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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…
2 months, 1 week ago
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…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Research Project Series - Yōkai
Bright on Buddhism - Research Project Series - Yōkai
Resources: Foster, Michael Dylan (2009). Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Cultur…
3 months ago
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…
3 months, 1 week ago
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…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
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
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 …
4 months, 1 week ago
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.
If you like our sho…
4 months, 2 weeks ago