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Buddhism #237

Welcome to Bright on Buddhism, a podcast where we discuss and explain topics of Buddhism in a casual, conversational, question and answer setting. My name is Nick Bright, scholar of East Asian Buddhism. I am currently studying for my Master’s degree in Religion at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, where I am specializing in pre-modern Japanese Buddhist architecture history. I have researched topics such as Japanese Buddhist responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, Buddhist Haiku poetry, and the Japanese history of science and religion. I will be joined by my friend Proven Paradox.

Recent Episodes
  • Nick on Pilgrimage
    Apr 18, 2025 – 00:14:43
  • Revisiting the First Sermon
    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:30:00
  • What is a Sutra?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:22:49
  • Where can I read and learn about Buddhist history?
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:17:57
  • How do I start as a practitioner?
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:24:26
  • What are some Brahmanical perspectives on Buddhism from the Buddha's lifetime or thereabouts?
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:19:50
  • Shōji Jissō Gi
    Mar 7, 2025 – 01:13:51
  • How ought we understand anger and rage in Buddhism?
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:22:47
  • Research Project Series - Aikidō
    Feb 21, 2025 – 00:45:09
  • Who is Amitābha?
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:23:16
  • Buddhish 19 - Way of The Passive Fist
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:38:16
  • What is the relationship between Buddhism and martial arts?
    Jan 31, 2025 – 00:26:45
  • What is a Dalai Lama?
    Jan 24, 2025 – 00:19:50
  • What is bodhicitta in Buddhism?
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:19:36
  • Asian Religions Series - Daoism Part 2
    Jan 10, 2025 – 00:26:50
  • Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - Chapter 2 Part 4
    Jan 3, 2025 – 01:15:18
  • Buddhish 18 - 2024 Wrap Up
    Dec 27, 2024 – 00:30:23
  • What is the history of the swastika in Buddhism?
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:19:25
  • Revisit - Who is the Buddha?
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:19:56
  • Research Project Series - Noh Theater and Japanese Buddhism
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:28:46
  • What is the history of anti-Buddhist thought in Japan?
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:20:48
  • Who is Vasubandhu?
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:21:15
  • Kōan Series - Jōshū's "Wash Your Bowls"
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:24:36
  • Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - Chapter 2 Part 3
    Nov 8, 2024 – 01:32:27
  • 3 Very Short Sutras
    Nov 1, 2024 – 00:29:25
  • What is satori in Buddhism?
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:23:59
  • How ought we understand suicide in Buddhism?
    Oct 18, 2024 – 00:30:12
  • Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - Chapter 2 Part 2
    Oct 11, 2024 – 01:23:12
  • Research Project Series - The Icchantika Problem in Buddhism
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:28:01
  • Buddhish 17 - Questions/Assumptions I Get As a Buddhist Studies Scholar
    Sep 27, 2024 – 00:25:02
  • Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - Chapter 2 Part 1
    Sep 20, 2024 – 01:32:47
  • Buddhish 16 - The Matrix as Buddhist
    Sep 13, 2024 – 01:16:34
  • Do Buddhists reject the world?
    Sep 6, 2024 – 00:21:10
  • How ought we understand sex in Buddhism?
    Aug 30, 2024 – 00:24:08
  • Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - Chapter 1
    Aug 23, 2024 – 01:32:54
  • Asian Religions Series - Daoism Part 1
    Aug 16, 2024 – 00:22:25
  • What is Risshō Kōsei Kai?
    Aug 9, 2024 – 00:22:32
  • Kōan Series - Hyakujō and The Fox
    Aug 2, 2024 – 00:21:38
  • Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra - Part 1
    Jul 26, 2024 – 01:21:17
  • What is suchness?
    Jul 19, 2024 – 00:24:12
  • What is Buddhist pilgrimage?
    Jul 12, 2024 – 00:22:13
  • Asian Religions Series - Shintō Part 2
    Jul 5, 2024 – 00:25:11
  • Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra - Chapter 7
    Jun 28, 2024 – 01:09:45
  • Rhinoceros Sutra
    Jun 21, 2024 – 00:33:13
  • What is the difference between exoteric and esoteric Buddhist teachings?
    Jun 14, 2024 – 00:33:06
  • Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Three Part Two
    Jun 7, 2024 – 00:53:11
  • How does rebirth really work in Buddhism?
    May 31, 2024 – 00:26:05
  • What is Korean Seon Buddhism?
    May 24, 2024 – 00:18:45
  • Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Three Part One
    May 17, 2024 – 01:03:33
  • Kōan Series - What is the Buddha? Three Pounds of Flax
    May 10, 2024 – 00:24:57
Recent Reviews
  • Zenthropologist
    What I’ve been looking for
    Finally a smart and academic but lighthearted look into Buddhism across the variety of traditions out there, with an eye to history and comparative theologies. The hosts and sound quality are great and I look forward to forays into different schools! Keep it up!!!
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