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Understanding emptiness: Part 3

Questions and answers on emptiness: Part 3 of 3

Question-and-answer session following teachings given by Khensur Jampa Tegchok on Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland.

  • The different types of wisdom
  • Cause and production between emptiness and an object
  • How wisdom overcomes ignorance
  • The meaning of “permanent” and “eternal”
  • The nihilist’s view

Precious Garland: Emptiness 03 (download)

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.