Buddhist Books Podcast


        


Buddhist Books Podcast is an approachable, sometimes humorous, series available on YouTube or any podcasting platform.

It is a series of videos in which I read aloud the English translations of Buddhist scriptures.




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1. DHAMMAPADA
2. LOTUS SŪTRA
3. PĀLI SCRIPTURES
4. JAIN SŪTRAS
5. TIPIṬAKA
6. PADMASAMBHAVA
7. SHINGON
8. ZEN

Special Episodes
Behind The Scenes




Zen Buddhism - Part 16

[00:50:47]  January 23rd, 2026

In which Dogen disses the guy in that Allen Ginsberg poem.




TIPIṬAKA 200
Cullavagga I - Part 4

[00:39:26]  January 16th, 2026

In which Lord Buddha orders a monk to apologise to a lay-follower




TIPIṬAKA 199
Cullavagga I - Part 3

[00:34:02]  January 10th, 2026

In which the protocols for banishment are codified




Shingon Buddhism • Part 10

[00:30:22]  January 7th, 2026

Perhaps they once used these same Dharma-protecting spikes in India.




TIPIṬAKA 198
Cullavagga I - Part 2

[00:35:19]  January 3rd, 2026

In which we reconnect with some old friends.




TIPIṬAKA 197
Cullavagga I - Part 1

[00:33:24]  December 28th, 2025

In which we begin reading Cullavagga, The Lesser Division.




Zen 15: The Platform Sutra • 4

[00:32:40]  December 23rd, 2025

The thieves, the gates, and the different kinds of dust.




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 196
Mahāvagga X - Part 4

[00:32:53]  December 20th, 2025

In which Edward finishes reading Mahavagga, The Great Division.




Buddhist Books: Padmasambhava - Part 21

[00:40:42]  December 17th, 2025

In which a princess in ancient Bihar, India, weeps for her father, the king.




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 195
Mahāvagga X - Part 3

[00:39:19]  December 11th, 2025

With apologies to The Venerable Kaccāna The Great for the oversight



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1. DHAMMAPADA

2. LOTUS SŪTRA

3. PĀLI SCRIPTURES

4. JAIN SŪTRAS

5. TIPIṬAKA

6. PADMASAMBHAVA

7. SHINGON

8. ZEN

Special Episodes

Behind The Scenes