Ep. 072: Hangzhou's "Temple of the Soul's Retreat" (7:50 min)

I had been on many a pilgrimage in Japan, but I had to endure for five years before I discovered a way to tread the pilgrim's path in China. Come along on my first "official" Chinese temple outing in this episode of--

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Ep. 070: China's Heaven Horse Mountain (9:15 min.)

Aside from the "Four Great Buddhist Mountains of China," there may be hundreds of smaller peaks covered in temples, and we'll visit one of them, Tianma Shan or "Heaven Horse Mountain," in this episode of--

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Ep. 069: Thoughts along the Pilgrim's Path (8:55 min)

Let's revisit some of the reflective journal entries I wrote on my 2001 Aki Meguri walk through Japan in this episode of--

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Ep. 061: The Asakusa Kannon, My Home Temple in Tokyo (22:34 min)

Back to Japan for a visit to my "home temple," Tokyo's Senso-ji in Asakusa, and a crazy little heron dance at a festival, in this episode of--

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Ep. 060: Ancient Dry Farmers of Northern Arizona (21:21 min)

Let's pay a visit to the ruins of the Sinagua people of northern Arizona, builders of what may be the northernmost Mesoamerican-style ball court yet discovered, in this episode of--

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Ep. 055: A Tale of Two Temples: The Temple(s) of Unlimited Fortune (18:33 min)

When we visited the pagoda of Linji (called in Japanese Rinzai), I mentioned Rinzai and Soto and another sect of Buddhism in Japan: Obaku. Let's visit its mother temple in China, Huangbo Shan Wanfu Temple, and explore a "Tale of Two Temples" in this episode of--

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Ep. 051: The Big Buddha and the Little Temple at Leshan (15:12 min)

Let's visit what UNESCO calls the "largest" and "tallest" ancient Buddha statue in the world--and a pretty little nearby temple, in Leshan, China, in this episode of--

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Ep. 050: All the Missions in a Day, Part II (24:14 min)

At last we'll finish up the "mission challenge"--visiting all 21 of California's missions in one day--encounter a couple of hiccups, and see if we make it before the day is over! In this episode of--

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Ep. 049: All the Missions in a Day, Part I (19:40 min)

Come with me as I share the rollicking tale of my visit to all 21 of California's missions, from near the Mexican border to above San Francisco--in one day!--in this episode of--

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Ep. 047: Kukai: A Japanese Monk in China (15:48 min)

Like Buddhism itself, the teachings of one of Japan's greatest masters--Kukai, known as Kobo Daishi--has its roots in China. We'll visit some key sites of the Daishi's Chinese study tour in this episode of--

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Ep. 045: Spectacularity: The Hanging Temple of Golden Dragon Pass (9:45 min)

In my quest to bring you the weirdest and wildest things I've seen and done, I thought it was time to visit the Hanging Temple of Golden Dragon Pass, an example of true spectacularity, in this episode of--

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Ep. 044: Traipsing Japan's West Country Circuit (9:15 min)

Let's take a look at a pilgrimage which, while not as famous as the one on Shikoku, is still of great significance: the 33 Kannon Temples of Saigoku, around Kyoto, in this episode of--

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Ep. 043: The Stone Lions of Cochiti (21:10 min)

Let's visit a unique spot sacred to some Native American groups in New Mexico, the Stone Lions of Cochiti, in this episode of--

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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

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Ep. 036: My Aki Meguri: Down the Old Tokaido (19:36 min)

Get the gist of my five-week ramble down Japan's Old Tokaido Highway, the one-time lifeline between the Emperor in Kyoto and the Shogun in Edo/Tokyo. And thrill to the idea of me walking over 300 miles!

All this on today's episode of--

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Ep. 035: Wonderful Wuhan! (14:10 min)

Let's visit two terrific temples in the most populous city in Central China (and find out how I narrowly missed settling down there!)

All this on today's episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 011: "Are You a Buddhist?" (12:08 min)

What makes a Buddhist a Buddhist? Is the Temple Guy one? Find out the unnecessarily complex answer right here,  on today's episode of--

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Ep. 000: Who the BLEEP is the Temple Guy

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