Was early Buddhism non-dualistic? We'll begin by looking at what non-dualism means, then turn to its origins in some pre-Buddhist ideas. Then we'll turn to look at early Buddhism in particular. Last we'll look briefly at some ways non-dualism became important in later Buddhist philosophy.
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✅ Videos mentioned:
Three Marks of Existence — https://youtu.be/MqAW6BU2O_8
Emptiness in Buddhism: Early Doctrine and Development — https://youtu.be/U1_i6EvYDaY
History of Mahayana Buddhism: Innovation and Perfection — https://youtu.be/wi_hqpIu-vk
✅ Books mentioned:
Bhikkhu Bodhi (trans.) The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha — https://amzn.to/2S67xlE
Gil Fronsdal (trans.) The Dhammapada — https://amzn.to/3f3Ep7H
Robert Hume, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads (2nd ed.) — https://amzn.to/3u4P4TZ
Patrick Olivelle, The Early Upaniṣads — https://amzn.to/3hGP3Tm
Paul Williams, Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, 2nd Ed. — https://amzn.to/3v8KPb2
✅ Other resources:
Ajahn Amaro, “The Buddha on Non-Duality,” http://awakeningtoreality.blogspot.com/2008/01/ajahn-amaro-on-non-duality-and.html
Bhikkhu Bodhi, “Dhamma and Non-Duality,” https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/bps-essay_27.html
Richard Gombrich, “Recovering the Buddha’s Message” (IBS, 2012).
Dan Lusthaus, “What Is and Isn’t Yogācāra,” http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/articles/intro.html
Anālayo, “Mindfulness in Early Buddhism” Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies Sri Lanka, Vol. XI, 2013.
https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/duality-or-something-else/15932/3
http://dharmaconnectiongroup.blogspot.com/2014/02/critique-on-bhikkhu-bodhi-article_76.html
00:00 Intro
01:19 What is Non-Dualism?
05:14 Pre-Buddhist Origins
13:05 Early Buddhism: Not Non-Dual
20:00 Early Buddhism: Non-Dualisms
30:16 Later Developments
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