Extremes; 1 Definition(s)
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
the two e. and the middle path; s. majjhima-patipadā.
(Source): Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and DoctrinesTheravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II.1. Dharma skillfully presented < [II. Recollection of the Dharma (dharmānusmṛti)]
B. Dharmaśūnyatā < [I. The twofold emptiness in the canonical sūtras]
II. The ten powers (bala) of the Bodhisattva < [Part 2 - The ten powers and the four fearlessnesses according to the Mahāyāna]
A Heart Released (by Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera)
The Buddha's First Sermon < [Forty-five Years Of Teaching]
He Finds The Middle Way < [The Awakening]
Buddha, the Word (by Nyanatiloka Mahathera)
Part 4 - Fourth Truth < [Part 1 - The Four Noble Truths]
Part 1 - First Step < [Part 2 - The Eightfold Path]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 158 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 100 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 117 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2a.4 - How to realize dharmata < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
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