Ep. 054: Two Deaths in the Tale of the Heike (11:32 min)

From time to time I'll be sharing well-known stories from Japanese and Chinese culture. We'll examine two stories displaying mono no aware, the "transience of things," from the Japanese Tale of the Heike in this episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 042: Miyamoto Musashi, Mystical Master Swordsman (14:36)

A quick visit to the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and the cave where the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi wrote his Book of Five Rings, in this episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 039: The Sacred Pilgrimage of Shikoku (14:54 min)

Come along as I take the briefest of looks at one of the world's most significant pilgrimages, the 88 Temple Route on Japan's Shikoku Island, in this episode of

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 015: The Mummified Masters of Nine Flower Mountain (13:36 min)

You've certainly heard of Egyptian mummies, and you might even know of the mummies found in China's western deserts. But did you know there are mummies of monks enshrined in Buddhist temples? Come with me to Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province and meet some of them on today's episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 012: On the Banks of the River of Souls (5:58 min)

At the end of long day's hike with a 2,400 foot elevation gain, I at last reached the shores of Hakone's Lake Ashinoko--which was also the shore of the River of Souls, haunted by the spirits of children who had died too soon. A creepy and charming episode of--

TEMPLE TALES! 

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Ep. 008: The Execution Ground

Memorial stones from the Suzugamori Execution Ground

Oh, the things you see strolling down a suburban Tokyo street...

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Ep. 004: Death by Parable

The standard edition of the Thai Pali Canon (Wikipedia)

Today, "Let's talk about death, Bay-BEE." (Apologies.)

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