Buddhist Tenets by Venerable George Churinoff – Part 11 of 14

This course is comprised of an introduction to the four major philosophical schools of thought in Buddhism: Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Chittamatra and Madhyamaka. Tenets, “My doctrine has two modes: advice and tenets. To children I speak advice, and to yogis, tenets.” Based on the idea that the Buddha taught different things to different people in line with their capacities, Tibetan scholars systemized the numerous trends in Indian Buddhist thought and taught the four schools of Tenets as a means to approach the most profound philosophical teachings via more accessible levels. This teaching was given at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, CA in 2004.