Reasoning and logic are essential in order to reveal what is in fact true and reliable knowledge. Pramana is a Sanskrit term that Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist traditions use to refer to the elements necessary to recognize how knowledge is understood, and how its veracity and reliability can be ascertained.
Drawing from Dharmakirti’s Compendium of Valid Cognition, Demo Rinpoche will explain various methods to help gain reliably true knowledge of the nature of reality as well as be able to discern the diverse understandings people may reach.
DATES/TIMES
Thursdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 and November 11, 18, December 2, 9
Note: No sessions October 28, November 4, 25
7:00 – 8:30pm Eastern Time
IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center will be open for limited in-person attendance for the Dharmakirti’s Part 2 – Logic and Reasoning, on November 11, 18, December 2, 9, 2021, subject to the similar policies and guidelines followed with the recent retreats at the Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center. For more information, click here.
REGISTRATION
COST:
Members $160 / Non-Members $200
No one is turned away due to financial considerations.
Registration includes on-demand access to this program’s recordings as well as support materials via a personal Jewel Heart login account. Newcomers to Jewel Heart online programs receive instructions about their account in their registration confirmation email. Please allow a day or two following the live programs for recordings to be posted.
For questions about registration, contact [email protected].
SUGGESTED COURSE for purchase:
MASTER CLASS: Pramana of Dharmakirti – Part 1
SUPPORTIVE READING OPTIONS
Books:
Pramana: Dharmakirti and the Indian Philosophical Debate by Lama Doboom Tulku and Maya Joshi (available to order)
A Compendium of Ways of Knowing: A Clear Mirror of what should be Accepted and Rejected by Akya Yong-dzin Yang-chan ga-wai lo-dro, with commentary compiled from oral teachings by Geshe Ngawang Dhargey (book out of print)
Online:
Compendium of Ways of Knowing Text:
https://studybuddhism.com/en/tibetan-buddhism/original-texts/sutra-texts/compendium-of-ways-of-knowing – Study Buddhism by Berzin Archives
Commentary on “Compendium of Ways of Knowing” – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey:
https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/science-of-mind/ways-of-knowing/commentary-on-compendium-of-ways-of-knowing-geshe-ngawang-dhargyey
Lorig: Ways of Knowing – Alexander Berzin
https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/science-of-mind/ways-of-knowing/lorig-ways-of-knowing
Elaboration of Lorig: Ways of Knowing -– Alexander Berzin
https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/science-of-mind/ways-of-knowing/elaboration-of-lorig-ways-of-knowing
“Internet Archive” – Translation:
https://archive.org/details/AStudyOfDharmakirtisPramanavarttikaMasatoshiNagatomi/page/n33/mode/2up
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teachings on Dharmakirti’s commentary on Dignaga’s Compendium on Valid Cognition:
https://thubtenchodron.org/buddhism/debate-and-reasoning/pramanavarttika-with-geshe-yeshe-thabkhe/
Chapter 2 Institute for Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala (2014) – Geshe Wangmo
http://ibd-buddhist.blogspot.com/2014/10/pramanavarttika-1st-term-fall-2014.html
Supporting materials:
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/PDF/2014PRAMANA-INTRO-v4.pdf
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/PDF/2014Pramana-CHART01.pdf
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/PDF/20141001Class01.pdf
Track 1 – Introduction to Text materials compiled and translated by Geshe Wangmo for the Course.
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/2014FALL01/20141001C01T1.mp3
Track 2 – Life Story of Dignaga
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/2014FALL01/20141001C01T2.mp3
Track 3 – Life Story of Dharmakirti
http://ibd-buddhism.org/Pramana/2014FALL01/20141001C01T3.mp3
Chapter 2 – Institute for Buddhist Dialectics – (2018)
http://ibd-buddhist.blogspot.com/
