Finding the Early Buddhist Texts, in the new SC menuing

Subharo · April 22, 2018, 1:37am

I watched this older Bhante @Sujato video:

I especially liked the part of the talk, 39:06 of the way in (above embedded video should start right there).

…and I guess I just wanted to respectfully ask Ajahn @sujato or Ajahn @Brahmali (or both) to do an updated Dhamma video talk on this same subject, now that SC has undergone all these new changes.

Please revisit the subject of the Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts, in light of all the neat capabilities that the new SC enables. And furthermore, please show live screenshots/video clips of what you’re talking about (within SC), if possible.

So how can the new SC enable people to explore what the EBTs are? Why would they care? What can they discover? Please break it down!

I would especially like to hear mention of what’s on pg. 61(ish) of “Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts”, seen here:

sujato · April 22, 2018, 6:28am

Well, why don’t you do it?

Subharo · April 22, 2018, 12:44pm

Respectful Greetings, @Sujato,

I’m willing to try.

For number 3, may I ask, where are the “Silas”? (I found the Parayana, and the Octades/Aṭṭhaka vagga).

PS: I don’t have a youtube account, and refuse to create one. I’m trying to de-Google my life. I’m willing to make a video and post it in Nexcloud, however.

Subharo · April 22, 2018, 4:43pm

OK, here’s my attempt: SuttaCentral Favorite Suttas by Subharo. It’s 20 minutes long.

I hope your display can do 1080p. That’s what I recorded in. I also hope your internet is fast enough to support 125KB/sec. If your internet is slower than that, don’t click the file’s “play” icon, but rather click the three dots, then click Download:

Once the video file is downloaded (if your Internet is too slow), view it in an app like VLC.

sujato · April 22, 2018, 9:37pm

This is his term for the long section on sila in the first 13 suttas of DN. (see Buddhist India, chap 7.)

Thanks so much!

SCMatt · April 22, 2018, 9:48pm

mpv > vlc

jmo