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.
One and many as predicates
Venerable Thubten Chodron 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 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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