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.

One and many as predicates

Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Predicates” in Chapter 21.

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One and different as subjects

Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Subjects” in Chapter 21.

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Three kinds of sameness

Sharing supplemental information on the three kinds of sameness and beginning Chapter 23 “Consequences.”

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Consequences

Continuing to teach on Chapter 22 about the consequences of faulty reasoning.

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Review of consequences

Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on "Procedures in Debate."

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Object ascertaining mental factors

Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the 5 object ascertaining mental factors, and begins explaining the 11 virtuous mental factors.

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Virtuous mental factors #2-6

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the virtuous mental factors, explaining integrity, consideration for others and opposites of three poisons.

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Virtuous mental factors #7-11

Venerable Sangye Khadro explains virtuous mental factors #7-11, encouraging discussion about how to cultivate them in our daily life.

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The defender’s answers

Reviewing syllogisms and consequences as argument forms and discussing debate protocols and sets of the defender's possible answers to challenger's arguments.

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A defender’s four answers

Reading from “The Defender’s Answers” in Chapter 23 “Procedures in Debate,” covering the four kinds of answers a defender can give to a challenger’s statements

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The root affliction of attachment

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews what is virtue and non-virtue and begins the first root affliction of attachment.

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The root affliction of anger

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto the second root affliction of anger.

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