n this episode I host a dialogue between Dhammarato and Daniel Ingram on the question ‘Lineage: Who May Teach The Authentic Dharma?’.

Dhammarato is a lineage teacher in the Thai Buddhist tradition, a student of the meditation master Bikkhu Buddhadasa, and is known for his unique, 1-1 teaching style conducted over Skype.

Daniel Ingram is an independent Buddhist author and co-founder of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC), a multidisciplinary, multinational alliance of researchers, clinicians, and patrons who share a vision of bringing scientific methods and clinical sensibilities to the study of emergent phenomena.

In this episode Dhammarato and Daniel offer various definitions of the word ‘lineage’ and debate the value of lineage authorisation as a qualification to teach the Buddhist religion.

Dhammarato recalls his own monastic training in what he calls the ‘noble lineage’ under teachers such as a Ajahn Po and Bikkhu Buddhadasa and critiques the lack of authentic lineage in the West, while Daniel reflects on the pros and cons of the concept of lineage purity and institutional persecution of the outsider.

Dhammarato and Daniel also consider generational preferences in lineage styles, the roles of religious institutions, and predict the evolution of Buddhism in America.

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Video version at https://www.guruviking.com/ep114-lineage-who-may-teach-the-authentic-dharma-dhammarato-daniel-ingram/

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Lineage - who may teach the authentic dharma

03:36 - Dhammarato’s opening address

18:51 -Daniel’s opening address

33:31 - What is lineage?

38:55 - Lack of lineage in the West

41:57 - Christopher Titmuss on what makes a dharma teacher

44:31 - Aesthetics vs dhamma

47:59 - Dhammarato’s noble training under Ajahn Po

54:10 - Goenka approach is the end a lineage

55:42 - Lineage as family and pure blood perspective

59:04 - Noble vs ordinary lineage

01:06:48 - Lineage as outsourced social proof

01:13:08 - Spending time with role models

01:20:37 - The roles of institutions

01:24:20 - With whom should you share your attainments?

01:31:11 - The maverick and the institution

01:33:02 - Generational preferences

01:37:22 - The evolutional of Western Buddhism

01:43:23 - Evaluating competency and judging others

01:44:07 - Daniel’s closing address

01:49:00 - Dhammarato’s closing address

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Dhammarato Episode Playlist

- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlkzlKFgdknyGISEfksirYaYpsrXdf8va

Daniel Ingram Episode Playlist

- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlkzlKFgdkny_MJSecHyvKHPpvxTskBAC

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To find out more about Dhammarato, visit:

- https://dhammaratoblog.wordpress.com/

- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxg5GJFsRqnS-YLTzyrjLQ

To find out more about Daniel, visit:

- https://theeprc.org/

- integrateddaniel.info

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James