How to Understand ‘Emptiness’ in Buddhism?
by Khenpo Tashi Emptiness (in Buddhist thought) is like this. Do you see this table? It is made from a […]
Formal Studies
The Basic Teachings are sufficient. However, for deeper understanding, we can learn about the great explanations of the Buddhist masters, scholars and meditators.
Three Vehicles of Buddhism
by Khenpo Tashi Yana (Sanskrit) means vehicle or wheel. As a vehicle, it symbolically carries one to a specific destination. […]
The Vehicle of the Listeners – Part 1
The Listeners are a group of Buddhist practitioners who plan to clean ALL emotional afflictions within themselves. Their goal is […]
The Vehicle of the Listeners – Part 2
These are some important terms to make sense of the Path of the Listeners. For important introduction of these terms […]
What Happens Inside the Shedra? – part 1
Question: I heard that there is a monastic college. What do they teach inside? by Khenpo Tashi She-dra (Tibetan) means […]
What Happens Inside the Shedra? – part 2
Different types of text studied in the Shedra, and their purpose What is a Shedra? See the previous article for […]
What Happens Inside the Shedra? – part 3
Lower Sutras, Upper Sutras and Tantra, and the Titles of Accomplishment by Khenpo Tashi The earlier article is found here. […]
Shedra Authors – Who’s Who? – Part 1
by Khenpo Tashi By compiling this, we introduce some of the most revered names in Tibetan Buddhist history. The next […]
Shedra Authors – Who’s Who? – Part 2
In the first part, we discussed some of the main authors in the first to the fourth (1st – 4th) […]