Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Introductory talks and extensive teachings on debate in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Four possibilities

Continuing Chapter Four by engaging the audience in identifying the 'four possibilities' when comparing different…

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Review of four possibilities

Reviewing the debate on the four possibilities and the four possibilities without anything that is…

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Syllogisms

Geshe Dadul Namgyal explains how syllogisms are used in Buddhist logic and debate, and answers…

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Buddhist ontology

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a brief overview of Buddhist ontology and walks the class through…

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Mutually inclusive phenomena

Venerable Thubten Tarpa teaches on mutually inclusive phenomena and reviews mutually exclusive phenomena

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Tips for practice

Venerable Thubten Tarpa covers advice for engaging in the comparison of phenomena, as per the…

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Statements of qualities

Teaching on Chapter Five, breaking down what is meant by 'statements of qualities'.

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Statements of pervasion

Covering "What Statements of Pervasion Imply,” “Statements of Pervasion Imply Statements of Qualities,” and “Statements…

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Western philosophy and early Buddhist knowledge

Venerable Thubten Tarpa reviews key concepts from Western philosophy and science, and the early Buddhist…

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Statements of qualities review

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads the class through a review of the Statements of Qualities section…

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Statements of qualities review II

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal finishes reviewing the section on statements of qualities.

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