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The Importance of ‘Self’ in Buddhism

The Importance of ‘Self’ in Buddhism

Lecture by Leslie Kawamura Audio Version Dr. Kawamura begins his lecture by reiterating the usual understanding of anatm... Read more

3 Mar 2009

1hr 38mins

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Dogen and the Lotus Sutra

Dogen and the Lotus Sutra

Lecture by Taigen Daniel Leighton Audio Version Taigen Leighton of the Institute of Buddhist studies and the Ancient Dra... Read more

3 Mar 2009

1hr 3mins

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Red Book Dialogue between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Richard Stein (audio version)

Red Book Dialogue between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Richard Stein (audio version)

Enter into an exploration of C.G. Jungâ€s personal transformation as recorded in the Red Book and viewed from Buddhist p... Read more

9 Dec 2010

1hr 40mins

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Dogen and the Lotus Sutra

Dogen and the Lotus Sutra

Lecture by Taigen Daniel Leighton Video Version Taigen Leighton of the Institute of Buddhist studies and the Ancient Dra... Read more

3 Mar 2009

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Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life (part six of six)

Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life (part six of six)

This is part six of a six part series. Dennis Hirota, Professor in the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku Un... Read more

3 May 2010

1hr 6mins

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Red Book Dialogue between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Richard Stein

Red Book Dialogue between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Richard Stein

Enter into an exploration of C.G. Jungâ€s personal transformation as recorded in the Red Book and viewed from Buddhist p... Read more

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Metaphors in Shinran

Metaphors in Shinran

Lecture by Takanori Sugioka Professor Takanori Sugioka discusses Shinran’s use of various metaphors by Shinran Shonin i... Read more

3 Mar 2009

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How Dhāraṇīs Were Proto-tantric: Ritual Uses of Buddhist Spells in Dunhuang and Beyond

How Dhāraṇīs Were Proto-tantric: Ritual Uses of Buddhist Spells in Dunhuang and Beyond

The 2010 Spring Numata Lecture was delivered by Jacob Dalton on April 30, 2010. The following episode is the audio-only ... Read more

10 May 2010

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How Dhāraṇīs Were Proto-tantric: Ritual Uses of Buddhist Spells in Dunhuang and Beyond

How Dhāraṇīs Were Proto-tantric: Ritual Uses of Buddhist Spells in Dunhuang and Beyond

The 2010 Spring Numata Lecture was delivered by Jacob Dalton on April 30, 2010. The following episode is the full video ... Read more

10 May 2010

1hr 10mins

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The Importance of ‘Self’ in Buddhism

The Importance of ‘Self’ in Buddhism

Lecture by Leslie Kawamura Video Version Dr. Kawamura begins his lecture by reiterating the usual understanding of anatm... Read more

3 Mar 2009

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Transcendence of the Body in Kukai’s Shingon Buddhism

Transcendence of the Body in Kukai’s Shingon Buddhism

Lecture by David Gardiner Dr. Gardiner, of Colorado College, discusses Kukai’s Shingon philosophy. Originally recorded M... Read more

3 Mar 2009

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Tradition and Insight: Our Encounter with the Pure Land Way, Part One

Tradition and Insight: Our Encounter with the Pure Land Way, Part One

An exploration of the roles that a received tradition and personal engagement play in our realization of the truth and m... Read more

30 Apr 2014

1hr

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Making Ministry Practical: Changing Roles in Japan

Making Ministry Practical: Changing Roles in Japan

From the Dharma at Times of Need symposium, the keynote address delivered by Rev. Dr. Seigen Yamaoka, professor of Shin ... Read more

14 Jun 2013

57mins

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Cleaning Cloths, Poetry, and Personal Buddhas: Laywomen’s Healing Practices in Contemporary Japan

Cleaning Cloths, Poetry, and Personal Buddhas: Laywomen’s Healing Practices in Contemporary Japan

Domestic Dharma: Beyond Texts, Beyond Monasteries, Numata Symposium 2012 Keynote Address by Prof. Paula Arai. Creativity... Read more

26 Nov 2012

53mins

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Cleaning Cloths, Poetry, and Personal Buddhas: Laywomen’s Healing Practices in Contemporary Japan, audio

Cleaning Cloths, Poetry, and Personal Buddhas: Laywomen’s Healing Practices in Contemporary Japan, audio

Domestic Dharma: Beyond Texts, Beyond Monasteries, Numata Symposium 2012 Keynote Address by Prof. Paula Arai. Creativity... Read more

26 Nov 2012

54mins

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Nuns at Home, Nuns as Homebuilders: Rethinking Ordination and Family in Medieval Japan

Nuns at Home, Nuns as Homebuilders: Rethinking Ordination and Family in Medieval Japan

Domestic Dharma: Beyond Texts, Beyond Monasteries, Numata Symposium 2012 Keynote Address by Prof. Lisa Grumbach. An expl... Read more

26 Nov 2012

49mins

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Nuns at Home, Nuns as Homebuilders: Rethinking Ordination and Family in Medieval Japan, audio

Nuns at Home, Nuns as Homebuilders: Rethinking Ordination and Family in Medieval Japan, audio

Domestic Dharma: Beyond Texts, Beyond Monasteries, Numata Symposium 2012 Keynote Address by Prof. Lisa Grumbach. An expl... Read more

26 Nov 2012

49mins

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Our Buddhadharma, Our Buddhist Dharma : 2012 Commencement Address

Our Buddhadharma, Our Buddhist Dharma : 2012 Commencement Address

The 2012 Graduation Commencement Address was delivered by Prof. Franz Metcalf and generously sponsored by the Numata Fou... Read more

23 May 2012

25mins

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2012 Ryukoku Lecture: True Teaching, Practice and Realization: 6 of 6, audio

2012 Ryukoku Lecture: True Teaching, Practice and Realization: 6 of 6, audio

Spring 2012 Ryūkoku Lecture Series Presented by Professor Hisashi Tonouchi, Ryūkoku University True Teaching, Practice a... Read more

29 Mar 2012

1hr 18mins

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2012 Ryukoku Lecture: True Teaching, Practice and Realization: 5 of 6, audio

2012 Ryukoku Lecture: True Teaching, Practice and Realization: 5 of 6, audio

Spring 2012 Ryūkoku Lecture Series Presented by Professor Hisashi Tonouchi, Ryūkoku University True Teaching, Practice a... Read more

29 Mar 2012

1hr 16mins

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