The earliest written teachings of the historical Buddha were written in the Pali language, a language similar to the one the Buddha spoke. Although the Mahayana sutras and texts often reference the Pali sutras (or suttas, in Pali), we are then hearing someone's interpretation of the Buddha's words. It is instructive to go back to the originals to see the richness that sometimes gets lost when we summarize the teachings. There are thousands of Pali sutras, so this course will just be a beginning intro. The sutras chosen are particularly interesting, useful, or foundational for the teachings and expressions of the Dharma that came later.

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Details

Monday evenings 7pm - 8:30pm EST

This offering will take place Online via Zoom over 4 sessions

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Session 1: October 16th: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, SN 56.11

Session 2: October 23rd: Ambalatthika-rahulovada Sutta, MN 61; Kalama Sutta, AN 3.65

Session 3: October 30th:  Kathavatthu Sutta, AN 3.67;

Ananda Sutta, SN 44.10;  & Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta, MN72

Session 4: November 6th: Alagaddupama Sutta, MN 22

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