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Buddhism, From Ground to Awakening (Sutta-First)
A rigorous, practice-oriented pathway through the Buddha’s early discourses (Pāli Nikāyas) with minimal speculation: read, analyze, test in life, and verify through experience. Every module anchors in primary texts, quotes short excerpts, and uses guided questions to force real understanding—not vibes.
120 hours14 modules14 lessonsBuddhist Studies Initiative
What you will learn
- Build a precise map of the Buddha’s project: dukkha → cause → cessation → path (and the tasks for each truth)
- Learn the core analytical frameworks directly from suttas: aggregates, sense-bases, dependent origination, hindrances, awakening factors
- Establish a stable practice: virtue (sīla), restraint, mindfulness, concentration (jhāna), and insight (vipassanā)
- Develop ‘text-grounded critical thinking’: interpret *only* by what the texts entail, cross-check across suttas, and avoid metaphysical drift
- Apply the teachings to daily life with clarity: speech, relationships, work, and suffering patterns—without religious fog
Prerequisites
- Willingness to read slowly and re-read the same sutta multiple times
- Comfort with disciplined self-observation (journaling helps)
- No prior Buddhist knowledge required