Window on the Earliest Buddhism? The Chapter of the Eights

What was Buddhism like early on? We'll consider that question when looking at an early text called the Chapter of the Eights or Aṭṭhakavagga. In particular we'll look at its early concept of dependent origination and how it relates to views, opinions, arguments, and disputes. *** Recorded before our house fire. See:    • Gutted by Fire   📙 Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Video: How Deep Should Buddhist Meditation Get? The Question of Jhana --    • How Deep Should Buddhist Meditation Get? T...   ✅ Sutta mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/snp4.11/en/s... ✅ The Aṭṭhakavagga online: https://suttacentral.net/snp-atthakav... ✅ Books: Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Suttanipāta (the Chapter of the Eights is one part of this text) -- https://amzn.to/34IbYJy Gil Fronsdal, The Buddha Before Buddhism -- https://amzn.to/3gE2fXn Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Scarlett Farrow Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Cookie Forthecookie Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Rob Parisien Ethan M Billy in Singapore Derek Birch Matthew G Mynttinen Theodor Bernhard Aziz Rahman Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Brady Schickinger Steve H. Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Jimmy Maa Kenneth Grandchamp Doug F 00:00 Intro 03:09 The mature chain of dependent origination 04:13 Dependent origination in the Chapter of the Eights: arguments and disputes 06:14 How do arguments and disputes arise? 09:17 Escaping from arguments and disputes 11:34 The problem with “views” 14:50 A “Buddha before Buddhism”? Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!