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. Pāḷi Scriptures
4. Jain Sūtras
5. Tipiṭaka
6. Padmasambhava
7. Shingon
8. Zen
9. Mūlamadhyamakakārikā

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TIPIṬAKA 212
Cullavagga IV - Part 2

[00:33:05]  July 4th, 2026

In which a seven-year-old monk attains enlightenment.




Padmasambhava - Part 24

[00:52:16]  June 25th, 2026

In which we meet Shakyadevi the Nepalese, and finish the first of the two volumes of "The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava."




Mūlamadhyamakakārikā - Part 2

[00:49:55]  June 13th, 2026

In which the emperor’s new debate-bro gish-galloping sophistry is… very nice?




Zen Buddhism - Part 20

[00:59:39]  June 3rd, 2026

It’s the one about the robe. Part one of several.




TIPIṬAKA 211
Cullavagga IV - Part 1

[00:43:58]  May 30th, 2026

In which a seven-year-old monk attains enlightenment.




TIPIṬAKA 210
Cullavagga III - Part 6

[00:34:24]  May 26th, 2026

In which we finish reading Cullavagga III.




Shingon Buddhism • Part 12

[00:41:19]  May 20th, 2026

A ritual from back in the old days, when there were only five chakras...




TIPIṬAKA 209
Cullavagga III - Part 5

[00:37:52]  May 11th, 2026

In which The Pali Text Society should been given Manatta (discipline) three dots.




TIPIṬAKA 208
Cullavagga III - Part 4

[00:32:38]  April 28th, 2026

Wrapping up Probation; Expiration of the Night




Zen 19: The Platform Sutra • 6

[00:36:10]  April 22nd, 2026

In Soviet Russia, Dharma Wheel turns you!



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1. Dhammapada

2. Lotus Sūtra

3. Pāḷi Scriptures

4. Jain Sūtras

5. Tipiṭaka

6. Padmasambhava

7. Shingon

8. Zen

9. Mūlamadhyamakakārikā

Special Episodes

Behind The Scenes




    



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