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Genesis of Buddhism in Tibet – Ep 68
In this podcast Professor Thurman talks about causes and conditions which brought about Buddha’s teaching in Tibet, and how Buddhism transformed society. This episode...
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The Four Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path - Ep 67
In this episode Professor Thurman explains the cornerstone teachings of the Buddha: the teaching about the Four Noble Truths, and the teaching about the...
Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66
Should we abandon traditional Buddhist views unproven by scientific materialism, labeling them antiquated and irrelevant? What would be the implications of doing so for...
Transcendent Wisdom & Transcendent Love – Ep 65
In this episode Professor Thurman explains the concept of “intrinsic reality” and how it is different from the concept of “relational reality.” He continues...
Vimalakīrti’s Verses : Buddhalands – Ep. 64
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains what are Buddhalands and talks about different Buddhalands, based on the Vimalakirti Sutra, which he translated and has...
Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death – Ep. 63
According to Tibetan Buddhism, when we lose consciousness and faint, or fall asleep, we go through the same eight stages, but we don’t normally...