Audio recorded at Tibetan Buddhist Institute, Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors.
About this talk. In this 6-minute teaching, Geshe Jampa Gyaltsen explores Buddhist philosophical foundations through the lens of the Mādhyamika Prāsaṇgika school. He explains how, according to this view, the place where karmic imprints reside is the mind itself—understood not as an inherently existing entity but as a mere conventional designation. He then connects this to Buddha nature, distinguishing between virtuous and non-virtuous mental states and identifying two types of Buddha nature: the impermanent virtuous qualities of mind, and the permanent emptiness underlying the mind. Geshe Jampa Gyaltsen concludes by showing how understanding this interconnection between virtuous states and emptiness provides the foundation for attaining higher spiritual accomplishments—the states of arhat, bodhisattva, and full enlightenment. Suited to those with some background in Buddhist philosophy.
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File: 2002-10-08 – LINE 08h58m10s.mp3
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Teacher: Geshe Jampa Gyaltsen
Collection: Three Principal Aspects
Date: 2002-10-08
Recorded at: Tibetan Buddhist Institute, Adelaide
Words: ~148
Teacher: Khensur Rinpoche
This transcript was generated using AI speech recognition and correction
File: 2002-10-08 – LINE 08h58m10s.mp3
Collection: Three Principal Aspects
UUID: f8af3a1d-4e31-409a-b184-388064129ad6
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**Teacher:** Geshe Jampa Gyaltsen
This transcript was generated using AI speech recognition and has been reviewed for Buddhist terminology accuracy. Some inaccuracies may remain. Please refer to the original audio recording as the authoritative source.
# LINE-2008-10-02_08h58m10s.wma > **Collection:** Audio Recordings — Three Principle Aspects > **Duration:** 6.4 minutes > **Words:** 148 > **Model:** Deepgram Nova-3 > **Corrections:** 1 Buddhist terminology fixes > **Transcribed:** 2026-03-01 17:33 — So according to the Mādhyamika Prāsaṇgika view, that place where the comic imprints are implanted or where they abide is the mere eye. It is that mere normal…
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# LINE-2008-10-02_08h58m10s.wma
> **Collection:** Audio Recordings — Three Principle Aspects
> **Duration:** 6.4 minutes
> **Words:** 148
> **Model:** Deepgram Nova-3
> **Corrections:** 1 Buddhist terminology fixes
> **Transcribed:** 2026-03-01 17:33
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So according to the Mādhyamika Prāsaṇgika view, that place where the comic imprints are implanted or where they abide is the mere eye. It is that mere normal imputation of the eye, the continuum where the comic imprints abide. Inherent. So generally speaking from within the mind, the virtuous minds can be said to be subsumed within the Buddha nature. The non virtuous minds are not.
And there are more over two types of Buddha natures. One which is impermanent, which is in nature these virtuous states of mind. The other which is permanent, is the emptiness of this mind. And it’s independence on these two. In other words, independence on the virtuous minds and the emptiness of the virtuous minds, and on the existence thereof that it is possible to attain the higher states of an Arhat, ayah, bodhisattva, and eventually a fully enlightened being.
Very good.