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

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TIPIṬAKA 204
Cullavagga II - Part 2

[00:20:02]  February 25th, 2026

Just wrapping up Cullavagga II real quick.




TIPIṬAKA 203
Cullavagga II - Part 1

[00:32:00]  February 17th, 2026

In which it turns out the bad monks can still massage each other, so... at least there's that.




Zen 17: The Platform Sutra • 5

[00:32:27]  February 14th, 2026

It turns out The Kingdom of Heaven and The Western Pure Land may have a few things in common...




TIPIṬAKA 202
Cullavagga I - Part 6

[00:37:17]  February 10th, 2026

In which we finish reading Cullavagga I (in a state of confusion).




Buddhist Books: Padmasambhava - Part 22

[00:43:33]  February 4th, 2026

Including alternate (astral?) backstories for King Ashoka, and Nagarjuna.




TIPIṬAKA 201
Cullavagga I - Part 5

[00:35:56]  January 29th, 2026

In which no one is allowed to massage Homer




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.



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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




    



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