Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate (2017-19)
Teachings on The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate: An Asian Approach to Analytical Thinking Drawn from Indian and Tibetan Sources by Daniel Perdue given at Sravasti Abbey.
Root Text
The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate: An Asian Approach to Analytical Thinking Drawn from Indian and Tibetan Sources is available from Shambhala Publications here.
Products and nonproduced phenomena
Venerable Thubten Chodron Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Products and Nonproduced Phenomena.”
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Ultimate and conventional truths
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Ultimate Truths and Conventional Truths.”
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Specifically and generally characterized phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Specifically Characterized Phenomena and Generally Characterized Phenomena.”
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Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena
Continuation of Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Hidden Phenomena and Manifest Phenomena.”
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Review of definitions
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the definitions and relationships between the seven divisions of existents.
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Nonexistents
Exploring what "bad" means through a syllogism, and teaches on the category of "non-existents."
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Functioning things
Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic Buddhist Ontology 2."
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Review of Definitions
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of definitions from the divisions of the selfless, up to the divisions of functioning things.
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Sounds, odors and tangible objects
Covering the sections on Sounds, Odors, Tastes, and Tangible Objects in Chapter 10 “Basic Buddhist Ontology 2.”
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Internal matter
Finishing the section on tangible objects and continuing to internal matter.
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Review of functioning things
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the divisions of "Functioning Things," one of the main categories in Buddhist Ontology.
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Let’s debate!
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review, focusing on practice debates from a traditional Collected Topics debate text.
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