The Buddha's Competitors: Unearthing the Dharma

In the early texts the Buddha speaks of six main teachers of his day with whom he disagrees. We will look at those six, and their ideas as presented in the early canonical material. We'll also take a look at a seventh major competitor to early Buddhism that we find throughout the texts. If you get benefit out of these videos, please check out my Patreon page at   / dougsseculardharma   Suttas mentioned: Brahmajāla Sutta (DN 1): https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/bodhi Sāmaññaphala Sutta (DN 2): https://suttacentral.net/dn2/en/bodhi Mahāsakuludāyi Sutta (MN 77): https://suttacentral.net/mn77/en/bodhi Other texts of interest: Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Sāmaññaphala Sutta and Its Commentaries: https://amzn.to/2Q1S3c5 Anālayo, “Views and the Tathāgata — A Comparative Study and Translation of the Brahmajāla in the Chinese Dīrgha-āgama” in Buddhist and Pāli Studies in Honour of Ven. Prof. K. Anuruddha. https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/... https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Jains-bo... http://www.carvaka4india.com/2011/08/... Thanks to Patrons: Matthew Smith Kathy Voldstad #dougsdharma #dougsseculardharma #buddhism #secularbuddhism ----------------------------- Please visit the Secular Buddhist Association webpage! http://secularbuddhism.org/ Disclaimer: any 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!