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Ep. 152: Appreciating Images of Guanyin
Getting to know the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Jun 28
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James Baquet
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Ep. 151: Old Yamato - Asuka
More temples--and weird stones--in another one of Japan's ancient capitals
Jun 21
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James Baquet
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Ep. 150: Old Yamato - Nara
Temples in one of Japan's ancient capitals
Jun 14
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James Baquet
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Ep. 149: How Guan Yu became Qielan
From Daoist to Buddhist
Jun 7
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James Baquet
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May 2025
Ep. 148: The Main Courtyard of a Chinese Buddhist Temple
The "lungs" of the whole place
May 31
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James Baquet
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Ep. 147: Mahosadha against the Four Advisors
How the Bodhisattva bested his opponents with wisdom and compassion
May 24
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James Baquet
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Ep. 146: King Vedaha Adopts a Wise Boy
From a Jataka Tale
May 17
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James Baquet
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Ep. 145: The Reformation of Hariti
How a child-eating demon became a mother goddess
May 10
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James Baquet
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Ep. 144: "Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?"
Or, better, how?
May 3
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James Baquet
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April 2025
Ep. 143: The Story of Otohachi
And the "Night-Crying Stone"
Apr 26
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James Baquet
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Ep. 142: Legends of Mazu, called "Tian Hou"
A south Chinese goddess of the sea
Apr 18
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James Baquet
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Ep. 141: The Legend of Emon Saburo
A rich man is humbled and becomes a pilgrim
Apr 12
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James Baquet
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