Temple Tales Newsletter and Podcast

By James Baquet AKA The Temple Guy

Thrilling accounts of one man's journey to over 700 sites in Japan and China, with plenty of Buddhist teachings thrown in... more

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August 11, 2020 Ep. 080: Dharma Rain Temple (5:51 min)
Let's pay a visit to the temple the name of which has impressed me more than any other. If my karma ever results in my being allowed to found a temple of my own, it, too, will probably be called Fayu--"Dharma Rain." I'll explain in this episode of--

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August 07, 2020 Ep. 079: Sefuku-ji, the Kansai Pilgrimage's Most Remotest Temple (9:58 min)
Come along as I visit one of the most remotest temples on the Saigoku pilgrimage--these days, at least. Let's visit Sefuku-ji in Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, in this episode of--

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August 04, 2020 Ep. 078: Puji, Putuoshan's Primary Temple (9:09 min)
On the morning of my last full day on the island, I finally entered the gates of Puji, as we'll see in this episode of--

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July 31, 2020 Ep. 077: A Temple on the Powder River (7:24 min)
Let's continue on down the pilgrim's path from Kimii-dera and visit Number 3 of Japan's Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage in this episode of--

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July 28, 2020 Ep. 076: The Temple of Aiding Wisdom on Putuo Shan (8:29 min)
Back in Episode 056 we visited the Nanhai Guanyin area of Putuoshan in Zhejiang Province. Let's continue that day's touring and drop in on Huiji Temple, the third of the 142 key temples I visited in China, in this episode of--

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July 24, 2020 Ep. 075: Kimii-dera, the Temple of Three Wells (10:17 min)
Come along as I visit this intimate temple (between visiting two of Japan's largest holy sites) in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »
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July 21, 2020 Ep. 074: The Last Residence of a Crazy Monk (9:28 min)
Let's continue reliving my day trip to Hangzhou and visit Jingci Temple, last home of a crazy monk named Ji Gong, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »
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July 17, 2020 Ep. 073: Japan's Highest Falls--oh, and a Temple (8:09 min)
Let's visit Seiganto-ji, the first numbered temple of the 33 dedicated to Kannon (Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion) in the Kansai area of Japan, in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »
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July 13, 2020 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-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »
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July 10, 2020 Ep. 071: Temples along the Old Tokaido, Part I (7:05 min)
It's Photo Essay Friday again! We'll take a look at some of the temples I visited in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures on my Aki Meguri or "Autumn Journey" down the Old Tokaido Highway in the fall of 2001 in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »
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