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Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism – Level 6: Major Indian Mahayana Texts

Suhrllekha (Letter to a Friend) - Nagarjuna

Text of Letter to a Friend mediumtranslation
Reading of Letter to a Friend Lower Quality (3.8 MB) | Higher Quality (8.3 MB)0:32 hoursmp3 audio
Weekly Course Recordings of Letter to a Friend multiple itemsaudio course

Chatuhshataka (Four Hundred Verses) - Aryadeva

Summary of Aryadeva's Four Hundred Verses mediumessay

Text of Four Hundred Verses

Chapters 1 - 4 mediumtranslation
Chapters 5 - 8 mediumtranslation
Chapters 9 - 12 mediumtranslation
Chapters 13 - 16 mediumtranslation

Reading of Four Hundred Verses

Chapters 1 - 4 Lower Quality (2.8 MB) | Higher Quality (5.6 MB)0:24 hoursmp3 audio
Chapters 5 - 8 Lower Quality (2.9 MB) | Higher Quality (5.8 MB)0:25 hoursmp3 audio
Chapters 9 - 12 Lower Quality (3.8 MB) | Higher Quality (7.6 MB)0:33 hoursmp3 audio
Chapters 13 - 16 Lower Quality (4.7 MB) | Higher Quality (10.2 MB)0:41 hoursmp3 audio

Introduction to Four Hundred Verses

(Berlin, Germany, June 2007)
Part 1 Lower Quality (6.8 MB) | Higher Quality (13.5 MB)0:59 hoursmp3 audio
Part 2 Lower Quality (8.8 MB) | Higher Quality (18.1 MB)1:17 hoursmp3 audio
Part 3 Lower Quality (7.3 MB) | Higher Quality (15 MB)1:04 hoursmp3 audio
Part 4 Lower Quality (8.2 MB) | Higher Quality (16.7 MB)1:11 hoursmp3 audio

Abhisamayalamkara (Filigree of Realizations) - Maitreya

Overview of the Eight Sets of Realizations in Abhisamayalamkara shortsketch

Uttaratantra (The Furthest Everlasting Continuum) - Maitreya

Buddha-Nature, Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra

- His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Part One: Background Discussion mediumtranscript
Part Two: The First Three Verses of Chapter One mediumtranscript

Bodhicharyavatara (Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior) - Shantideva

Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior

Introductory Note on the Translation chaptereBook

Text of Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior

1. The Benefits of Bodhichitta chaptereBook
2. Openly Admitting Previous Negative Acts chaptereBook
3. Gaining Hold of a Bodhichitta Aim chaptereBook
4. Taking Care (about Bodhichitta) chaptereBook
5. Safeguarding with Alertness chaptereBook
6. Showing Patience chaptereBook
7. Joyful Perseverance chaptereBook
8. Far-Reaching Mental Stability chaptereBook
9. Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness chaptereBook
10. Dedication chaptereBook
Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness mediumessay

Reading of Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior

1 The Benefits of Bodhichitta Lower Quality (0.9 MB) | Higher Quality (2 MB)0:07 hoursmp3 audio
2 Openly Admitting Previous Negative Acts Lower Quality (1.5 MB) | Higher Quality (3.5 MB)0:13 hoursmp3 audio
3 Gaining Hold of a Bodhichitta Aim Lower Quality (0.8 MB) | Higher Quality (1.8 MB)0:06 hoursmp3 audio
4 Taking Care (about Bodhichitta) Lower Quality (1.1 MB) | Higher Quality (2.7 MB)0:10 hoursmp3 audio
5 Safeguarding with Alertness Lower Quality (2.3 MB) | Higher Quality (5.4 MB)0:20 hoursmp3 audio
6 Showing Patience Lower Quality (3 MB) | Higher Quality (7 MB)0:26 hoursmp3 audio
7 Joyful Perseverance Lower Quality (1.7 MB) | Higher Quality (4.1 MB)0:15 hoursmp3 audio
8 Far-Reaching Mental Stability Lower Quality (4.1 MB) | Higher Quality (9.7 MB)0:36 hoursmp3 audio
9 Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness Lower Quality (4.3 MB) | Higher Quality (10 MB)0:37 hoursmp3 audio
10 Dedication Lower Quality (1.4 MB) | Higher Quality (3.4 MB)0:13 hoursmp3 audio

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The Buddhist Archives of Dr. Alexander Berzin

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