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Bright On Buddhism

Nicholas Bright Haight

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

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00:21:48

What is Buddha-nature?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/11/04

Bright on Buddhism Episode 45 - What is Buddha-nature? What are the doctrinal roots of this idea? How meanings of this word change over time? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008, pp. 195–196.; Buswell, Robert, ed. “Tathagatagarbha.” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism, 1:826–27. New York City, NY:

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00:31:09

Who is Sariputra?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/10/28

Bright on Buddhism Episode 44 - Who is Sariputra? What role does he play in the texts? How does this role change over time? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Silk, Jonathan A. (2019), Brill's encyclopedia of Buddhism Vol Two, Hinüber, Oskar von,, Eltschinger, Vincent,, Bowring, Richard, 1947-, Radich, Michael, Leiden, ISBN 978-90-04-29937-5, OCLC 909251257; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Sariputra;

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00:20:31

What were the 4 major persecutions of Buddhism in...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/10/21

Bright on Buddhism Episode 43 - What were the 4 major persecutions of Buddhism in Chinese history? Why did they happen? What were their historical effects? Resources: Spence, Jonathan D. 2013. The Search for Modern China. New York, W.W. Norton & Company. ; Ebrey Patricia Buckley. 1999. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China 1St pbk. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.; Chan, Wing-tsit, Ron Guey Chu, John Dardess, Edward Farmer, Leon Hurvitz, David N. Keightley, Richard John Lynn, et

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00:23:05

What are the 8 jhanas in Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/10/14

Bright on Buddhism Episode 42 - What are the 4 rupajhanas? What are the 4 arupajhanas? How do they function in the context of meditation? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Zen; Dhyana; Jhana; Arbel, Keren (2017), Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight, Routledge,

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00:22:38

Kōan Series - Show me your original face

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/10/07

Bright on Buddhism - Kōan Series Episode 3 - Huìnéng asked Hui Ming, "Without thinking of good or evil, show me your original face before your mother and father were born." Hello and welcome to a new type of episode of Bright on Buddhism, called the Kōan Series. In this series, we will read and discuss real Buddhist kōans to try and better understand them. We hope you enjoy. Resources: Episode 6 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-non-attachment-and-the-Middle-Way-e17gp0u Episode

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00:24:31

What is dependent origination?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/30

Bright on Buddhism Episode 41 - What is dependent origination? What are the doctrinal implications of it? How does understanding it lead to enlightenment? Resources: Boisvert, Mathieu (1995), The Five Aggregates: Understanding Theravada Psychology and Soteriology, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 978-0-88920-257-3; Buddhaghosa (2010), The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga), translated by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (4th ed.), Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, ISBN 978-955-24-0023-0; Dalai

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00:21:54

What is Buddhist psychology?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/23

Bright on Buddhism Episode 40 - What is Buddhist psychology? What are its doctrinal foundations? What is its influence in the West? Resources: Caroline Brazier: A Buddhist Perspective On Mental Health. Paper for Nurturing Heart and Spirit: A National Multi-Faith Symposium; Held under the auspices of the Nimhe Spirituality Project, Staffordshire University and The Spirituality and Mental Health Forum, Wednesday November 1st 2006; Davidson, Richard J. & Anne Harrington (eds.) (2002). Visions of

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01:41:30

Mahaparinibbana Sutta Part 2 - Chapters 3 and 4

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/16

The Mahaparinibbana Sutta - Join us as we read and discuss the Mahaparinibbana Sutta Resources: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.16.1-6.vaji.html; https://suttacentral.net/dn16/?view=normal; Blum, Mark. “Death.” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Vol. 1. Edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr., (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004), pp. 203-210.; Cuevas, Bryan J., and Jacqueline Stone, eds.The Buddhist Dead: Practices, Discourses and Representations, (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2007);

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00:21:09

What is upaya?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/09

Bright on Buddhism Episode 39 - What is upaya? What are the different meanings of this word? How do its meanings change over time? Resources: Federman, Asaf (2009), "Literal means and hidden meanings: a new analysis of skillful means" (PDF), Philosophy East and West, 59 (2): 125–141, doi:10.1353/pew.0.0050; Matsunaga, Daigan and Alicia (1974). The concept of upāya in Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy, Japanese Journal of Buddhist Studies 1 (1), 51–72; Pye, Michael (1978). Skilful Means - A concept in

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00:46:58

Buddhish Episode 8 - 1 Year Anniversary of Bright on...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/03

Bright On Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 8 - Hello and welcome to a different kind of episode of Bright on Buddhism called "Buddhish"! These episodes are unscripted, untimed, and unedited. Note that we're speaking less formally here and explicit language used. Listener discretion advised! Today, we are celebrating 1 year of Bright on Buddhism being on the air!!! We are extremely proud to have committed to a project like this and to have stuck with it every week for 52 straight weeks, and we are very

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00:38:22

Buddhish Episode 7 - AI and Buddhism

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/09/02

Bright On Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 7 - Hello and welcome to a different kind of episode of Bright on Buddhism called "Buddhish"! These episodes are unscripted, untimed, and unedited. Note that we're speaking less formally here and explicit language used. Listener discretion advised! Today, we are discussing AI in relation to personhood in Buddhism. What does sentience and sapience mean for AI? What does it mean in Buddhism? What does it mean in science at large? We explore these questions, how to

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00:34:33

Research Series episode 1 - Killing Mosquitoes:...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/08/26

Bright on Buddhism Research Series episode 1 - Killing Mosquitoes: Kobayashi Issa’s Buddhist Literary Practice Hello and welcome to a new type of episode of Bright on Buddhism. In this series, I will be presenting and discussing some of my own original research, which covers a broad range of topics in Japanese Buddhism, and discussing it in the context of East Asian Buddhism and other disciplines broadly. Resources:長野郷土史研究会小林一郎編. “一茶発句全集.” JANIS ホームページ. 長野郷土史研究会小林一郎編, August 14, 2005

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00:28:32

What is Pure Land Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/08/19

Bright on Buddhism Episode 38 - What is Pure Land Buddhism? How does it differ from other schools of Buddhism? How do those differences play out in ritual and practice? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The

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00:22:07

Kōan Series - What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/08/12

Bright on Buddhism - Kōan Series Episode 2 - Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand? Hello and welcome to a new type of episode of Bright on Buddhism, called the Kōan Series. In this series, we will read and discuss real Buddhist kōans to try and better understand them. We hope you enjoy. Resources: Episode 6 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-non-attachment-and-the-Middle-Way-e17gp0u Episode 10 -

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00:27:26

What are the 5 aggregates?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/08/05

Bright on Buddhism Episode 37 - What are the 5 aggregates? How do they fit into the Buddhist understanding of reality, death, and reincarnation? How have understandings of them changed over time? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan,

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00:23:39

The Heart Sutra

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/07/29

Bright On Buddhism - The Heart Sutra- Join us as we read and discuss the Heart Sutra. Resources: Episode 17 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/Who-is-Avalokitesvara-e1cjkqg Episode 18 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-the-Buddhist-philosophy-of-speech--language--and-words-e1dgqu9 Episode 24 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-are-mantra-in-Buddhism-e1g01mg Episode 33 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-emptiness-e1jc31i Lopez, Donald S

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00:21:07

Who is Maitreya/Mile/Miroku?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/07/22

Bright on Buddhism Episode 36 - Who is Maitreya/Mile/Miroku? What are some stories about him? What sort of devotional texts/rituals are there for him? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain:

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00:20:47

Kōan Series - Does a dog have Buddha-nature?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/07/15

Bright on Buddhism - Kōan Series Episode 1 - A monk asked Zhàozhōu, "Does a dog have Buddha nature or not?" Zhaozhou said, "Wú". Hello and welcome to a new type of episode of Bright on Buddhism, called the Kōan Series. In this series, we will read and discuss real Buddhist kōans to try and better understand them. We hope you enjoy. Resources: Episode 10 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-Zen-Buddhism-e1a2sm2 Episode 16 -

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00:41:01

Buddhish Episode 6 - Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe is...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/07/11

Bright On Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 6 - Hello and welcome to a different kind of episode of Bright on Buddhism called "Buddhish"! These episodes are unscripted, untimed, and unedited. Note that we're speaking less formally here and explicit language used. Listener discretion advised! Today, we are discussing the assassination of Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe. This is a shocking historical event that has rocked Japan and its allies, and we are here to discuss some of what is known about the

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01:06:10

Guest Appearance - Rebecca Stover

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/07/08

Bright on Buddhism - Guest Appearance - Rebecca Stover Disclaimer: Nick's audio is very low quality due to some technical difficulties. We apologize. This week, Bright on Buddhism welcomes our 3rd special guest, Rebecca Stover! Rebecca is an MA student in Library and Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in the curation of Buddhist materials for Western, English-speaking audiences. She has travelled to India, where she spent a week as a Buddhist nun, as

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