description | Venerable Thubten Chodron begins reading from Chapter 8, "Meditation" of Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds." She gives commentary to verses 1-3, identifying attachment to the wonders of this life as a key distraction in our meditation. She draws on chants from the ordination ceremony to give inspiration for how and why we need to give up attachment in order to attain lasting peace and happiness.
Timestamps for talk: Reference: - A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life - translated by Stephen Batchelor |
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| Description | Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 8, Stanza 1 |
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