Virtual Sangha Podcast

Great Disciples of the Buddha - Meet Sariputta

Lemmy gives a summary of this week's reading for our Book Club.

Great Disciples of the Buddha - Intro

How can "Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legaсy" serve as an inspiration for our lives, our work, and our legacy?

The Mission

In this episode, Mike reintroduces the Virtual Sangha Mission Statement, talks about how he overcame secularism to embrace traditional faith, and kicks off our Summer Reading Book Club 2026 with "Great Disciples of the Buddha."

Ted Reads AN 11.14

Venerable Subhūti brings the young monk Saddha to meet the Buddha. The Buddha goes on to teach the manifestations of faith. Read along: https://suttacentral.net/an11.14/en/sujato

Rubystring Introduces "The Play In Full" Sutra.

The Lalitavistara Sūtra is a Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist sutra that tells the story of Gautama Buddha from the time of his descent from Tushita until his first sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Varanasi. The term Lalitavistara has been translated "The Play in Full" or "Extensive Play," referring to the Mahayana view that the Buddha's last incarnation was a "display" or "performance" given for the benefit of the beings in this world. Read along: https://84000.co/translation/toh95