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Buddhist Studies October 20, 2021

Be the Refuge

Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists

Chenxing Han

Hosted by Victoria Montrose
Despite the fact that two thirds of U.S. Buddhists identify as Asian American, mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse …

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Interviews with scholars of Buddhism about their new books.

Japanese Studies October 19, 2021

Counting Dreams

The Life and Writings of the Loyalist Nun Nomura Bōtō

Roger K. Thomas

Hosted by Jingyi Li
Counting Dreams: The Life and Writings of the Loyalist Nun Nomura Bōtō (Cornell UP, 2021) tells the story of Nomura Bōtō, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the …
Nordic Asia Podcast October 8, 2021

Sharing Scholarship

Academic Publishing and Teaching Tibetan Buddhism in Finland

Albion Butters

Hosted by Satoko Naito
How can one approach religion as both an academic researcher and a spiritual practitioner? Join us for this wide ranging talk with Dr. Albion Butters, historian of religion and a …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast October 7, 2021

Turning the Mirror

A View From the East

Pankaj Mirshra

Hosted by Howard Burton
Turning the Mirror: A View From the East is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and award-winning writer Pankaj Mishra. The conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into several …
East Asian Studies October 6, 2021

Buddhism and Modernity

Sources from Nineteenth-Century Japan

Orion Klautau and Hans Martin Krämer

Hosted by Nathan Hopson
Buddhism and Modernity: Sources from Nineteenth-Century Japan (University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2021) is a welcome new collection of twenty sources on modern Japanese Buddhism, translated and with introductions. The editors …
Buddhist Studies September 15, 2021

Rewriting Buddhism

Pali Literature and Monastic Reform in Sri Lanka, 1157–1270

Alastair Gornall

Hosted by Bruno Shirley
Rewriting Buddhism: Pali Literature and Monastic Reform in Sri Lanka, 1157–1270 (UCL Press, 2020) is the first intellectual history of premodern Sri Lanka’s most culturally productive period. This era of …
Life Wisdom August 25, 2021

Pamela Ayo Yetunde on being Black and Buddhist

Pamela Ayo Yetunde

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
What does it mean to be black and Buddhist, and what does that have to do with Life Wisdom? This episode of Life Wisdom features the dynamic work of Pamela Ayo …
Buddhist Studies August 13, 2021

Exile and Otherness

The Ethics of Shinran and Maimonides

Ilana Maymind

Hosted by Luke Thompson
In Exile and Otherness: The Ethics of Shinran and Maimonides (Lexington Books, 2020), Ilana Maymind argues that Shinran (1173–1263), the founder of True Pure Land Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu), and Maimonides (1138–1204), a …
The Imperfect Buddha August 10, 2021

Richard K. Payne on Securalizing Buddhism

Richard K. Payne

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
From immanent Buddhism to cruel optimism, from secular subjectivity to the unconscious material running through your personal practice, today's episode features a returning guest in the figure of Richard K …
Australian and New Zealand Studies July 29, 2021

Creating God

The Birth and Growth of Major Religions

Robin Derricourt

Hosted by Bede Haines
What do we really know about how and where religions began, and how they spread?  Robin Derricourt considers the birth and growth of several major religions, using history and archaeology …
Law July 28, 2021

Myanmar's Enemy Within

Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim 'Other'

Francis Wade

Hosted by Jane Richards
In 2017, Myanmar's military launched a campaign of widespread targeted violence against its Rohingya minority. The horrific atrocities was later described by United Nations experts as genocide. This had been building …
Indian Religions July 22, 2021

A Conversation with Greg Bailey

Sanskrit Scholar and Novelist

Greg Bailey

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
This interview features a candid conversation with Greg Bailey, seasoned scholar of Sanskrit narrative Literature, on his multi-decade work on the Purāṇas and Mahābhārata, and on his new novel In Search of Bliss …
Philosophy July 20, 2021

Buddhist Feminism

Transforming Anger against Patriarchy

Sokthan Yeng

Hosted by Malcolm Keating
How can Buddhism and feminism be brought together in a constructive way to challenge patriarchial structures? What could such a philosophy say about anger over injustice and oppression? In Buddhist …
Buddhist Studies June 25, 2021

Worldly Saviors and Imperial Authority in Medieval Chinese Buddhism

April D. Hughes

Hosted by Natasha Heller
What is the relationship between Buddhism and politics? How might Buddhism be realized in this world? And how might Buddhist texts help legitimate new rulers? These questions are ably addressed …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness June 25, 2021

Buddhism and Human Flourishing

A Modern Western Perspective

Seth Zuihō Segall

Hosted by Jack Petranker
Western Buddhism is still in its infancy, but as it grows, it is evolving, as has been true in every country where Buddhism was introduced over the past two millennia …
The Imperfect Buddha June 25, 2021

You Need Non-Practice!

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
Something like a provocation, something of an introduction; this audio-cast presents a recent piece of work over at the Imperfect Buddha site on non-practice for all those interested in how …
Japanese Studies June 18, 2021

Dancing the Dharma

Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater

Susan Blakeley Klein

Hosted by Jingyi Li
Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater (Harvard UP, 2020) examines the theory and practice of allegory by exploring a select group of medieval Japanese noh …
Indian Religions April 30, 2021

Teaching Buddhist Studies Online

A Discussion with Kate Hartmann

Kate Hartmann

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Join Raj Balkaran as he talks with Dr. Kate Hartmann, Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Wyoming and Director of Buddhist Studies Online, a new educational platform …
Life Wisdom April 28, 2021

Bhante Saranapala on Kindness

The Urban Buddhist Monk

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
What does wisdom have to do with kindness? This podcast features words of wisdom form Bhante Saranapala, also known as The Urban Buddhist Monk. An International Monk, Teacher, and Speaker …
East Asian Studies April 26, 2021

Defining Shugendo

Critical Studies on Japanese Mountain Religion

Andrea Castiglioni, Fabio Rambelli, and Carina Roth

Hosted by Daigengna Duoer
Andrea Castiglioni, Fabio Rambelli and Carina Roth's edited volume Defining Shugendo: Critical Studies on Japanese Mountain Religion (Bloomsbury, 2020) presents the newest studies on Shugendō-related practices and traditions from both Japanese and …