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Podcast Introduction [00:23:06] December 4th, 2022 The date of this introductory episode is December 4th, 2021, so that it will appear in the podcasting platforms before the first episode. However, this introduction was recorded on March 18th, 2024, the third introduction recorded, updated with information about these past two and a half years of Buddhist Books Podcast. • 
Buddhist Books: "Xuan Zang" Reaction & Review [01:17:01] August 25th, 2022 In this Special Episode of Edward Reib's "Buddhist Books" Podcast, we'll be joining 7th-century CE Buddhist scholar-monk Xuan Zang on his epic journey from China to India where he studies at Nalanda University in Rajgir, collects over 657 Indian texts, and brings them back with him to China to translate. "Xuan Zang" is a historical movie produced in 2016. In the introduction to this episode, Edward will review and generally describe the movie, spoiler-free, and try to convince you not to watch this episode but, rather, to go watch the movie. Then, in the second part of this episode, he'll watch and react to highlights of the movie. • 
Tipiṭaka Rogues' Gallery [01:03:05] June 25th, 2023 To celebrate this 100th Tipitaka episode, Edward quickly summarized the various characters, monks and nuns, who behaved in various ways which resulted in the establishing of the rules of the original Sangha, which could be thought of as a kind of "Tipiṭaka Rogues' Gallery." In this Special Episode, you can see the Tipiṭaka Rogues' Gallery portion of that video without the long introduction or the recital afterward. • 
Śūraṅgama Sūtra - Volume 8 [02:23:53] August 10th, 2023 In this Special Episode, I'll be reciting Volume 8 of Śūraṅgama Sūtra. Śūraṅgama Sūtra is a Mahayana Buddhist scripture which first appeared in 8th century China, though it may have been circulated before that, possibly in India as well. Volume 8 depicts Lord Buddha warning Ananda and the assembly about subtle demonic states with can occur during meditation, as well as various forms of dysfunctional and abusive guru-disciple relationships which can arise out of unrecognised desire and illusory enlightenment. This scripture is held in high regard by the Chan and Zen schools of Buddhism, and was translated into Tibetan in the 9th century and included in the canon of Mahayana scriptures studied by Vajrayana Buddhists there as well. • 
Buddhist Books: "Kundun" Reaction & Review [01:11:14] November 17th, 2023 In this Special Episode of Edward Reib's "Buddhist Books" Podcast, we'll be watching Martin Scorsese's "Kundun," released in 1997. "Kundun" is a historical bio-pic made in collaboration with His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama. It covers the period starting just before he was discovered as a child until the day he left Tibet, as seen from his point of view. •
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