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What is mudra?
Episode 149
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 149 - What is mudra? What is its significance in Buddhism? How ought we understand it?
Resources: Draeger, Donn (1980). "…
5 days, 4 hours ago
What is the fifth precept of Buddhism?
Episode 148
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 148 - What is the fifth precept of Buddhism? What is its significance? How have interpretations of it changed over time?…
1 week, 5 days ago
Research Project Series - The Yakuza - Part 2
Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - The Yakuza - Part 2
Resources: Adelstein, Jake (2009). Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police B…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Research Project Series - The Yakuza - Part 1
Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - The Yakuza - Part 1
Resources: Adelstein, Jake (2009). Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police B…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Mūlapariyāya Sutta
Bright on Buddhism - Mūlapariyāya Sutta
Resources: Ñanamoli; Bodhi; The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Outline of the suttas.
Kearney, Patric…
1 month ago
Who was Thich Quang Duc?
Episode 147
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 147 - Who was Thich Quang Duc? What was the significance of his sacrifice in Buddhism? What was his legacy in the Vietna…
1 month, 1 week ago
What is shinjin 信心?
Episode 146
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 146 - What is shinjin? Where does it come from? What is its significance?
Resources: Blum, Mark L. The Origins and Develo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What is the Buddhist perspective on neurodiversity?
Episode 145
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 145 - What is the Buddhist perspective on neurodiversity? How does neurodiversity factor into meditation? How is neurodi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Feed Drop - Nihonshi, A Japanese History Podcast - The Assassination of Abe Shinzō
Bright on Buddhism - Feed Drop - Nihonshi, A Japanese History Podcast - The Assassination of Abe Shinzō
Join me as I drop an episode of my forthcoming…
2 months ago
Who was Saichō?
Episode 144
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 144 - Who was Saichō? What were some of his views, works, and accomplishments? What is his significance to East Asian Bu…
2 months, 1 week ago