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Bright On Buddhism

Welcome to Bright on Buddhism, a podcast where we discuss and explain topics of Buddhism in a casual, conversational, question and answer setting. My name is Nick Bright, scholar of East Asian Buddhism. I am currently studying for my Master’s degree in Religion at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, where I am specializing in pre-modern Japanese Buddhist architecture history. I have researched topics such as Japanese Buddhist responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, Buddhist Haiku poetry, and the Japanese history of science and religion. I will be joined by my friend Proven Paradox.

Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Two Part Two

33 mins; May 03, 2024

Why does Pure Land seem so similar to Christianity?

22 mins; April 26, 2024

What is "un-knowing" in Buddhism?

29 mins; April 19, 2024

Youtube and Patreon Announcement!

1 min; April 13, 2024

What are omamori?

30 mins; April 12, 2024

Avatamsaka Sutra Book 30 - The Incalculable

85 hours 42 mins; April 05, 2024

Guest Appearance - Cristian Castellanos

57 mins; March 29, 2024

What is self-immolation?

24 mins; March 28, 2024

Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Two Part One

58 mins; March 22, 2024

Who is Akshobhya?

23 mins; March 15, 2024

What is non-attachment in Buddhism?

17 mins; March 08, 2024

Research Project Series - Chōgen’s Tōdaiji Campaign: Reconstruction and Reimagination

42 mins; March 01, 2024

Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle One Part Two

53 mins; February 23, 2024

What are the paramitas in Buddhism?

18 mins; February 16, 2024

Buddhish Episode 14 - Vairocana and Cosmic-ness

47 mins; February 09, 2024

What is "the great doubt" in Buddhism?

29 mins; February 02, 2024

Asian Religions Series - Shintō Part 1

25 mins; January 26, 2024

Lotus Sutra Chapters 15-16 - Emerging from the Earth and The Life Span of The Thus Come One

111 hours 52 mins; January 19, 2024

Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle One - Part One

47 mins; January 12, 2024

What is the story of Buddhism's arrival into Japan?

28 mins; January 05, 2024

2023 Wrap-Up and 2024 Preview

6 mins; December 29, 2023

How ought we evaluate the agenda of secular Buddhism and other sources in English about Buddhism?

35 mins; December 22, 2023

Buddhish Episode 13 - Israel-Palestine and Us

6 mins; December 15, 2023

What is the story of Buddhism's arrival into Korea?

27 mins; December 08, 2023

What is Secular Buddhism?

28 mins; December 01, 2023

What is the story of Buddhism's arrival into China?

20 mins; November 24, 2023

Does Buddhism regard human nature as inherently good or bad?

24 mins; November 17, 2023

Metta Sutta

34 mins; November 10, 2023

Who is Ananda?

23 mins; November 03, 2023

What is possession in Buddhism?

33 mins; October 27, 2023

What is samādhi in Buddhism?

21 mins; October 20, 2023

Buddhish Episode 12 - Guest Appearance - Ambrose Darling

47 mins; October 13, 2023

Sāmaññaphala Sutta

136 hours 4 mins; October 06, 2023

What are hell-dwellers in Buddhism?

21 mins; September 29, 2023

What are pretas in Buddhism?

15 mins; September 22, 2023

Kōan Series - A Woman Comes Out of Samadhi

25 mins; September 15, 2023

What are Asuras in Buddhism?

22 mins; September 08, 2023

What are devas in Buddhism?

27 mins; September 01, 2023

Buddhish Episode 11 - State of The Show

36 mins; August 25, 2023

Asian Religions Series - Confucianism Part 1

28 mins; August 18, 2023

What are the Pratyekabuddhas?

21 mins; August 11, 2023

What is Sōka Gakkai?

28 mins; August 04, 2023

Asian Religions Series - Hinduism Part 2

21 mins; July 28, 2023

Kōan Series - The World-Honored One Ascends the Platform

31 mins; July 21, 2023

Lotus Sutra Chapters 11-12 - Emergence of the Treasure Tower and Devadatta

81 hours 31 mins; July 14, 2023

What are sacred spaces in Buddhism?

18 mins; July 07, 2023

What are the 5 hindrances?

21 mins; June 30, 2023

Revisit - What is Buddhism?

13 mins; June 23, 2023

If killing is bad in Buddhism, what is the status of carnivorous animals?

25 mins; June 16, 2023

Asian Religions Series - Hinduism Part 1

21 mins; June 09, 2023

Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra - Chapters 8-9

73 hours 33 mins; June 02, 2023

Kōan Series - No Mind, No Buddha

25 mins; May 26, 2023

Who is Nichiren?

26 mins; May 19, 2023

Who is Rahula?

18 mins; May 12, 2023

What is the relationship between Buddhism and social revolution?

33 mins; May 05, 2023

What is the 3 bodies (trikaya) doctrine in Buddhism?

28 mins; April 28, 2023

What is violence in Buddhism?

21 mins; April 21, 2023

Who is Subhuti?

18 mins; April 14, 2023

Buddhish Episode 10 - The Dalai Lama Names a Successor

15 mins; April 07, 2023

Why do some say that Buddhism is not a religion?

22 mins; March 31, 2023

Lotus Sutra Chapter 5 - Medicinal Herbs

34 mins; March 24, 2023

What is evil in Buddhism?

23 mins; March 17, 2023

Kōan Series - Mind is Buddha

31 mins; March 10, 2023

What is the Buddhist perspective of the family?

21 mins; March 03, 2023

Who is Mahakasyapa?

25 mins; February 24, 2023

What is the Eightfold Path?

21 mins; February 17, 2023

Who is Maudgalyayana?

19 mins; February 10, 2023

What are the tantras?

21 mins; February 03, 2023

How does Buddhist doctrine view food?

18 mins; January 27, 2023

Tathagatagarbha Sutra

101 hours 50 mins; January 20, 2023

What are the 4 Noble Truths?

19 mins; January 13, 2023

Kōan Series - Gutei's One Finger

27 mins; January 06, 2023

2023 Preview

9 mins; December 30, 2022

What is the Tripitaka?

16 mins; December 23, 2022

What are dharani?

20 mins; December 16, 2022

How does one actually maintain social relationships while also avoiding "idle chatter"?

21 mins; December 09, 2022

If there is no soul in Buddhism, how do we account for spirits and ghosts?

23 mins; December 02, 2022

Mahaparinibbana Sutta Part 3 - Chapters 5 and 6

105 hours 2 mins; November 25, 2022

Research Series Episode 2 - Philosophy and Ecology in "The World of Living Things" by Imanishi Kinji 今西錦司

47 mins; November 18, 2022

Buddhish Episode 9 - Tabletop Gaming

57 mins; November 11, 2022

What is Buddha-nature?

21 mins; November 04, 2022

Who is Sariputra?

31 mins; October 28, 2022

What were the 4 major persecutions of Buddhism in Chinese history?

20 mins; October 21, 2022

What are the 8 jhanas in Buddhism?

23 mins; October 14, 2022

Kōan Series - Show me your original face

22 mins; October 07, 2022

What is dependent origination?

24 mins; September 30, 2022

What is Buddhist psychology?

21 mins; September 23, 2022

Mahaparinibbana Sutta Part 2 - Chapters 3 and 4

101 hours 24 mins; September 16, 2022

What is upaya?

21 mins; September 09, 2022

Buddhish Episode 8 - 1 Year Anniversary of Bright on Buddhism!

46 mins; September 03, 2022

Buddhish Episode 7 - AI and Buddhism

38 mins; September 02, 2022

Research Series episode 1 - Killing Mosquitoes: Kobayashi Issa’s Buddhist Literary Practice

34 mins; August 26, 2022

What is Pure Land Buddhism?

28 mins; August 19, 2022

Kōan Series - What is the sound of one hand clapping?

22 mins; August 12, 2022

What are the 5 aggregates?

27 mins; August 05, 2022

The Heart Sutra

23 mins; July 29, 2022

Who is Maitreya/Mile/Miroku?

21 mins; July 22, 2022

Kōan Series - Does a dog have Buddha-nature?

20 mins; July 15, 2022

Buddhish Episode 6 - Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe is Assassinated

41 mins; July 11, 2022

Guest Appearance - Rebecca Stover

66 hours 10 mins; July 08, 2022

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