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‘Knowing’ the Buddha
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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, we preview our next podcast, and#8220;The Buddhaand#8217;s Personalityand#8221; by Vishvapani with the segment: and#8220;and#8216;Knowingand#8217; the Buddhaand#8221;. This is from the third talk in the Vishvapaniand#8217;s new series launching the book and#8220;Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened Oneand#8221;. (Quercus, 2011) and#8220;The suttas give us a vividly real Buddha who walks the roads, inhabits the cities and the plains, an untamed free spirit, a powerful presence who we can know but we cannot necessarily comprehend.and#8221; Vishvapani is a well known figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and is a regular contributor on the BBCand#8217;s and#8216;Thought for the Dayand#8217;. Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, February 2011.
Released:
May 26, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Buddhist Conversion and The Bodhichitta: Welcome to Dharmabytes! In "Buddhist Conversion and The Bodhichitta", Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, introduces the talk "The Arising of the Bodhicitta". Here, in his classic form, by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio