Debate in action
Debate in action
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhist Reasoning and Debate 
Aug 29, 2019 Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Daniel Perdue’s book, The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Logic: An Asian Approach to Analytical Thinking Drawn from Indian and Tibetan Sources.
- Review of possible answers the challenger can give when the defender says, “Why?”
- Two possible answers the challenger can give after the defender accepts something which is incorrect
- Challenger’s answers when the defender questions the establishment of the reason
- Challenger’s answers after the defender says, “There is no pervasion.”
- A sample debate from the Prasangika point of view
88 The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate: Debate in Action (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
