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

Special Episodes
Behind The Scenes




TIPIṬAKA 218
Cullavagga V - Part 1

[00:39:45]  November 2nd, 2026

In which Lord Buddha forbids the use of those little wooden hand-shaped back-scratcher things... wait, they had those back then?

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Zen 23: The Platform Sutra • 8

[00:22:56]  October 27th, 2026

In which Edward finishes reading The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch of Zen/Chan Buddhism.

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TIPIṬAKA 217
Cullavagga IV - Part 7

[00:36:36]  September 26th, 2026

In which Edward finishes reading Cullavagga IV.

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Padmasambhava - Part 25

[00:28:35]  September 20th, 2026

Introducing King Trisong Detsen.

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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā - Part 3

[00:51:38]  September 16th, 2026

In which fuel and fire are like agent and action...?

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Zen Buddhism - Part 22

[00:50:02]  September 12th, 2026

In which Dōgen tells the story of the prostitute who put on a nun’s robe as a joke, resulting in her eventual enlightenment.

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TIPIṬAKA 216
Cullavagga IV - Part 6

[00:24:47]  September 6th, 2026

The first Buddhist Books episode recorded at the new place.

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TIPIṬAKA 215
Cullavagga IV - Part 5

[00:34:58]  August 14th, 2026

In which Edward becomes aware of the existence of the Gandharan Buddhist scriptures they found in Pakistan recently.

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Shingon Buddhism • Part 13

[00:33:34]  August 7th, 2026

The Golden Turtle & The Great Fragrant Milk Ocean

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TIPIṬAKA 214
Cullavagga IV - Part 4

[00:48:05]  August 4th, 2026

On sweeping a legal question under the rug (or “covering it with grass”).

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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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