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.
Mental consciousness
Venerable Thubten Chodron Beginning the section on Consciousnesses and covering mental consciousness and its causes.
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Review of sounds, odors and tastes
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the sections on sounds, odors, and tastes.
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Review of external matter
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of 'External Matter', one of the sub-divisions of 'Functioning Things.'
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Nonassociated compositional factors
Reviewing the Mental Consciousness section and covering the sections on Sense Consciousnesses and Nonassociated Composition Factors.
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Nonassociated compositional factors that are no...
Finishing Chapter 10 with the section on Nonassociated Compositional Factors That Are Not Persons and beginning Chapter 11.
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Proving four possibilities and mutual exclusion
Covering the sections “Proving Four Possibilities” and “Proving Mutual Exclusion.”
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Proving mutual inclusion
Explaining how to prove mutual inclusion, and leading the class in doing Exercises 11.1 and 11.2.
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Thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers
Continuing to teach Chapter Three, on thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers.
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Review of divisions of the selfless
Venerable Thubten Damcho Venerable Thubten Damcho leads a review on the divisions of the selfless.
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Direct perceivers
Teaching on direct perceivers as part of Chapter 12: Consciousnesses in Relation to What They Perceive.
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Thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers
Covering the section in Chapter 12 on the differences between thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers.
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