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The Purpose of the Buddha-Nature Teachings by Anne Burchardi: Conversations on Buddha-Nature

Anne Burchardi

Interview

Interview

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Anne Burchardi and Lopen Karma Phuntsho discuss the purpose of the buddha-nature teachings in the context of Kagyu and Nyingma traditions and beyond. Handout Available: See an artist's modern rendition of the traditional examples of buddha-nature from the sutras.

Clips from the interview

Clips from the interview

Anne Burchardi: On Her First Encounter with Buddha-Nature Teachings

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11:42 min

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Anne Burchardi: Why the Buddha-Nature Teachings were Taught according to the Uttaratantrashastra

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24:22 min

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Anne Burchardi: On the Provisional or Definitive Nature of the Buddha-Nature Teachings

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3:37 min

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Anne Burchardi: On the Sutra Sources for the Uttaratantra and Her Work on the Dharanishvarajasutra

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8:43 min

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Anne Burchardi: On Turning Hardship into the Path

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4:00 min

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Anne Burchardi: On Her Work Compiling the Commentaries to the Uttaratantra

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3:18 min

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Anne Burchardi: Advice on Navigating the Plethora of Available Buddha-Nature Teachings

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Kagyu - The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa. Tib. བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་

Nyingma - The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. Tib. རྙིང་མ་

'jog sgom - This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102). Skt. स्थाप्यभावना Tib. འཇོག་སྒོམ་

Uttaratantra - The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. Skt. उत्तरतन्त्र Tib. རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ Ch. 寶性論

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.

These are the root verses of the Uttaratantra attributed to Maitreya by the Tibetan tradition.