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What are mandalas?
Episode 141
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 141 - What are mandalas? What is their significance in Buddhism? How ought we understand them?
Resources: Brauen, M. (199…
14 hours ago
Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra - Part 2 - Chapters 6-10
Bright on Buddhism - Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra - Part 2 - Chapters 6-10
Join us as we read and discuss Chapters 1-5 of the Diana Paul translation of…
1 week ago
Who is Bodhidharma?
Episode 140
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 140 - Who is Bodhidharma? What is his significance to East Asian Buddhism? What are some legends about him?
Resources: ch…
2 weeks ago
Feed Drop - Nihonshi, A Japanese History Podcast - The History of Haiku
Bright on Buddhism - Feed Drop - Nihonshi, A Japanese History Podcast - History of Haiku
Join me as I drop an episode of my forthcoming 2nd podcast, N…
3 weeks ago
What is the fourth moral precept of Buddhism?
Episode 136
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 139 - What is the fourth moral precept of Buddhism? What is its significance? How have interpretations of it changed ove…
4 weeks ago
What are the 3 mysteries in Shingon Buddhism?
Episode 138
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 138 - What are the 3 mysteries in Shingon Buddhism? What are their significance? How ought we understand it?
Resources: A…
1 month ago
Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra - Part 1 - Chapters 1-5
Bright on Buddhism - Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra - Part 1 - Chapters 1-5
Join us as we read and discuss Chapters 1-5 of the Diana Paul translation of …
1 month, 1 week ago
Sokushin Jōbutsu-gi - Attainment of Buddhahood in This Very Existence
Bright on Buddhism - Sokushin Jōbutsu-gi - Attainment of Buddhahood in This Very Existence
Join me as I read and discuss the Hakeda Yoshito translatio…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Who is Bhaisajyaguru?
Episode 137
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 137 - Who is Bhaisajyaguru? What are some stories about him? What is his significance?
Resources: The Sūtra on the Origin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What is Gelug Buddhism?
Episode 136
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 136 - What is Gelug Buddhism? What are some of its similarities and differences to other schools of Buddhism? What is it…
2 months ago