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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Correct signs practice and review

Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Three types of correct signs

Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” - effect, nature, and non-observation.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Valid syllogisms

Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Practice syllogisms

Leading the class in analyzing practice syllogisms written by students.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The Buddhist enthymeme

Reviewing “Unpacking the Buddhist Enthymeme” in Chapter 6 and examining real-life syllogisms sent in by…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Epistemological requirements

Finishing the section on counterpervasion in Chapter 6 and moves onto Components of a Syllogism…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Forming a correct syllogism

Teaching from Chapter Six on syllogisms, leading an interactive discussion on how to formulate correct…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Forward pervasion

Covering the section on property of the subject in Chapter 6 and beginning to teach…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Syllogisms review

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism,” focusing on the three criteria of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The Buddhist syllogism

Beginning Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism” and covering the sections on argument form, elements of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Statements of pervasion review

Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the Statements of Pervasion section in Chapter 5 on “Two Kinds…

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The Vimalakirti Sutra: Eliminating false conceptuali...

How eliminating the fault of false conceptualization prevents the arising of afflictions. The emptiness of…

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