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Wheel of Life  $45.00

The Wheel of Life, or Bhavacakra, is an important concept of Buddhist philosophy. Subdivided into six realms, it explains the nature of existence of living beings. Lama Choedak teaches from extensive Buddhist sources on the Wheel of Life, explaining the details of the realms and sub-realms and how all mental events may be connected with one of the realms. A one day workshop.

Order CodeTape Details
WL05/C01 CD 1    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Introduction; Cosmology; Four signs; Four obstacles; Refuge and Four Immeasurables; Flow and grasping.
WL05/C02 CD 2    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Refuge and Four Immeasurables; Flow and grasping (cont); Session 2 Description of the universe; Bhavacakra stages 1-5.
WL05/C03 CD 3    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Bhavacakra stages 5-12; Symbolism of the Wheel.
WL05/C04 CD 4    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  The Wheel; Three higher trainings; Abhidharma; Karma; Three higher realms.
WL05/C05 CD 5    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Three lower realms; Twelve links.
WL05/C06 CD 6    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Groups of links.
WL05/T01 Tape 1    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Refuge and Immeasurables; Flow and grasping; Description of the universe; Bhavacakra stages 1-5.
WL05/T02 Tape 2    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Bhavacakra stages 5-12; Symbolism of the Wheel..
WL05/T03 Tape 3    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Symbolism of the Wheel (cont.); Abhidharma; Realms of Existence, gods; demi-gods; humans.
WL05/T04 Tape 4    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Realms of Existence; humans (cont.); animals; hungry ghosts; hells; Links1-12; Eightfold Noble Path.
WL05/T05 Tape 4    [9/7/2005 0:00:00]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Summary. Side B blank

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