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What is Hawaiian Buddhism?
What is Hawaiian Buddhism?

Episode 135

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 135 - What is Hawaiian Buddhism? What is its history? How does it interact with the tensions surrounding Hawaii's stateh…

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Kōans with Dox
Kōans with Dox

Bright on Buddhism - Kōans with Dox

Join us as we discuss 3 major kōans in Zen Buddhism - “Ordinary Mind is the Way,” “Not the wind, not the flag,” a…

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Revisit - What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism?
Revisit - What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism?

Episode 128

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 134 - Revisit - What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism? Does Buddhism have an afterlife? Does Buddhism have a bibl…

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Research Project Series - Yōkai
Research Project Series - Yōkai

Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - Yōkai

Resources: Foster, Michael Dylan (2009). Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Cultur…

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Who was Daosheng?
Who was Daosheng?

Episode 133

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 133 - Who was Daosheng? What did he do? What is his significance to East Asian Buddhism?

Resources: Blum, Mark (2003). "D…

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Avatamsaka Sutra Book 8 - The Four Holy Truths
Avatamsaka Sutra Book 8 - The Four Holy Truths

Bright on Buddhism - Avatamsaka Sutra - Book 30 - The Incalculable

Join us as we read and discuss Book 30 of Thomas Cleary's translation of the Avatam…

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How do you balance romantic desire and the desire for companionship with non-attachment?
How do you balance romantic desire and the desire for companionship with non-attachment?

Episode 132

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 132 - How do you balance romantic desire and the desire for companionship with non-attachment? Is romantic desire bad in…

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What is the third moral precept of Buddhism?
What is the third moral precept of Buddhism?

Episode 131

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 131 - What is the third moral precept of Buddhism? What is its significance? How have interpretations of it changed over…

4 months ago

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Research Project Series - Nishida Kitarō
Research Project Series - Nishida Kitarō

Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - Nishida Kitarō

Join me as I discuss the life and times of Nishida Kitarō, and his principle work, 善の研究 …

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Buddhish 26 - Walk for Peace
Buddhish 26 - Walk for Peace

Bright on Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 26 - Walk for Peace

Join us as we discuss the Walk for Peace going on in the Southeastern US.

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