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Literary Studies
April 2, 2020
From the Fifty Jātaka
Selections from the Thai Paññāsa Jātaka
Dr. Chris Baker and Prof. Pasuk Phongpaichit
Hosted by Alex Carroll
The Jātaka tales, or stories of the Buddha’s previous lives as a bodhisatta, are included in the Pāli Canon and have for centuries been a rich source of inspiration in …
South Asian Studies
January 16, 2020
Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns
Biographies as History
Dr. Alice Collett
Hosted by Alex Carroll
Dr. Alice Collett’s monograph Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns: Biographies as History (Oxford University Press, 2016) delves into the lives of six of the best-known nuns from the period of …
Critical Theory
September 18, 2019
McMindfulness
How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
Ronald E. Purser
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In his recent exposé, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality (Repeater Books, 2019), Ronald Purser Ph.D. takes a hard look at the mindfulness movement that has taken society …
Southeast Asian Studies
August 12, 2019
Remembering the Present
Mindfulness in Buddhist Asia
Julia Cassaniti
Hosted by Alex Carroll
How do you understand mindfulness? Is your understanding limited by your own culture’s definition of what mindfulness is? These are some of the questions you will ask yourself while reading …
East Asian Studies
August 5, 2019
Guardians of the Buddha’s Home
Domestic Religion in Contemporary Jōdo Shinshū
Jessica Starling
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In her recent ethnography, Guardians of the Buddha’s Home: Domestic Religion in Contemporary Jōdo Shinshū (University of Hawaii Press, 2019), Prof. Jessica Starling invites us into the daily lives of …
East Asian Studies
May 9, 2019
Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet
Jane Caple
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In this podcast, I speak with Prof. Jane Caple about her recently published book, Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet (University of Hawaii Press, 2019). The revival of mass …
South Asian Studies
April 1, 2019
Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research
Bhikkhu Anālayo
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In today’s podcast, I speak with German professor and Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Anālayo at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies about his book Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research …
Buddhist Studies
March 26, 2019
Prescribing the Dharma
Psychotherapists, Buddhist Traditions, and Defining Religion
Ira Helderman
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In today's podcast, I speak with Ira Helderman about his newly published book, Prescribing the Dharma: Psychotherapists, Buddhist Traditions, and Defining Religion (University of North Carolina Press, 2019) which surveys …
Literary Studies
March 1, 2019
The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra
An Introduction with Selected Translation
Richard Salomon
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In this episode of New Books in Buddhist Studies, Dr. Richard Salomon speaks about his book The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translation (Wisdom Publications, 2018) …
American Studies
February 18, 2019
American Sutra
A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War
Duncan Ryūken Williams
Hosted by Alex Carroll
In American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War (Harvard University Press, 2019), Duncan Ryūken Williams recenters the role of faith in the Japanese-American experience …
Literary Studies
February 6, 2019
Buddhism and Pali
Richard Gombrich
Hosted by Alex Carroll
Richard Gombrich's new book, Buddhism and Pali (Mud Pie Slices, 2018), puts the richness of the Pali language on display. He introduces the reader to the origins of Pali, its …