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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Divisions of the selfless

Teaching on the divisions of the selfless, after a lively discussion about syllogisms created by…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Divisions of the selfless

The division of all phenomena according to the Sautrantika tenet school.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Outline of the selfless

Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes…

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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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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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