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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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01:27:33

The Diamond Sutra

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/03/04

The Diamond Sutra - Join us as we read and discuss the Diamond Sutra Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Watson, Burton. “The Diamond Sutra.” The Eastern Buddhist, vol. 41, no. 1, Eastern Buddhist Society, 2010, pp. 67–100, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26289589.; https://web.archive.org/web/20140520233206/http://www.buddhisttexts.org/uploads/6/3/3/1/6331706/_vajra_prajna_paramita_sutra.pdf;

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00:28:07

Guest Appearance - Ji Hye Robinson

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/25

Bright on Buddhism - Guest Appearance - Ji Hye Robinson This week, Bright on Buddhism welcomes our second special guest, Ji Hye Robinson! Ji Hye is an MA student in the UIUC Religion department, and she specializes in Korean Buddhism and shamanism! In today's conversation, we talk in detail about Korean Buddhism, modern understandings of Buddhism, and everyday spirituality! We hope you enjoy. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us

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00:17:55

Does Buddhism (or different Buddhisms) have an...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/18

Bright on Buddhism Episode 20 - Does Buddhism (or different Buddhisms) have an opinion on transgender or nonbinary identities, historically or in the present? How is gender identity thought to interact with reincarnation, if at all? How is this issue dealt with in the modern era? 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: Women;

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00:28:22

Nirvana Day

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/15

Bright on Buddhism - Nirvana Day Happy Nirvana Day! Welcome to a special holiday episode about the Nirvana Day celebrated this year on February 15, 2022. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and

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01:40:58

Guest Appearance - Turner Rives

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/11

Bright on Buddhism - Guest Appearance - Turner Rives This week, Bright on Buddhism welcomes our first special guest, Turner Rives! Turner is an MA student in the UIUC Religion department, and he specializes in Chinese Yogacara Buddhism! In today's conversation, we talk in detail about the origins and the central doctrines of Yogacara in China! We hope you enjoy. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at

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00:14:47

What is Yogacara/Faxiang/Hosso Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/04

Bright on Buddhism Episode 19 - What is Yogacara/Faxiang/Hosso Buddhism? How does it differ from other schools in East Asia? What role do other teachings of Buddhism play in the Yogacara? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse

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00:03:15

Chinese New Year

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/02/01

Bright on Buddhism - Chinese New Year Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to a special holiday episode about the Chinese New Year, celebrated this year on February 1, 2022. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox:

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00:22:30

What is the Buddhist philosophy of speech, language,...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/01/28

Bright on Buddhism Episode 18 - What is the Buddhist philosophy of speech, language, and words? What are some of the doctrines surrounding speech, language, and words? How do these doctrines 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; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in

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00:21:08

Who is Avalokitesvara?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/01/21

Bright on Buddhism Episode 17 - Who is Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon? What are some stories about Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon? What sort of devotional texts/rituals are there for Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand

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00:19:04

How does Buddhism deal with death?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/01/14

Bright on Buddhism Episode 16 - How does Buddhism deal with death? What are some of the doctrines surrounding death? How do they 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; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four

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00:04:01

Bodhi Day

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/01/10

Bright on Buddhism - Bodhi Day Happy Bodhi Day! Welcome to a special holiday episode about the Buddhist holiday Bodhi Day, celebrated this year on January 10, 2022. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing,

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02:03:46

Lotus Sutra Chapter 3 - Parable of The Burning House

Bright On Buddhism ·

2022/01/07

Chapter 3 of The Lotus Sutra - Join us as we read and discuss Chapter 3 of the Burton Watson translation of The Lotus Sutra Resources: Hurvitz, Leon. 1976. Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma. New York: Columbia University Press.; Kato, Bunno. 1971. The Threefold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings, The Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, and Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue. Tokyo: Kosei Publishing Company.; Kern, H. 1884. 1963. Saddharma-Puṇḍarīka or The Lotus of the True

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01:03:24

Buddhish Episode 1

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/31

Bright On Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 1 Hello and welcome to a new kind of episode of Bright on Buddhism called "Buddhish"! These episodes are unscripted, untimed, and unedited. In them, your hosts Nick and Paradox just talk about whatever is on our minds, whatever didn't make it into a regular episode, and whatever interests us in a casual, conversational way. Some of it may relate to Buddhism, some of it may not! Warning- there may be explicit language used here. Listener discretion advised! Do

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00:06:48

2022 Preview

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/31

Bright on Buddhism 2022 Preview Episode Join us in 2022 for some great content, including but not limited to: Guest Appearances! More Buddhish episodes! More sutra episodes! Buddhist holiday episodes A new Discord community! Happy New Year! Thanks to all our listeners, and we hope to see you and your friends in 2022! Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us

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00:26:22

What is Tiantai/Tendai?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/25

Bright on Buddhism Episode 15 - What is Tiantai/Tendai? How is it different from other schools of Buddhism? How does it influence other schools of Buddhism? 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

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00:28:39

What is the relationship between Buddhism and science?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/17

Bright on Buddhism Episode 14 - What is the relationship between Buddhism and science? Do science and Buddhism indeed believe the same things? Does science validate or reinforce Buddhism, or vice versa? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and

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00:27:19

What is the Buddhist perspective on mental health?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/10

Bright on Buddhism Episode 13 - What is the Buddhist perspective on mental health? What does Buddhist scripture say about it? How does that perspective change over time? Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four

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00:19:57

What is a Bodhisattva?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/12/05

Bright on Buddhism Episode 12 - What is a Bodhisattva? What are the different meanings of this word? How have those meanings 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; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Zen; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse

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00:20:40

What about gender in Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/11/27

Bright on Buddhism Episode 11 - How does gender function in Buddhism? What is the doctrinal basis for the status of women in Buddhism? How does this 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; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Women; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight

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00:44:30

The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta - The First Sermon

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/11/20

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta - Join us as we read and discuss a critically important text in the Buddhist tradition: the First Sermon Bhikku Bodhi Translation: https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/bodhi Ñanamoli Thera Translation:https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.harv.html Piyadassi Thera Translation: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.nymo.html Thanissaro Bhikkhu Translation: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.piya.html Peter

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