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Bright on Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 28 - Ordination of Robot Monks - Part 2
Join us as we discuss the recent ordination of AI-powered robots as Buddhist monks in South Korea and Japan.
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Bright on Buddhism - Buddhish Episode 27 - Ordination of Robot Monks - Part 1
Join us as we discuss the recent ordination of AI-powered robots as Buddhist monks in South Korea and Japan.
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Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Kōan Series Episode 15 - Unmon's Kanshiketsu
Hello and welcome to a new episode of 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 18 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-the-Buddhist-philosophy-of-speech--language--and-words-e1dgqu9
Episode 32 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-are-kans-e1j5scl
Episode 33 - https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/What-is-emptiness-e1jc31i
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Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Bright on Buddhism - Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra - Part 3 - Chapters 11-15
Join us as we read and discuss Chapters 11-15 of the Diana Paul translation of the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra
Barber, Anthony W. (2009), Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra, NY: State Univ of New York
Brown, Brian Edward (1994), The Buddha Nature. A Study of the Tathagatagarbha and Alayavijnana, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
Hodge, Stephen (2006), "On the Eschatology of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra and Related Matters". (PDF), lecture delivered at the University of London, SOAS
McRae, John; Paul, Diana (2004), The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion's Roar and the Vimalakīrti Sutra (PDF), Berkeley, CA: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, ISBN 1886439311, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-28, retrieved 2017-05-06
Tola, Fernando; Dragonetti, Carmen (2004), Being As Consciousness: Yogācāra Philosophy of Buddhism, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 8120819675
Wayman, Alex and Hideko (1990), The Lion's roar of Queen Srimala, New York: Columbia University Press
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Bright on Buddhism - Episode 142 - What was the haibutsu kishaku movement in Meiji Japan? Why did it happen? What was the result?
Resources: Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2362-7; ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4; OCLC 43487317
James Ketelaar: Of Heretics and Martyrs in Meiji Japan: Buddhism and its Persecution, Princeton 1990
Grapard, Allan G. (1992), Review of: James Ketelaar, Of Heretics and Martyrs in Meiji Japan: Buddhism and Its Persecution, Princeton 1990. In: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 19 (4), 390-395
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If you like our show and would like to support us, we encourage you to give your money or resources to a worthy cause. We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.
Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com.
Credits:
Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host
Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host