Let's visit one of the Three Most Scenic Spots in Japan, and a wintry mountaintop: just another snowy day at Nariai-ji in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Come along as my wife and I help induct a brand-new Buddhist abbot, and visit "Heaven" in a Buddhist theme park, All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Let's take a look at the two main branches of Buddhism: the Theravada of South Asia, and the Mahayana of East and North Asia. All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Meet the two colossal guardians in the Mountain Gate of Chinese temples, known as Heng and Ha! All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Egypt has the pyramids, but those aren't the world's only burial mounds. In Japan, they're called kofun, meaning simply "ancient tombs," and we'll visit a few on this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Let's take a trip to California's grassy foothills and the old Spanish mission of San Antonio de Padua--and find out what it has to do with the progenitor of America's ninth-richest family. All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

If you liked China's Eight Immortals, you'll probably like Japan's Seven Lucky Gods, too! On today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Come meet the group of colorful characters known as The Eight Immortals, some of China’s coolest and funnest "fairies." All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Let's take a quick look at Mahayana Buddhism's "Six (and More) Perfections," and meet an elephant with six tusks! All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Master Huineng is touted as the Sixth Patriarch of the Zen (Chan) tradition. But that doesn't mean he had it easy! Let's take a quick look at this fascinating character, and visit the place where his enemies nearly roasted him--literally--on this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »