This skill encodes six Buddhist epistemic and decision-making principles—Kalāma, Yoniso Manasikāra, Sati-Sampajañña, Anatta, Pahāna, Upekkhā—as practical work disciplines. It helps software engineers verify facts before stating them, find root causes instead of patching symptoms, maintain awareness of state across long tasks, discard flawed drafts without attachment, choose real fixes over workarounds, and stay steady under user pushback. The principles function as named checklists, not religious instruction.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: Installs the complete buddhist-method skill in ~/.claude/skills/buddhist-method and adds a global pointer so Claude Code can reference it across all sessions. · Claude Code
Enter the following complete prompt in a Claude Code agent session. The prompt directs Claude Code to run the terminal clone command and update ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md; do not enter the whole block directly into a terminal.
Install the buddhist-method skill: 1. Run: git clone https://github.com/nai0om/buddhist-method ~/.claude/skills/buddhist-method 2. Open ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (create it if it does not exist) and append: ## Working method For tasks involving factual claims, debugging, user pushback, or long multi-step work, consult the buddhist-method skill at ~/.claude/skills/buddhist-method/SKILL.md before responding.
Uses buddhist-method
Use the buddhist-method skill, specifically Kalāma, to check this factual claim: [CLAIM]. Consult the supplied source material at [FILE OR DOCUMENT PATH], distinguish verified facts from anything based only on memory, and return a short verification note with any remaining uncertainty.
Uses buddhist-method
Use the buddhist-method skill, specifically Yoniso Manasikāra, to examine this bug: [OBSERVED BEHAVIOR]. Given the expected behavior [EXPECTED BEHAVIOR] and the relevant code or logs at [PATHS], produce a brief root-cause investigation plan and identify the next verification step before recommending a fix.
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Use the buddhist-method skill, especially Pahāna and Upekkhā, to review this proposed workaround: [PROPOSAL]. Compare it with the available evidence at [FILE OR DOCUMENT PATH], explain whether it removes the cause or only hides the symptom, and recommend one small next step without changing any files.
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