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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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01:17:15

Mahasatipatthana Sutta

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/11/14

Mahasatipatthana Sutta - Join us as we read and discuss a critically important text in the Early Buddhist tradition: the Mahasatipatthana Sutta! Resources: Bhikku Sujato, English Trans.: https://suttacentral.net/dn22/en/sujato; Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta—Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500: Majjhima Nikaya 10: Transliterated Pali Version: https://suttacentral.net/mn10/pli/ms; Anālayo, Bhikkhu (2006), Satipatthāna: The Direct Path to Realization, Birmingham: Windhorse Publications, ISBN 1-899579-54-0;

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00:30:29

What is Zen Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/11/12

Bright on Buddhism Episode 10 - What is Zen Buddhism? how does it differ from other Buddhist schools? How does it reinterpret the oder teachings? 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

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00:24:23

What is Dharma?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/11/06

Bright on Buddhism Episode 8 - What is Dharma? What are the different meanings of the word Dharma? How do these meanings change over time? Resources - Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Gethin: He who sees dhamma sees dhammas: dhamma in early buddhism (2004); Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Dharma; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze,

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00:28:49

What is Buddhist Modernism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/10/29

Bright on Buddhism Episode 8 - What is Buddhist Modernism? What are its origins? Why are we critical of it? Resources - The Making of Buddhist Modernism, David L. McMahan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008; Buddhism and Science, Donald S Lopez Jr, 2008, University of Chicago Press; How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America, Rick Fields, 1992. Shambhala Publications; https://web.archive.org/web/20050204223509/http://web.otani.ac.jp/EBS/dts.html;

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00:31:49

What is Buddhahood?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/10/22

Bright on Buddhism Episode 7 - Who can become a Buddha? What does somebody have to do to become a Buddha or realize their Buddhahood? What is the difference between becoming enlightened, becoming a Bodhisattva, and reaching nirvana? Resources - Mario D’Amato: Can all Beings Potentially Attain Awakening? Gotra-theory in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra; Stone, Jacqueline (1995): "Medieval Tendai Hongaku Thought and the New Kamakura Buddhism", Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 22 (1–2); Dogen:

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00:21:28

What are the major schools of Buddhism in East Asia...

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/10/15

Bright on Buddhism Episode 6 - What are the major schools of Buddhism in East Asia? How do they differ? What sorts of rituals do they do? Resources: Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Upaya, Roger R. Jackson. Mahayana, Gregory Schopen. Theravada, Kate Crosby. Vajrayana, Ronald M. Davidson. Ritual, Richard K. Payne; Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism Do you have a

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00:21:33

What is non-attachment and the Middle Way?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/10/01

Bright on Buddhism Episode 5 - What is the Middle Way? What is non-attachment? How does it differ from detachment? Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Buddhaghosa, Bhadantācariya & Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (trans.) (1999). The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga. Seattle, WA: BPS Pariyatti Editions. ISBN 1-928706-00-2.; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze,

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00:32:32

What is karma?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/09/24

Bright on Buddhism Episode 4 - Does Buddhism believe in the existence of a soul? What is karma? What are the moral tenets of Buddhism? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Gethin: He who sees dhamma sees dhammas: dhamma in early buddhism (2004); 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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00:29:01

What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/09/17

Bright on Buddhism Episode 3 - What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism? Does Buddhism have an afterlife? Does Buddhism have a bible like Christianity? 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 Seasons

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00:30:02

Who is the Buddha?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/09/10

Bright on Buddhism Episode 2 - Who is the Buddha? Is the Buddha a god? Is there more than one Buddha? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Gethin: He who sees dhamma sees dhammas: dhamma in early buddhism (2004); Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Buddha(s), Jan Nattier Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting

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00:20:23

What is Buddhism?

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/09/03

Bright on Buddhism Episode 1 - What is Buddhism? Why are we talking about it? What are the central beliefs of Buddhism? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Ashvaghosa, author. Patrick Olivelle, translator: Life of the Buddha”; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Buddha(s), Jan Nattier Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us

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00:05:35

Introductions

Bright On Buddhism ·

2021/09/03

Trailer for Bright on Buddhism! This will be 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 East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, where I am specializing in early modern Japanese Buddhism. I have written and researched topics such as Japanese Buddhist responses to the Covid-19

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