Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge - Jayatilleke - Talks by Bhikkhu Sujato

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Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge - Jayatilleke - Talks by Bhikkhu Sujato

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Bhikku Sujato recently gave a series of lectures about K.N. Jayatilleke's 1963 book. It's heavy going, but Jayatilleke addresses many of the issues that one sees discussed on this Forum. I found the first three sessions quite difficult and technical. There is a lot in there about other ancient traditions, and about philosophy. The last two sessions, which address the Buddha's teaching, are more easily digestible, and could, I think, be listened to without the other three if you find those first three too heavy going.
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge (EBTOK) is a seminal book of Buddhist philosophy by the eminent scholar K.N. Jayatilleke. A student of Lugwig Wittgenstein, Jayatilleke applied a rigorous analytical style to examine the early Buddhist approach to one of the central problems of philosophy: how we know what we know.
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https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/ea ... rary/21213
Recordings here:


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