The Triple Gem: The Buddha

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism: Politics

Comparing religious nationalisms - not just Hindu and Buddhist but also in Aotearoa, the UK and elsewhere ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism: Gender

Some reflections on the difficulties in recovering a full view of how gender had an effect on the practice of these religions in the past, and how we study them now. Also some responses to the rapid feedback given in class. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism: Puja

In which Ben and Will compare Hindu and Buddhist worship practices—and Ben admits he learned something this week. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Reviewing Hinduism and Buddhism

In which Ben and Will make up for missing the last episode with a deep dive into why we're teaching the course the way we are this year. With added advice on how best to retain the material you're learning (at the end, shortly before the beatboxing which is mercifully cut short by Ben's recent cosmetic surgery). ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Triple Gem: The Buddha

We begin our exploration of Buddhism by considering how Buddhism and Hinduism are related to each other. The article mentioned toward the end of the episode is Jonathan A. Silk, "The Fruits of Paradox: On the Religious Architecture of the Buddha's Life Story", Journal of the American Academy of Religion 71 no. 4 (2003): 863-881. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.