The living dharma continues from one generation to the next through transmission.
Transmission is individual, involving the meeting of minds of teacher and student.
Transmission is also cultural, where the dharma is established in its cultural environment. This course begins with a discussion of the three lineages as the context of transmission in the Kagyu-Nyingma lineage. It then re-examines the main Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana transmissions that we, as students of the Vidyadhara, have received in the seminary transcripts in light of traditional commentaries. Finally, we explore how transmission is expressed at key times in Buddhist history. Abhidharma Abhidharma is the study of the structure and functioning of mind, looking into the nature of confusion and the path to liberation.