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Intro.1 Buddhist Philosophical Schools and Core Concepts
What are the four main buddhist p...,
Which philosophical school is als...,
What does cittamatra literally me...
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Intro.2 Emptiness, Selflessness, and Objects of Negation
What is emptiness in buddhist phi...,
What does inherent existence mean 2,
What is selflessness of persons 3
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Intro.3 Buddhist Traditions and Historical Context
What is the library of wisdom and...,
What was the original inspiration...,
What is the main aim of the libra...
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Intro.4 Methodology, Education, and Practice
What is the primary purpose of pr...,
What realization has the power to...,
What does this volume focus on in...
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Ch7.1.1 Emptinesss - Core Concepts & Definitions
What is emptiness equivalent to a...,
How does candrakirti describe emp...,
What are internal phenomena 3
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Ch7.1.2 Philosophical Positions and Debates
What are the two extremes that in...,
What did the buddha present selfl...,
Why isn t the first turning s sel...
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Ch7.1.3 Prerequisites and Suitable Students
What must we be for teachings on ...,
What warnings do scriptures conta...,
What does teaching emptiness to u...
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Ch7.1.4 Sources, Texts, and Tradition
What is the fundamental principle...,
What does the dalai lama prioriti...,
According to the dalai lama what ...
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Ch7.2.1 The 17 Masters and Their Contributions
Who is the first figure praised i...,
What did the buddha attain accord...,
How does the buddha liberate sent...
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Ch7.2.2 Historical Development and Transmission
Who was rendawa zhonnu lodro and ...,
What was not widely known until r...,
How did people regard the middle ...
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Ch7.2.3 Philosophical Methodology and Guidance
What does nagarjuna say about a h...,
What happens when there is no con...,
What happens by understanding the...
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Ch7.2.4 Tenet Systems Framework and Purpose
What are the four main buddhist t...,
Should the order of these schools...,
Do the views of a codified system...
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Ch7.3.1 The Seventeen Masters & Their Contributions
Who are the three main figures me...,
What are the two main categories ...,
Name the three branches of vaibha...
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Ch7.3.2 Historical Development & Transmission
What does phenomena refer to in g...,
What does phenomena refer to when...,
What is the selflessness of perso...
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Ch7.3.3 Philosophical Methodology & Guidance
Do vaibha ikas accept four buddha...,
Do vaibha ikas accept the existen...,
What is unique about vaibha ikas ...
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Ch7.3.4 Tenet Systems Framework & Purpose
5what do most non buddhist tenet ...,
What do non buddhist schools asse...,
What do vaise ikas particularists...
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Ch7.4.1 Tenet Systesm & Two Truths
What are the four foundations tha...,
How do bodhisattvas practice foun...,
How do bodhisattvas practice foun...
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Ch7.4.2 Selflessness and Objects of Negation
What are the three main levels of...,
What is a permanent unitary and i...,
How is the relationship between a...
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Ch7.4.3 Middle Way Views and Philosophical Positions
What is the middle way valued for 1,
What does the extreme of absoluti...,
What does the extreme of nihilism...
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Ch7.4.4Definitive vs Interpretable Teachings & Three Doors of Liberation
Why did the buddha give a variety...,
What does nagarjuna say about the...,
What are examples of seemingly co...
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Ch7.4.5Cognition, Emptiness, Realization, and Advanced Concepts
What are the steps practitioners ...,
What kind of wrong awareness do o...,
How does wrong awareness get remo...
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Ch7.5.1 Objects of Consciousness & Perception Types
What is a conceptual appearance 1,
How does a conceptual consciousne...,
What is an appearing object prati...
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Ch7.5.1A Objects of Appearance and Types of Appearance
What is an appearing object prati...,
What are examples of appearing ob...,
What is the appearing object to a...
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Ch7.5.2 The Self, Selflessness & Root of Saṃsāra
What are the four noble truths th...,
Who is the agent that experiences...,
What is our instinctual sense of ...
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Ch7.5.3 Afflictions, Elaborations & Liberation
What syllogism is given as an exa...,
What are the three criteria neces...,
In the emptiness syllogism what m...
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Ch7.5.4 Definitive vs Interpretable Teachings & Liberation
Why did the buddha give a variety...,
What does nagarjuna say about the...,
What are examples of seemingly co...
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Ch7.5.5 Cognition, Emptiness Realization & Advanced Concepts
What are the steps practitioners ...,
What kind of wrong awareness do o...,
How does wrong awareness get remo...
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Ch7.6.1 Core Emptiness Concepts
wisdom types, nonaffirming negatives, characteristics
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Ch7.6.2
What does tsongkhapa say about th...,
Why is it important to differenti...,
What are the psychophysical aggre...
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Ch7.6.3 Objects of Negation
what to negate vs preserve, identification process
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Ch7.6.4 Levels of Self-Grasping
permanent self, substantially existent self, inherent existence
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Ch7.7.1 Nonaffirming Negatives and Emptiness Fundamentals
Nonaffirming vs affirming negatives theory
Direct vs inferential realization of emptiness
Two types of probing awareness and their differences
Nāgārjuna's five characteristics of reality
Obscurations, nirvāṇa, and objects of attainment
Fundamental emptiness theory and meditation principles
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Ch7.7.2 Selflessness and Objects of Negation Theory
Covers selflessness of persons/phenomena, objects negated by path vs reasoning, identification principles, what is/isn't the object of negation
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Ch7.7.3 Levels of Self-Grasping and Inherent Existence
Covers definitions of inherent existence, permanent/unitary/independent self, self-sufficient substantially existent self, valid vs invalid sense of I
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Ch7.8.1 Three Levels of Self-Grasping
What are the three main levels of...,
Which buddhist schools believe th...,
How do prasa gikas differentiate ...
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Ch7.8.2 : Heart Sutra and Emptiness-Form Relationship
What does the heart sutra concise...,
What do the four phrases of the h...,
What is the key to understanding ...
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Ch7.8.3 Buddhist Tenet Systems and Obscurations
What is the main focus of this ch...,
What does meditation on emptiness...,
What do lower buddhist tenet syst...
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Ch7.8.4 Middle Way Philosophy and Extremes
What does the term middle way ref...,
What makes the middle way view di...,
What is the crucial first step to...
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Ch7.9.1 Foundational Concepts
More foundational concepts, deeper exploration of dependent arising, emptiness definitions, two truths doctrine, and basic meditation applications.
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Ch7.9.2 Philosophical Positions & Debates
Expanded coverage of Buddhist schools, detailed philosophical debates, more on coarse vs subtle four truths, arhat realization questions, and systematic refutations.
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Ch7.9.3
How do emptiness and dependent ar...,
Why does nagarjuna conclude refut...,
How does understanding dependent ...
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Ch7.10.1 Buddhist Philosophy & Absolutist Refutations
What are asa ga s three principle...,
Why must causes be impermanent ac...,
What does concordant causes mean ...
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Ch7.10.2 Creator & Cosmological Arguments
According to buddhist analysis wh...,
Why cannot a permanent being be o...,
What contradiction arises if a cr...
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Ch7.10.3 Self, Soul & Buddha Nature
What is the atman according to no...,
How does the atman function in th...,
Why do people find the idea of a ...
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Ch7.10.4 Buddhist Path and Wisdom
What are the three higher trainin...,
What are the two types of wisdom ...,
Why is insight wisdom considered ...
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Ch7.10.5 Wisdom, Path & Practice
How are all religions similar at ...,
Why can beginning practitioners b...,
When must practitioners clarify t...
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Ch7.10.6 Comaprative Religion and Interfaith Dialogue
How are all religions similar at ...,
Why can beginning practitioners b...,
When must practitioners clarify t...
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Ch10.7 Causality & Dependent Origination
What are asa ga s three principle...,
Why must causes be impermanent ac...,
What does concordant causes mean ...
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Ch7.11.1 Wrong Views and Buddhist Doctrine
What are the two extreme views th...,
What is required to eliminate all...,
Who are the people that hold back...
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ch7.11.2 Meditation Methods and Practical Application
What is the recommended meditatio...,
How should one question to unders...,
What does this progressive questi...
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Ch7.11.3
What does the buddha say about th...,
What training does the buddha rec...,
How do the pali and sanskrit trad...
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Ch7.11.4
What are the three characteristic...,
What is worldly insight knowledge...,
What is supramundane wisdom 3
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Ch7.12.1 Buddhist Selflessness
What is the fundamental question ...,
What are the thirty six factors u...,
Why cannot the eye be the self ac...
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Ch7.12.2 Pāli Abhidharma Philosophy
What is the purpose of the librar...,
How many schools developed after ...,
Which abhidharma systems are exta...
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Ch7.12.3 Meditation Practices and Reflections
What is the first step in the ref...,
What should practitioners observe...,
What key insight should arise fro...
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Ch7.12.4 Dependent Arising and Liberation
What is sariputra s famous statem...,
Why is dependent arising consider...,
How are the five aggregates subje...
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Ch7.13.1 Dharma Theory and Ontological Debates
What is the pali abhidharma s def...,
How did sri lankan commentators d...,
Why did pali commentators redefin...
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Ch17.13.2 Two Truths and Designation
What are the two truths in buddhi...,
How is conventional truth defined...,
What does ultimate truth mean 3
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Ch7.13.3 Understnding Selflessness Through the Four Elements
What are the four primary element...,
How should the earth element be u...,
What characterizes the water elem...
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Ch7.13.4 Pāli Abhidharma Theory and Analysis
What is the primary purpose of th...,
How did the early abhidharmikas a...,
What are the three principal doct...
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