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What is the Buddhist perspective of the family?
Episode 56
Bright on Buddhism Episode 56 - What is the Buddhist perspective of the family? How ought laypeople have and maintain a family? How ought monks and n…
3 years, 7 months ago
Who is Mahakasyapa?
Episode 55
Bright on Buddhism Episode 55 - Who is Mahakasyapa? What role does he play in the texts? How does this role change over time?
Resources: Ambros, Barb…
3 years, 7 months ago
What is the Eightfold Path?
Episode 54
Bright on Buddhism Episode 54 - What is the Eightfold Path? What role does it play in Buddhist practice? How have understandings of it changed over t…
3 years, 8 months ago
Who is Maudgalyayana?
Episode 53
Bright on Buddhism Episode 53 - Who is Maudgalyayana? What role does he play in the texts? What are some stories about him?
Resources: Berezkin, Rost…
3 years, 8 months ago
What are the tantras?
Episode 52
Bright on Buddhism Episode 52 - What are the tantras? What do they contain? How do they relate to other Asian religious traditions?
Resources: http:/…
3 years, 8 months ago
How does Buddhist doctrine view food?
Episode 51
Bright on Buddhism Episode 51 - How does Buddhist doctrine view food? Is veganism or vegetarianism required? What is the typical Buddhist diet?
Resou…
3 years, 8 months ago
Tathagatagarbha Sutra
Tathagatagarbha Sutra - Join us as we read and discuss the Tathagatagarbha Sutra!
Resources: Grosnick, William H. (1995), The Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra …
3 years, 8 months ago
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
Episode 50
Bright on Buddhism Episode 50 - What are the 4 Noble Truths? What is their role in the doctrine? How have understandings of the 4 noble truths change…
3 years, 9 months ago
Kōan Series - Gutei's One Finger
Bright on Buddhism - Kōan Series Episode 4 - Gutei's One Finger
Hello and welcome to a new type of episode of Bright on Buddhism, called the Kōan Ser…
3 years, 9 months ago
2023 Preview
Bright on Buddhism 2023 Preview Episode
Join us in 2022 for some great content, including but not limited to:
2022 in review - new episodes and mile…
3 years, 9 months ago