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Buddhist Epistemology 
Buddhist epistemology examines the relation between the perceived object and the perceiving subject. For who experiences and what is experienced are always interdependent. Buddhism explains how to eliminate an erroneous way of perceiving.

Twelve Deeds of a Buddha 
The twelve deeds show the activities of every single Buddha. The Buddha known to us as Shakyamuni was the fourth enlightened one to show these deeds. As human beings, Buddhas go through a worldly and a spiritual education, in which they develop extraordinary qualities. They attain enlightenment and give teachings to many people.

The Bardo of Death and Rebirth
Lama Ole Nydahl 
When people speak of bardo they usually think of the time after death. The term, however, reaches further. It refers to any "intermediate state." All beings experience such intermediate states their entire lives until enlightenment, when mind recognizes its own timeless clear light...

The Heart Sutra - Introduction
Khenpo Chodrak Rinpoche 
Today's school of thought is very different from the mind only school. I will explain it on the basis of a sutra called the Heart Sutra. This sutra belongs to the teachings on the perfecting of insight or wisdom, sometimes referred to as the mother of all Buddhas in the sense that it is this insight or wisdom that brings about enlightened individuals, gives birth to Buddhas...

Buddhist Terms - based on the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
Manfred Seegers 
Part 1: The three jewels, the three roots, the 12 deeds of a buddha

Buddhist Terms - based on the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
Manfred Seegers 
Part 4: Love and compassion, development of Bodhicitta (enlightened attitude)