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The Imperfect Buddha Podcast July 10, 2015

Imperfect Buddha Podcast: Introducing the Why, the How, the Intent of it All

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
What is the Imperfect Buddha Podcast? Where does it come from? Why listen to it? All of these questions and more are presented in this introduction designed at clarifying for …

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Interviews with scholars of Buddhism about their new books.

On Religion September 26, 2022

On a Life in Buddhism

A Discussion with Gary Gach

Gary Gach

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Gary Gach is the author of Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism. …
Japanese Studies September 23, 2022

The Japanese Buddhist World Map

Religious Vision and the Cartographic Imagination

David Max Moerman

Hosted by Shatrunjay Mall
From the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries Japanese monks created hundreds of maps to construct and locate their place in a Buddhist world. Expansively illustrated with multiple maps and illustrations …
Chinese Studies September 16, 2022

Buddhist Historiography in China

John Kieschnick

Hosted by Lance Pursey
Since the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous historical works, they attempted to determine as precisely …
On Religion September 15, 2022

On the Buddhist Life

A Discussion with Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Andrea Miller is an editor at Lion’s Roar magazine and is the author of Awakening My Heart: Essays, Articles and Interviews on the Buddhist Life, out now from Pottersfield Press …
Japanese Studies September 13, 2022

A Path Into the Mountains

Shugendō and Mount Togakushi

Caleb Swift Carter

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
Often represented as a tradition of ancient origins, Shugendō has retained a quality of mystery and nostalgia in the public imagination and scholars as the “original” champions of mountain asceticism.  …
On Religion September 9, 2022

On Carving the Divine and Busshi

A Discussion with Yujiro Seki

Yujiro Seki

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Yujiro Seki is the documentary filmmaker of the film "Carving the Divine." "Carving the Divine" offers a rare and intimate look into the life and artistic process of modern-day Busshi …
On Religion September 8, 2022

On the Zen of the Firefighter

A Discussion with Hersch Wilson

Hersch Wilson

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Hersch Wilson is a thirty-year veteran volunteer Firefighter-EMT with the Hondo Fire Department in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. He is also a storyteller, committed to explaining how First Responding …
On Religion September 7, 2022

On Hidden Zen

A Discussion with Meido Moore Roshi

Meido Moore Roshi

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Meido Moore Roshi was a disciple of the lay Zen master Tenzan Toyoda Rokoji, under whom he endured a severe training in both Zen and traditional martial arts. He also …
On Religion September 5, 2022

On Dharma Relief and the Essence of Chan

A Discussion with Guo Gu

Guo Gu

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Guo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) is the founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center (www.tallahasseechan.com) and is also the guiding teacher for the Western Dharma Teachers Training course at the Chan …
On Religion September 1, 2022

On Japanese Buddhist Art

A Discussion with Rachel Quist and Michael Van Hartingsveldt

Rachel Quist and Michael Van Hartingsveldt

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Rachel Quist specializes in East Asian Buddhist imagery with focuses in pre-modern Japan and China. Her research centers on questions of interaction with imagery, materiality and object agency, and the …
On Religion August 29, 2022

On Mindfulness, What it Is and Where it Comes From

A Discussion with Sarah Shaw

Sarah Shaw

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Sarah Shaw is a lecturer at the University of Oxford. She has taught and published numerous works on the history and practices of Buddhism, including An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation …
On Religion August 26, 2022

On Tibetan Buddhism, Gender, and the Life of Mingyur Peldron

An Discussion with Alison Melnick Dyer

Alison Melnick Dyer

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Alison Melnick Dyer is Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Bates College. She is an expert on gender and Tibetan Buddhism. She is currently writing a book about the life …
On Religion August 10, 2022

On the Hungry Ghost

An Discussion with Dalena Storm

Dalena Storm

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Dalena Storm is a writer and educator. Her undergraduate training at Williams College was in Asian Studies with a Religious Studies Concentration, and her experiences in the study and practice …
On Religion August 5, 2022

On Staying Grounded in Uncertain Times

A Discussion with Deborah Eden Tull

Deborah Eden Tull

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Deborah Eden Tull is the founder of Mindful Living Revolution. She is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, public speaker, author, activist, and sustainability educator. She trained for seven years as …
On Religion August 4, 2022

On Jukai and Zen Training

A Discussion with Robert Schaefer

Robert Schaefer

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Robert Schaefer is a professional chef and lifelong Buddhist practitioner. He received the Jukai ceremony at the Korinji Rinzai Monastery in Wisconsin under the direction of Roshi Meido Moore. …
On Religion August 3, 2022

On Naked in the Zendo

A Discussion with Roshi Grace Schireson

Roshi Grace Schireson

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Roshi Grace Schireson is a teacher in the Suzuki Roshi Lineage of Soto Zen, empowered by Sojun Mel Weitsman. She has also practiced in the Rinzai tradition and was encouraged …
On Religion July 29, 2022

On Tibetan Buddhist Vegetarianism

A Discussion with Geoffrey Barstow

Geoffrey Barstow

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Dr. Geoffrey Barstow is assistant professor of religious studies at Oregon State University. His research focuses on the history and theory of vegetarianism in Tibet. He is the editor and …
On Religion July 21, 2022

On Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen

A Discussion with Brad Warner

Brad Warner

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Ordained as a Soto Zen priest, Brad Warner is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and blogger. He is the founder of Angel City Zen Center in Los Angeles and the …
Environmental Studies July 14, 2022

Climate Politics and the Power of Religion

Evan Berry

Hosted by Brady McCartney
How does our faith affect how we think about and respond to climate change? Climate Politics and the Power of Religion (Indiana University Press, 2022) is an edited collection that explores …