A film explaining the procedures and purpose of debate in tibetan buddhism. The tibetan buddhist syllogistic form semantic scholar. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. An introduction to tibetan buddhist debate with geshe chopa tenzin lhadron 062217 duration. The life of dharmakirti, a profound and rigorous philosopher of indian buddhism, is a subject of hagiography with little solid data upon which we can confidently rely. In addition to their daily debate practice, each year in india, hundreds of tibetan buddhist nuns from nunneries in india and nepal gather for a special, monthlong internunnery debate called the jang gonchoe. In tibetan monastic debates, the main intention is to defeat misconceptions on the philosophy of the buddhist scriptures, to establish and maintain a defensible point of view, and to overcome and disprove any objections to that view. Daniel perdue, introductory debate in tibetan buddhism. Source geshe is designed to assist both in selflearning for readers of daniel perdues debate in tibetan buddhism and classroom situations supplementing the teaching of tibetan logic with graphical representations. Debate in tibetan buddhism download ebook pdf, epub. If we go by tibetan sources, he seems to have been born in south india and then to have moved to the great monastic university of nalanda in present day bihar state where he was supposedly in contact with other buddhist. A second book 20 synthetizes a phds thesis in education science, the object of which is the complexity of the apprenticeships of the practice of the debate in the tibetan buddhism.
Free original tibetan buddhist texts, pdf, exercise sheets, and audio files. In tibetan buddhism, the debates are more than mere academic learning. Buddhist debate rtsod pa, a twicedaily form of argumentation through which tibetan monks learn philosophical doctrine, is loud and brash and agonistic. Monastic debate is of critical importance in traditional tibetan buddhist learning. Monks who inhabit the challenger role punctuate their points with footstomps and piercing openpalmed handclaps that explode in the direction of the seated defendants face. Training in tibetan buddhist debate is an essential part of monastic education in the tibetan tradition. The importance of debate in tibetan buddhist monastic. Tibetan buddhism recognizes that people have differing capacities, attitudes, and predispositions, and the dharma can and should be adapted to these. Buddhism is a wisdom tradition, meaning that it is based on the realizations or insights of the historical buddha and that it holds that all suffering and even. Debate established in the xivth century by tsongkapa, the gelugpa school, school of the yellow caps, is the most recent of the four great schools of the tibetan buddhism. The debate centred on the question of whether enlightenment bodhi is attained gradually through activity or suddenly and without activity.
Students take part in a debate about buddhism doctrine outdoors at the jigmei gyaltsen school on. Psychological and neuroscientific analysis of a reasoningbased analytical meditation practice analytical. The debating monks of sera monastery into the middle kingdom. Tibetan buddhism is a form of mahayana buddhism that developed in tibet and spread to neighboring countries of the himalayas. It has had great influence to central and northern asian countries, such as mongolia and bhutan. Tibetan buddhism is not restricted to tibet, though this tradition is named after it. In tibetan buddhist debate, if you give a syllogism to a respondent who has not accepted the subject, assertion, and reason, then you are in error, because you have engaged in a debate with someone who is not a perfect respondent chir gol yang dak, sphi rgol yang dag for that debate. Understanding tibetan buddhism part 1 lotus happiness. A dialectic debate primer and method text for tibetan monastic debate in the tibetan. This annual internunnery debate takes place each autumn and is a critical part of the nuns education, allowing them to really up their game. Debate for the monks of tibet is not mere academics, but a way of using direct implications from the obvious in order to generate an inference of the nonobvious state of phenomena. A brief introduction to tibetan buddhism thoughtco.
At sera monastery in india, debates drama, where the defendant tries to save buddhist doctrine. Respondents in tibetan buddhist debate easy tibetan logic. An asian approach to analytical thinking drawn from indian and tibetan sources perdue, daniel on. I contrast the probative form of argument that was privileged by the indian tradition to the more agonic practice favored by tibetan scholastics. A brief introduction to debate in tibetan buddhism youtube. A brief introduction to debate in tibetan buddhism. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
It asserts that we are liberated by the power of our own understanding. The course in buddhist reasoning and debate by daniel. Reason and debate in tibetan buddhist histories sam van schaik the british library it is often assumed that historical writing in traditional. The third floor of the temple has the apartment of the dalai lama now in exile. For those following the vegetarian debate as it unfolds on the tibetan plateau and as buddhism spreads to new contexts, barstows book provides essential reading. It emphasizes the importance of a logical and rigorous debate and introduces, in monasteries, practice of regular debates. These models developed in india during the 5th through 7th centuries.
Debate is the investigative technique used in tibetan education to sharpen analytical capacities and convey philosophical concepts, so it. Tibetan buddhist debate archives tibetan nuns project. Introductory debate in tibetan buddhism book, 1980. In the time of buddha such vada councils had become well established. Tibetan buddhist analytical meditation and monastic debate osf.
The early buddhist texts show that the historical buddha was familiar with. In this essay, i examine the mode of operation and aim of debates in the tibetan buddhist traditions. Understanding tibetan buddhism part 1 bon religion in tibet tibetan buddhism is considered one of the last great religions still alive in the world today. The sera monastery is one of the three most important monasteries in lhasa, the holy city of tibetan buddhism. Tibetan buddhist monastic studies lama yeshe wisdom. The milanda panna is a famous work of buddhist literature, probably compiled in the 1st century b. Posted on july 17, 2017 july 17, 2017 by dharma documentaries. Tibetan buddhist analytical meditation and monastic debate. As any buddhist practice, the purpose of the practice of the debate is to overcome the first two pitfalls suffering and the origin of suffering by the intellectual search for the real nature of the phenomena. Tibetan buddhist monastic studies by kyabje lama zopa rinpoche lama zopa rinpoche writes in response to a students question, giving information on the studies of tibetan buddhist monks in the monasteries and asking the students mother to discuss this on her radio show. Gache, legtsok, and lekden offer a short introduction to and demonstration of tibetan buddhist debate.
I think most of us will have seen film of tibetan monks in courtyards engaged in debate, it is very dramatic, and film of these events seem to be present. Debate in tibetan buddhism by dan perdue goodreads. So it remains to be seen whether tibetans will make a significant shift in diet and what impact this may have on their nomadic way of life. Stepbystep lessons in building the skills needed to engage in tibetan buddhist philosophical debate and. It is full of phrases that stick in the mind, such as religion is life living itself. The practice and theory of tibetan buddhist logic and epistemology is the focus of this clear and thorough exposition. Debate in tibetan buddhism namse bangdzo bookstore. It presents buddhist doctrine in a very attractive and memorable form as a dialogue between a bactrian greek king, milinda, who plays the devils advocate and a buddhist sage. The debaters are seeking to understand the nature of reality through careful analysis of the state of existence of ordinary phenomena. The uncommon system of tibetan traditional debate a tradition was evolved in tibet to begin philosophical studies with logic and a condensed manual of logic, called bsdus gra, was composed. I also examine the rules that preside over this dialectical practice, which is seen by the tibetan tradition as essential to a proper scholastic. An asian approach to analytical thinking drawn from indian and tibetan sources. Through my intervention of today, i would like to present this practice of the debate as a.
Introduction to debate in tibetan buddhism a clear and. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Tibetan buddhism also indo tibetan buddhism is the form of buddhism practiced in tibet where it is the dominant religion. Tibetan buddhism is known for its rich mythology and iconography and for the practice of identifying the reincarnations of deceased spiritual masters.
Through debate, nuns and monks test and consolidate their classroom learning with the motivation of ending. Fluency in debate, whether in tibetan or another language, requires determined practice and rote memorization. Samye debate, also called council of lhasa, in tibetan buddhism, a twoyear debate c. It suggests investing the bases of logics, the indian texts, the sutras and the comments. Since the time of the early buddhist kings, tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Debate is the investigative technique used in tibetan education to sharpen analytical capacities and convey philosophical concepts, so it is essential to master its procedure. Using a debate manual by purbujok jambagyatso 18251901 as his basis, the practice and theory of tibetan buddhist logic and epistemology is the focus of this clear. Also, since a significant part of the tibetan commentarial tradition incorporates the debate style as the principal means of explaining philosophy, in order to understand the various philosophical stances in tibetan religious studies it is essential to apprehend the procedure in debate. It is also found in the regions surrounding the himalayas such as bhutan, ladakh, and sikkim, much of central asia, the southern siberian regions such as tuva, as well as mongolia. Click download or read online button to get debate in tibetan buddhism book now. The essence of tibetan buddhism a buddhist library. The development of public debate in the buddhist order the science of public debate sastrartha and its councils are mentioned in the upanishads, the system has been known in india from an early period. Through my intervention, i would like to present this practice of the debate as a space of artificial intelligence. The three purposes of buddhist debate are to defeat your own and others misconceptions, to establish your own correct view, and to clear away objections to your view.
Until recently, tibetan nuns did not have the opportunity to fully study and practice tibetan buddhist debate, a process that joins logical thinking with a deeper understanding of buddhist philosophy. A clear and thorough exposition of the practice and theory of b. In this book, lama yeshe, one of the pioneers of tibetan buddhism in the west, presents the fundamental teachings of the tradition. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. They are dedicated to the gelugpa or yellow hat sect of tibetan buddhism and are, or at least were, university monasteries.
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