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Lesson 10
Don’t Mistake Lapis Lazuli for Crystal #khenposodargye #Vimalakirti Sutra L17
The Vimalakirti Sutra
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Chapters
00:00
Khenpo gives oral transmission of the Vimalakirti Sutra in Tibetan
16:32
Supplement and clarification of the profound teachings from the previous lesson
17:57
Introduction to Venerable Purna: foremost in teaching the Dharma
22:00
Background on Purna: his birth, courage, and willingness to teach in harsh conditions
28:32
Purna tells the Buddha he was instructing new bhiksus in the Dharma
30:08
Vimalakirti arrives and criticizes Purna for teaching without entering samadhi
34:23
Vimalakirti warns against confusing lapis lazuli with crystal as a metaphor for capacity
45:09
Vimalakirti continues: these bhiksus had already generated bodhicitta before five hundred Buddhas
53:11
Vimalakirti enters samadhi to restore the bhiksus' memory of their previous bodhicitta
54:17
The bhiksus recall their past bodhicitta and prostrate to Vimalakirti
58:28
Summary of the Purna episode and lessons for Dharma teachers
59:01
Introduction to Venerable Katyayana: foremost in discourse and explaining the Dharma
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