The Bhante Punnaji Podcast

By Sanathavihari Bhikkhu

The Bhante Punnaji Podcast is a channel dedicated to sharing the radical explorations of Pre-Sectarian Buddhism, according to Bhante's understanding. The legacy of Bhante Punnaji's teachings is based ... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

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September 20, 2023Who is a Buddha?
In this episode you'll learn:
what a Buddha is, in human evolution terms

how Gautama Buddha became awakened

how a human being can become perfect

what the human weaknesses are

was the Buddha a god?

the buddhist view on the creation of the universe

the buddhist view on objectivity and subjectivity

some details on desire

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji
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1h 12min
August 30, 2023Happiness Beyond Pleasure and Emotions
In this episode you'll learn about:
why happiness is not stimulation of the senses

how we sometimes confuse concentration with a hypnotic state

the two aspects of what we call "mind"

why emotions can be problematic

how we can manage emotional problems by using selective thinking and relaxing the body

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji
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31min
August 10, 2023Cosmology: The Universe, its Origin and Structure
In this episode, among other things, you'll learn about:
the structure of the universe according to Buddhism

the different spheres of existence

supernormal powers of the Buddha

the relationship of Buddhism to a creator god

Dhamma talk by Ven Puññaji Maha Thera delivered at Washington D.C. Buddhist Vihara, 5017 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011
202-723-0773
First published in Audio / Visual Library of Sobhana.net

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji
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1h 47min
July 22, 2023How Karma and Re-birth are Misunderstood in Buddhism
In this talk given by Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji you'll learn:
How we tend to focus on karma and re-birth for the wrong reasons

A brief history of karma and re-birth in the historical context of the Buddha

What the proper focus for a peaceful life should be

A detailed description of the process of experience, going through the senses and how that translates into craving and suffering

Why karma and re-birth should not be seen as motivators for going to heaven or avoiding hell
Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji
Seremban Sudhamma Buddhist Society
Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia
26th April 2014
Original recording and editing by Bro. Billy Tan. For inquiry please email [email protected].

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji
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1h 10min
July 13, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Appendix 3: Paṭiccasamuppāda
Q&A Forum with Ven. Dr. M. Punnaji Maha Thera at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields, on Wednesday 11th May 2016 on "Paṭicca-Samuppāda". Please refer to attached notes for reference.
Download reference notes: http://tiny.cc/paticcasamuppada
Download sutta AN10.6: http://tiny.cc/AN10-6

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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1h 19min
June 28, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Appendix 2: Sammā Samādhi
Q&A Forum with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Maha Thera at the Buddhist Maha Vihara on Saturday 30th April 2016 on the topic "Samādhi Bhāvanā – Beyond The 4 Jhānas" with reference to Anguttara Nikāya Book for Fours, Sutta 41 - Samādhibhāvanāsutta.
Download AN 4:41 - Samādhibhāvanā Sutta (Pali & Bhikkhu Bodhi Translation): http://tiny.cc/AN4-41

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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59min
June 21, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Appendix 1: Sammā Sati
Q&A Forum (New Series) on Satipaṭṭhāna at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV) with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Mahathera and Bro. Billy Tan on 30th December 2015.
This is the first in a new series of Q&A Forum with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Maha Thera.
Traditionally, Western scholars have translated the Pali word "Satipatthana" as "mindfulness" which carries a diverse range of meanings and interpretations, amongst which is "pay attention to the present moment". Unfortunately, these translations and interpretations fail to properly convey the true teachings of the Buddha. This forum aims to clarify the true essence of the original teachings of the Buddha on Satipatthana.

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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1h 14min
June 14, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Session 6
Q&A Forum (Session 6) on Sammā Sati (Harmonious Attention) & Sammā Samādhi (Harmonious Mental Equilibrium) at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV) with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Mahathera and Ven. Dr. Dhammadinna Thero on the Sublime Eightfold Way on 1st September 2015.

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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53min
June 08, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Session 5
Q&A Forum (Session 5) on Sammā Vāyāma (Harmonious Exercise) at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV) with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Mahathera and Ven. Dr. Dhammadinna Thero on the Sublime Eightfold Way on 26th August 2015.

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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48min
May 31, 2023 The Supernormal Eightfold Way Explained — Session 4
Q&A Forum (Session 4) at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV) with Ven. Dr. M. Puññaji Mahathera and Ven. Dr. Dhammadinna Thero on the Sublime Eightfold Way. This session recorded on 25th August 2015 covers an elaboration of Sammā Vācā (Harmonious Speech), Sammā Kammanta (Harmonious Action), and Sammā Ājīva (Harmonious Lifestyle), collectively refered to as the Cultivation of Sīla.

Bhante's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bhantepunnajivideo/about
Bhante's Website: http://protobuddhism.com/
Bhante's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhantepunnaji/
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1h 14min

FAQs about The Bhante Punnaji Podcast:

How many episodes does The Bhante Punnaji Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.