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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Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 193
Mahāvagga X - Part 1

[00:30:41]  November 18th, 2025

In which you might be schismatic (and not know it)




Shingon Buddhism • Part 9

[00:48:45]  November 12th, 2025

How to use Vajra spikes to establish the boundaries of your Dojo (optional)




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 192
Mahāvagga IX - Part 5

[00:40:51]  November 8th, 2025

In which they do it right! (Floundering Pascal Frang-doodle Abraham Lincoln Ladder)




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 191
Mahāvagga IX - Part 4

[00:40:48]  November 3rd, 2025

The cycle should be worked out.




Zen 13: The Platform Sutra • 3

[00:44:18]  October 27th, 2025

This is part 13 of the “Zen Buddhism” series on Buddhist Books Podcast. In this episode, we’ll continue reading "The Platform Sutra" of the Sixth Patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, thought to have been composed around 780 CE.




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 190
Mahāvagga IX - Part 3

[00:32:47]  October 21st, 2025

This is Part 190 of my recital of the "Tipiṭaka," the "Three Baskets" of pre-sectarian Buddhism, as translated into English from the original Pali Language.

In this episode, we'll continue reading "Mahāvagga IX," from the "Vinaya Piṭaka," the first of the three "Piṭaka," or "Baskets." "Mahāvagga" literally means "Great Division."




Buddhist Books: Padmasambhava - Part 20

[00:39:13]  October 9th, 2025

This is Part 20 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal.

In this episode, we'll read Cantos 40 & 41.




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 189
Mahāvagga IX - Part 2

[00:40:45]  October 5th, 2025

This is Part 189 of my recital of the "Tipiṭaka," the "Three Baskets" of pre-sectarian Buddhism, as translated into English from the original Pali Language.

In this episode, we'll continue reading "Mahāvagga IX," from the "Vinaya Piṭaka," the first of the three "Piṭaka," or "Baskets." "Mahāvagga" literally means "Great Division."




Zen Buddhism - Part 12

[00:59:44]  September 11th, 2025

This is part 12 of the “Zen Buddhism” series on Buddhist Books Podcast. In this episode, we’ll be reading Eihei Dōgen’s “Shobogenzo” the chapter entitled “Raihai-Tokuzui” meaning "Prostrating to Attainment of the Marrow" which he wrote in early April of 1240 C.E.




Buddhist Books: TIPIṬAKA 188
Mahāvagga IX - Part 1

[00:35:32]  September 10th, 2025

This is Part 188 of my recital of the "Tipiṭaka," the "Three Baskets" of pre-sectarian Buddhism, as translated into English from the original Pali Language.

In this episode, we'll begin reading "Mahāvagga IX," from the "Vinaya Piṭaka," the first of the three "Piṭaka," or "Baskets." "Mahāvagga" literally means "Great Division."



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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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