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Thrilling accounts of one man's journey to over 700 sites in Japan and China, with plenty of Buddhist teachings thrown in
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Ep. 100: The Temple of the Sleeping Dragon (8:05 min)
20 OCT 2020 · In the splendor that is Xi'an, Wolong Temple barely registers on most itineraries. Yet, it's called "the oldest temple in Shaanxi Province"! Let's take a look in this landmark 100th episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at SubstackClick for audio and podcast links »8m 5s -
Ep. 099: The Temple of the Warring Monks (11:47 min)
16 OCT 2020 · Let's look at a place that was once headquarters for an army of warring monks, Mii-dera on the shores of Lake Biwa and--more significantly--at the base of Mount Hiei, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at SubstackClick for audio and podcast links »11m 46s -
Ep. 095: The Temple among the Rocks (7:58 min)
2 OCT 2020 · Another temple, another mountain. Iwama-dera (also called Shoho-ji, meaning "Correct Dharma Temple") is located at an altitude of 1280 feet, which accounts for the misty atmosphere on the January day in 2001 when I visited. Come and see in this episode of--TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at SubstackClick for audio and podcast links »7m 58s -
Ep. 094: Shanghai's Temple of Tranquility and Peace (8:56 min)
29 SEP 2020 · Check out the changes wrought at Shanghai's Jing'an Temple--the Temple of Tranquility and Peace--in the two-and-a-half short years between my visits in August of 2009 and again in January of 2012, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at SubstackClick for audio and podcast links »8m 56s -
Ep. 090: Shanghai's Temple of the Dragon Flower (9:07 min)
15 SEP 2020 · Come along with me and visit Longhua Temple, the largest ancient Buddhist temple in Shanghai, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at SubstackClick for audio and podcast links »9m 7s -
Ep. 089: A Small Hall and a BIG Buddha (7:46 min)
11 SEP 2020 · Number 9 on the Saigoku Pilgrimage is a single hall in a formerly-great but these-days-diminished temple in Nara. It also happens to be a fifteen-minute walk from Todai-ji, home of Japan's largest statue of the Buddha. We'll visit both--plus one more--in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »7m 46s -
Ep. 086: Ningbo's Temple of Seven Pagodas (6:50 min)
1 SEP 2020 · Let's visit the new-but-lovely Qita Temple, the "Temple of Seven Pagodas," in central Ningbo, China, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »6m 50s -
Ep. 085: Oka-dera: The Temple on the Hill (6:56 min)
28 AUG 2020 · You can get to the temple in Asuka officially named Ryugai-ji just by saying, "Oka-dera"--the Temple on the Hill. Let's do it in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »6m 56s -
Ep. 084: The Temple of King Ashoka (12:28 min)
25 AUG 2020 · Let's continue our day trip in the eastern outskirts of Ningbo, and visit Ayuwang Temple, said to possess an authentic relic of the Buddha's skull! For reals? Come along and find out in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »12m 27s -
Ep. 083: Tsubosaka-dera, a Taste of India in Japan (7:36 min)
23 AUG 2020 · Come join me for a little "taste of India"--right smack dab in Nara, Japan! in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »7m 35s
Thrilling accounts of one man's journey to over 700 sites in Japan and China, with plenty of Buddhist teachings thrown in
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| Author | James Baquet, The Temple Guy |
| Categories | Buddhism |
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