Podcasts about Ashoka

In March, Beacon's city council passed an electrification law that will eliminate the use of gas hookups in new construction. Thomas Wright and Erin Ashoka, two founders of Beacon Climate Action Now, discuss how this legislation came to pass and what it will mean for the city. They also share BCAN's mission and talk about which sustainability issues theroup plans to tackle next. After recording this interview, NY state passed similar legislation taking effect in 2026 so this interview offers a nice overview not only for what the law means for Beaconites but also for residents across the state.  Learn more about electrification at RewiringAmerica.org.  Want to get involved with BCAN? Visit their website at beaconcan.org and follow them on Instagram at @beacon.can. 

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Episode 143Road to Ashoka pt1 – ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 143 In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars. The guys catch up on Season 1 of Star Wars Rebels as we work our way to the August release of Ashoka on Disney +, so file into your room, plop down in your beanbag chair, blaze up, drink down and get your fuckin dorito fingers off the damn remote, its time for REBELS #biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy #podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent #red5family #wearered5 #stormtroopers #troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe Escape PodThis aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.com Download the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTube Commercial music from https://www.bensound.com/   

Gina Badenoch @ginabadenoch es fundadora de la ONG Ojos que Sienten A.C. y de la consultora Capaxia con las que ha creado un movimiento que invita a las empresas y personas a ver más allá de las etiquetas y fomentar una cultura de inclusión.Por favor ayúdame y sigue Cracks Podcast en YouTube aquí."Ser buen líder no es llegar a la cima, es ayudar a que otros lleguen a la cima" - Gina BadenochComparte esta frase en TwitterEste episodio es presentado por Dumo Labs los nootrópicos que te ayudan a concentrarte más y dormir mejor. Puedes encontrarlos en dumolabs.com y por BEEK, la aplicación de audiolibros que te regala 14 días y 40% de descuento en tus primeros 3 meses aquí.Gina es reconocida como joven líder global del Foro Económico Mundial en Davos y como emprendedora social fellow de Ashoka. Su objetivo es diseñar sociedades y organizaciones con una cultura de pertenencia que incremente la dignidad de personas diversas y reducir desigualdades de manera estratégica, alineándose a ESG diseñando un modelo de negocio digno, innovador y sustentable. Hoy Gina y yo hablamos de las etiquetas que usamos en la vida, de atreverte a explorar y de cómo fomentar un liderazgo inclusivo.Qué puedes aprender hoyPor qué la universidad no es para todosEnfocarte en lo que tienes y no ver tus carenciasEl costo de usar etiquetas y hacer juicios*Este episodio es presentado por DUMO.DUMO son suplementos 100% naturales que mejoran tu memoria, función cognitiva y habilidad de conseguir un sueño profundo y reparador.FOCUS BOOST y DELTA NIGHT tienen formulas diseñadas para ayudarte a HACER MAS y darte esa ventaja competitiva que buscas y lo mejor, sin generar dependencia.Si quieres mejorar tu desempeño prueba Focus Boost y Delta Night en www.dumolabs.com.*Este episodio es presentado por BEEKCon BEEK ya no hay pretextos para no leer. Tienen más de 250,000 títulos, incluyendo el mío y puedes escuchar resúmenes de "best-sellers" en menos de 15 minutos o escuchar el libro completo para nunca dejar de aprender.BEEK te regala 14 días de prueba más tus 3 primeros meses por solo $149 pesos al mes cuando te suscribes al contenido ilimitado de BEEK en cracks.la/beek.*Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crackspodcastNotas del episodio en:https://cracks.la/226Conferencias:Cracks.la/speaker

Episode 142Bo Katan Rules – ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 142 In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars.The guys catch up on Season 3 of The Mandalorian. Everything from droid suits to crushed sabers and dark Imperials. We are gonna dive all the way in and touch it in its gooey center, so spark up, ice it down and strap into your seat its time to get in Elons next mistake and see where we end up …Lets Escape !#biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy#podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent#red5family #wearered5 #stormtroopers#troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe Escape PodThis aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.comDownload the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTubeCommercial music from https://www.bensound.com/

Today on the Salesforce Admins Podcast, we talk to Gorav Seth, Salesforce Platform Manager at Ashoka, and Eric Smith, Technical Architect at RafterOne. Join us as we chat about the Flow solutions they came up with to improve their processes in their orgs, and how you can get started building your own flows. You should […] The post Gorav Seth and Eric Smith on Cool Flow Solutions appeared first on Salesforce Admins.

Wookiee Radio is back again my friends. This week we are joined by Ben Kliewer from the Con Guy Podcast. We discussed the Ashoka trailer and the full season of the Mandalorian. What we liked, what we didn't and where can we go from here?

Danielle (WrittenintheSW) went to Celebration and she joins Matthew Kapel and I to talk about it, and all the future plans that got announced!Danielle (she/her) spends her days talking too much about Star Wars, MCU, and The Last of Us. She's also a PhD researcher in Text & Image Studies, which basically means she gets read lots of comics and call it work. You can find her on TikTok at writteninthestarwars, Twitter at danies394, and Instagram at writteninthesw. You can find more of her content on the Bad Batch on Templeofgeek.com https://templeofgeek.com/author/danielle/Matthew Wilhelm Kapell has taught everything from human genetics to film studies at universities and colleges in California, Michigan, the UK, and now New York City at Pace University. Currently he edits an academic book series on the study of digital and tabletop games. You can find out about his books and other stuff at matthewkapell.com. He never forgets that too many “Hero's Journeys” are also “Heroine's Ordeals."Patrons get access to bonus content with every episode!To show your support for this podcast, and all things Ethical Panda, please join us at - https://www.patreon.com/theethicalpandaWe love feedback! To ask questions or let us know what you think, contact us atEmail: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/EthicalPanda77Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEthicalPandaOr go to our website www.theethicalpanda.com for more information, contact info and to find all of our podcasts!

The Mandalorian is on Disney+ and next up in the Mando-verse is Ashoka. We tell you what we thought of the Whole Mandalorian series and what we think is next. We also watch the commercial for Jedi Fallen Order and the Ahsoka Trailer. We break it all down? Who was that guy? We have theories! Please tell a friend!  We enjoyed recording this episode a lot, and hope you enjoy listening to it as much. Please tell a friend.   So please check it out and like, subscribe, and comment down below what you thought of the episode, and our episode as well. Check out our webpage at Banthamilkpodcast.com or on Twitter @Banthamilk or Instagram @BanthmilkPodcast and Facebook @Banthamilkpodcast We also have a new group on Facebook called “Sacred Jedi Texts” where you can be a part of the action sharing memes, and stories and the lot. https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredjeditexts We are a part of the Earz-up family of podcasts and check them out and give them a holler and let them know we said hi. Tell Johnny Jalopy hi as well over at JohnnyJalopy.com Subscribe to our patreon and it will help us get better and give you better shows. #DisneyPlus #BabyYoda #TheMandalorian #BanthaMilk Freestyle watch promo CODE: Banthamilk10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob sits down with HumanFirst CEO Andy Coravos and Orchestra CEO Ashoka Rajendra to discuss at home data collection in trials, Andy being an EIR at the FDA, why Benchling has been so successful and more.

Thor could not make it for The Mandalorian review show, but he wanted to give his thoughts. So we did a special show just for him!! Twitter @StarWarsCast Instagram BCApodcast Email: podcastbca@gmail.com Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boring-conversation-anyway/id1457849832

En este episodio platicamos sobre Daisy Ridley y Ashoka en relación a su relevancia para la saga de Star Wars. Además, reseña de la cinta La usurpadora.

Star Wars Celebration takes place in the UK and the nuggets of SW stuff roll in, sending the boys down one of their favorite rabbit holes. From there talk turns to how the movie box office has ruined our perception of movies and lastly to the work of James Cameron.MotA-Minute: Beneath The Minute of the Apes - In Between are the segments wherein the guys take the time to record the cownversations they have in between recording sessions for MotA. Topics range from the personal to various pop culture tangents. "Minute of the Apes" is the daily podcast where Sean, Richard and Todd break down "The Planet of the Apes" movies, one minute at a time. At times they feel that the Netflix series went too far, but were overall good and deserve a new take within the existing MCU. The talk turns to COVID restrictions and a take on how it is handled in different cultures as Todd discusses having attended a funeral during the pandemic. Follow us on:Facebook @MinuteOfTheApesTwitter @MinuteOfTheApesEmail: podcast@minuteoftheapes.comWebsite: https://www.minuteoftheapes.com/http://moviesbyminutes.com/https://www.zeuscomics.com/http://divebarboombox.com/

Episode 140A Celebration Bit%hes ! 23'  In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars.The guys catch up on Star Wars Celebration 2023 Europe ! …So grab a drink and lets get sexy, roll a blunt and lets get smokey and order a pizza so we can get chubby its time to go where friends gather to talk about the things we love.  #starwarspodcastday2023 #swpd2023The Escape Pod aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theesc... on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/21278...  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                           / atswtheescapepod  on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.comDownload the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTubeCommercial music from

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.On today's episode, we go to Europe, and specifically Berlin, a region where some of the most exciting activity in the VC world is occurring.We have Filip Dames, a Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures, a top pan-European early-stage VC fund that has around $700M AUM, lead us in a discussion about why Europe is such a compelling place to invest and why it's on the precipice of an incredible decade in tech.Filip has the founder DNA. Prior to Cherry, he started his first company in 2008, which was a digital marketplace for art and collectibles long before NFTs existed. He then joined Zalando as a member of the founding team, where he led business development and international expansion efforts. He founded and was the CEO of the group's shopping club, Zalando Lounge, and left Zalando after a successful IPO in 2014 to fully focus on Cherry.In Cherry, Filip has strived to build the firm that he would have wanted as a founder. They've backed the likes of AUTO1 Group, FlixBus, Forto, Flink, SellerX, Infarm, and Bunch amongst others.Filip also shares a passion for helping entrepreneurs build businesses outside the tech world, as an active supporter of the Ashoka network and forming a family foundation with his wife to support education and access to entrepreneurship for families from disadvantaged backgrounds. Filip also serves on the boards of KfW Capital, a subsidiary of the German state owned investment and development bank, and the Bundesverband dt. Startups (BVDS).Filip and I had a fascinating conversation. We discussed:  The evolution of the European venture ecosystem and why it's such a compelling region to build and invest into category defining companies.  How his experience as a founder informed how he's built Cherry. How to build a VC from a business perspective. Why Filip is so excited about private markets as he shares his investment thesis in Bunch. What the future of European VC looks like. We also surprised Filip with a few questions from friends who have known him at different stages of his life, with thoughtful questions from: Steve Cherundolo, former Bundesliga professional footballer at Hannover 96 and the US Men's National Team and Head Coach of LAFC in the MLS. Mario Goetze, current Bundesliga professional footballer at Eintracht Frankfurt and the German National Team, active investor in VC funds and startups at his firm, Companion-M, and Cherry Ventures LP. Levent Altunel and Enrico Ohnemuller, the co-founders of Bunch, where Filip and Cherry led a 7.3M EUR Seed round last summer. Thanks Filip for coming on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast to share your wisdom and experiences.If you like this podcast, you can listen or read more about alts by subscribing at altgoesmainstream.substack.com.

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This week on the STABcast! Will and Ryan face off in the final of the Knoxville Legion League! The gang reacts to Ashoka's command cards, and Ben reads listener mail! Tim of the 5th Trooper was too busy for us this week.

Disruptors for GOOD is presented by: One Tree PlantedPlant a Tree with One Tree Planted - Learn More---> Check out the Causeartist Partners here.---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here.In episode 178 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Dr. Jordan Kassalow, founder of Vision Spring, on his journey to bring millions of people around the world access to eyecare.About Dr. Jordan KassalowDr. Jordan Kassalow has an amazing career in social entrepreneurship and eye care advocacy. He co-founded EYElliance, a coalition working towards improving access to eyeglasses globally, and launched the Global Health Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to this, he served as director of the River Blindness Division at Helen Keller International.Jordan is a fellow of Draper Richards Kaplan, Skoll, Ashoka, and the Aspen Institute. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to social entrepreneurship, including being named to Forbes' Impact 30 list, winning the inaugural John P. McNulty Prize, and receiving the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship award.In addition to his social entrepreneurship work, Jordan is a partner at Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick & Associates, an ophthalmology practice located in New York City.Jordan holds a Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry and a Master of Public Health degree and fellowship in preventive ophthalmology from Johns Hopkins University. ---> Check out the Partners here.---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here.Listen to more Causeartist podcast shows hereFollow Grant on Twitter and LinkedInFollow Causeartist on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

This episode we look at the transmission of Buddhism through the 1st to 5th centuries from India, to the Kushan Empire, and across the Silk Road to the Han and succeeding dynasties, and even to Baekje, on the Korean peninsula. For more, especially photos, please check out https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-84   Rough Transcript:   Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 84: The Middle Way through the Middle Kingdom. First things first, thank you to Bodil, Gabe, and Lauren for donating to support the show on Ko-Fi and Patreon.  If you'd like to join them, will have information at the end of the episode. Also an apology—if my voice isn't in tip-top shape, well, it seems that COVID finally found us after 3 years or so, and I'm on the tail end of it.  So thank you for your understanding. Last episode we talked about Siddhartha Gautama, aka Shakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, and his teachings, and how they spread, at least through the Indian subcontinent, with the patronage of rulers like Ashoka the Great.  The original teachings, initially taught as an oral tradition, was eventually turned into a series of writings, called the Tripitaka. As for how those writings came about, it's worth talking about the languages involved. The native language of Shakyamuni was probably a language known as Maghadi, or something similar.  But the Indian subcontinent, including the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Afghanistan, is over three times the size of western Europe.  There are at eight south Asian language families, with hundreds of different languages, depending on how you count them.  The modern state of India counts 22 official languages, not including English.  I mention this to point out that as the Buddha's disciples spread his teachings, they were, by necessity, translating it into different languages. There is a story that a student suggested to the Buddha that they make Sanskrit the official language of Buddhism.  Even then, Sanskrit was considered a language of learning and education, much as Greek or Latin was in medieval Europe, but the Buddha rejected this and insisted that his teachings be taught in people's own tongue.  This proved great for reaching people, but over time there was a fear that the oral teachings might be lost, and so they were written down. The oldest written Buddhist canon is generally agreed to be texts in Pali, commissioned in Sri Lanka.  These are sometimes called the southern Tripitaka—or Tipitaka in Pali—and it is the primary canon for Theravada Buddhists.  In the north, however, Sanskrit remained the prominent language of learning, and texts written down and transmitted in the north—particularly those that made it to China and on to Japan—were typically Sanskrit or translations of Sanskrit texts.  This is what some refer to as the Northern Tripitaka.  Both of these were transcriptions of the oral teachings that Buddhist monks were otherwise memorizing and presenting to the Buddhist community.  That oral tradition, in fact, never really went away, and these early texts were more like a reference so that monks could check their memory.  Chanting the sutras—and especially chanting from memory—remained a highly prized skill of Buddhist orators. Now, the split between northern and southern texts is convenient, but it isn't necessarily as simple as all that.  We have plenty of examples of texts, particularly in the northern traditions, that don't necessarily have an extant Sanskrit counterpart.  In fact, the oldest extant sutras of any tradition that we have today are known as the Gandharan sutras, and written in the Ghandari language using a Karosthi script.  Gandhara refers to a region centered north and west of the Indus river, in modern Pakistan, stretching to the Kabul river valley in modern Afghanistan and north to the Karakoram mountains, which is one of the interlocking ranges that form the boundary between modern Pakistan and India and modern China and the Tibetan plateau.  It is believed to be the namesake of the city of Kandahar, in modern Afghanistan. This area was important, and not just to Buddhism.  For thousands of years it has been a crossroads between the Indian subcontinent, the area known as the Middle East, and the inner trade routes of central Eurasia.  It was part of the conquest by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE, becoming part of his kingdom, but then it was lost in battle to the Mauryan empire, which Ashoka the Great ruled in the 3rd century BCE.  The area later fell to Indo-Greek rule from members of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom to the north.  The most famous ruler during this period was probably Menander I, who is also remembered as a patron of Buddhism, building more stupas and monasteries in the region. The Hellenic Greco-Bactrians were eventually displaced by tribes of the Yuezhi, who themselves were being displaced by the Xiongnu, in central Eurasia.  In this epic game of musical chairs, a branch of the Yuezhi eventually settled in the area, ruling a large territory, including Gandhara, under what is known as the Kushan empire.  They had first moved into the area of Bactria and Sogdiana probably around the 1st or 2nd century BCE, and by the 1st century CE they were exerting authority over Gandhara.   Around the time the Gandharan sutras were written down, in the 1st or 2nd centuries, Buddhism—especially Mahayana Buddhism—was flourishing in the region, and Kanishka the Great—don't you love how all of these rulers are known as “the Great”, by the way?—ruled the Kushan empire, and hence Gandhara, in the early 2nd century.  He is said to have been a great patron of Buddhism, although it was one of several religions, including Zoroastrianism, that flourished in the region at this time. The Kushan empire is believed to be the same Yuezhi that we mentioned in episode 79, when we talked about the Han diplomat Zhang Qian, who had trekked through hostile Xiongnu, or Hunna, territory across much of what is now western China in the 2nd century BCE, seeking allies against the Hunna.  At that point, the Yuezhi had had enough of war, however, and they declined to fight, preferring to settle where they were and eventually growing into the Kushan empire.  That connection with the Han dynasty, however, likely was maintained through trade routes that continued to operate across the vast expanse of central Eurasia.  The Han dynasty itself continued to send out diplomatic missions to the various states of central Eurasia, and of course there were trade routes. As the Kushan empire expanded into the Tarim basin, it met once again with the Han, who had defeated the Hunna, and then claimed routes across the oasis towns of the desert regions.  While the routes would have high and low periods, often depending on the state of various conflicts, in general it seems that Buddhist missionaries probably made it to the Han dynasty and the Yellow River region, and founded monasteries, as early as the first century CE and certainly by the second century.  And, by our best understanding, the folks in these monasteries were already doing a lot of copying and translation of texts – both as a meritorious act, and to spread the word.  Since this is around the time the Gandharan texts were written, they were likely a part of this larger tradition of copying and translating that was going on, although many of those early documents did not survive intact to the modern day. One of the earliest records of Buddhism in the Han dynasty is a record dated to 65 CE.  Liu Ying, Prince of Chu and son of Emperor Guangwu of Han, sponsored Buddhism—as well as a school of Daoism—in attempts to better understand longevity and immortality.  While he was eventually accused of treason, putting something of a damper on his patronage of the religion, it is the first mention we have in the histories of Buddhism, and in some ways it speaks to something else about the initial acceptance of Buddhism. While there were likely those well-versed in Buddhism, particularly in the community of foreigners from the Western Regions, evidence suggests that for many lay people it was just as likely about what people thought that the religion could do for them in this life as anything else.  After all, there are many stories of miraculous events, and there was the concept of reincarnation and karma—the idea that by building merit, one could improve their lot in the next life.  There was even a belief that by building merit, one could improve their lot in the current life—and apparently extend their life or even, possibly, gain immortality. Sure, there were the more intellectual and philosophical endeavors, but for many people Buddhism was just as much about what it could do for them in the here and now.  Stories of monks and other holy men fit in right alongside stories of Daoist immortals.  In Han tombs, where Buddhist imagery is found, it is often found with or in place of the Queen Mother of the West—the same image that is found on many of the bronze mirrors that traveled across to the Japanese archipelago around this time.  It was likely that many of the early stories that the laypeople heard were probably fragments as much as anything.  Even with the Tripitaka written down, much of the transmission was still done orally.  Furthermore, it was in translation—and probably a translation of a translation. The earliest stories of Buddhism's transmission—particularly the translation of texts into Sinitic characters, the lingua franca of East Asia—claim that first the Theravada canon, and then later Mahayana texts, were translated in the second century, with foreigners from Parthia and Kushan credited with the early translations.  Others would continue the work, and at first it was mostly people from the Western Regions doing the translating. One of the earliest stories of sutras making their way to the Han dynasty comes from the time of Liu Ying, when his brother, Emperor Ming, sat on the throne.  The stories claim that the emperor saw an image of a golden Buddha, and that he requested either a statue or temple be erected.  So he sent people off to Kushan, where they found two monks who would come back with them in 68 CE, bringing portraits and scripture—specifically the “Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters”, which the two monks helped translate into a Sinitic version at Baimasi, or White Horse Temple.  As such, this “Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters” has been accorded a status as the first such Buddhist work to be brought to the area that is, today, modern China, and the White Horse Temple, located in Luoyang, is counted as one of the earliest temples in the Yellow River region.  That said, there are a lot of questions as to the authenticity of this tale, though it does mirror others about the arrival of Buddhism in the East, even if we cannot verify the actual first temple or work. Although Buddhism arrived during the Han dynasty, it wouldn't really begin to fully develop until after the dynasty's fall in the 3rd century.  During the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, the metaphysical and doctrinal beliefs of Buddhism began to penetrate the elite circles in a more tangible way.  Much of the philosophical underpinnings blended well with the interest at the time in “Dark Studies” and the school of “Pure Conversation”, which we discussed back in episode 72.  While Buddhist temples, much like their Daoist brethren, found some sanctuary from the chaos that created this period in the mountains and hills—not to mention a bit of added spiritual cachet—it was really the opportunity to gain greater state patronage that also helped. Monks like Zhi Dun began to reconcile Buddhist thought and doctrine with local beliefs.  In some cases, local religious figures—including gods and other spirits—were incorporated into the Buddhist framework, often by their “conversion” to the Buddha's teachings.  This was one of the strengths of Buddhism—although it carried with it a framework of Indian religious teachings and thoughts, it was not exclusive in its cosmological outlook.  Buddhism was more focused on helping one escape the suffering of this world, which would take you beyond all such things.  As the doctrines were meant for all beings—not just humans, but for animals, spirits, gods, and even demons—there was nothing to necessarily exclude other beliefs.  This helped some of the ethnic Han dynasties to accept and even promote Buddhism.  Meanwhile, some of the non-ethnic Han dynasties patronized Buddhism for either its miraculous powers or just because it was a foreign religion, much like they were foreigners in the Yellow River Basin.  In many cases, state-sponsorship was a two way street.  Dynasts would set themselves up as holy men, claiming to be Boddhisatvas.  They would even appropriate the concept of the Cakravartin, a Buddhist “Golden-Wheel-Turning-King”, which had overtones of cosmic overlordship.  I can see how that would fit in quite well with local concepts that a sovereign might lay claim to ruling “all under heaven” and be carrying out a “Heavenly mandate”. Along the Yangzi River, Buddhist monks gained a certain amount of independence.  They were not expected to bow to the sovereign, for example; an acknowledgment of their holy nature.  In the northern Wei dynasty, however, it was a different story.  There, the ruler was said to be no less than an incarnation of the Buddha, and a Chief Monk was selected to oversee the Sangha and no doubt ensure that the various Buddhist communities were in line with official dogma. At the same time, the government provided captured men and women to work fields to help pay for Buddhist temples and their work.  Likewise, people would make merit by donating wealth and land to temples, in hopes of blessings either in this current life or in the next life.  For their part, the temples were expected to act as storehouses or granaries—the wealth that poured into them would be used to help alleviate suffering, especially in the case of droughts or floods.  It soon became clear, however, that more wealth was going into the temples than was necessarily coming out.  There were attempts to reign in this Buddhist establishment, often by limiting the number of temples or even the number of monks, as well as limiting what people could donate.  These same edicts were undercut by the elites of the country, however, and often proved less than effectual. Along with sutras and Buddhist teachings, Buddhist images and architecture spread widely.  In India and the Western Regions, a key aspect of many temples was the stupa.  This was a mound containing a relic of some sort.  Originally these relics were said to be remnants of the Buddha, after he had been cremated.  Later, it was said that the remnants of the Buddha turned hard, like crystal, and that the original remains were gathered up and distributed to even more stupas.  Later they may contain other relics, as well. The stupa was an important part of the Buddhist temple, but over time, its character changed.  Instead of a mound like we still see in Southeast Asia, we start to see a building—a tower—which became a ubiquitous symbol of Buddhist temples in East Asia.  This multi-level pagoda originally started off with simply three levels, often made of brick and stone, but over time it grew with five or seven levels.  These towers were inspired by a description in the Lotus Sutra, a Mahayana text, that described a bejeweled seven-storey tower. Speaking of the Lotus Sutra, this was one of the many teachings that made its way to East Asia, and a hugely influential one.  It purports to tell the story of a sermon by the Buddha outside of those mentioned in the Theravada texts.  The teachings expounded upon in the Lotus Sutra had a great impact on Mahayana Buddhism and how people viewed the teachings of the Buddha.  For one, it also proposed the idea that the Buddha did not actually cease to exist when he attained nirvana, but is simply no longer visible. He still remains in the world to help all life find salvation from suffering.  That goes along with the concept of the Bodhisattva, a being who attains a Buddha-like understanding but out of compassion remains in the world to assist others. The Lotus Sutra also made claims such as the idea that anyone could attain Buddhahood, if they followed the teachings—and not just one particular set of teachings.  It opened the idea that there were multiple vehicles—that is to say different practices—that would all get you to the truth, to Englightenment.  Even the term “Mahayana” means the “Great Vehicle”, while Mahayana sees Theravada as “Hinayana”, the “Lesser Vehicle”.  Both will get you where you need to be, but Mahayana offers an exapansion of teachings and texts that Theravada Buddhism does not necessarily accept as authentic.  Indeed in Mahayana belief we also see a focus on multiple Buddhas with different specialties – not only the historical Buddha, but Vairocana, aka Dainichi Nyorai, the Great Solar Buddha, Amitabha, aka Amida Nyorai or Amida Butsu, and so on. In comparison, the Theravada school tend to be more dogmatic on various points of practice and belief, claiming that they focus on the actual teachings of the Historical Buddha and not necessarily looking for extra texts and practices.  There may have been Buddhas in previous ages that attained nirvana and departed this existence, but the Buddha of the current age is the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni.  Another Buddha, Maitreya, is not expected for another five to ten thousand years—not until the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten and are once again required.  Acquiring freedom from this existence through nirvana is not necessarily one and the same with obtaining Buddhahood—the enlightened understanding required to save all beings. There is another school, “Vajrayana”, the “Lightning” or “Diamond” vehicle.  It focuses on tantric, or esoteric teachings, which practitioners believe provide a more direct, and faster method to enlightenment.  Many secret teachings, or mikkyo in Japanese, can trace themselves in some way to these practices, though it likely didn't make it to East Asia until the Tang dynasty or so in the 8th century, so we'll come back to it when we get to things like Kuukai and Saichou, who brought Shingon and Tendai, respectively, to Japan in the early 9th century—about four centuries from our current chronological position.  Both the Mahayana and Vajrayana schools included the teachings from the Lotus Sutra, which would become one of the most important sutras, certainly by the Tang dynasty, as well as in the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago.  Its widespread dissemination is often attributed to the famous monk Kumarajiva.  Kumarajiva was a citizen of Kucha, one of the oasis towns along the northern edge of the Tarim Basin, and site of a bustling metropolis and capital of one of the largest oasis kingdoms in the Tarim basin.  Even today, you can see remnants of the ancient city in the desert, and the dry conditions have preserved a number of artifacts, including plenty of texts referencing Buddhist and other beliefs. Kumarajiva traveled from the peripheral city of Dunhuang, another site renowned for its Buddhist roots, especially the famous Mogao caves—a series of Buddhist grottoes built into a cliff face which, along with the dry conditions, have exquisitely preserved the early sculpture and painting, as well as, again, numerous documents.  He came to Chang'an around 401, and he helped translated numerous Buddhist scriptures into Sinitic characters, which could then be shared and read by people across East Asia—everywhere in the ancient Sinic sphere of influence. Besides the Lotus Sutra, another famous text told of the Buddha Amithabha, aka Amida Butsu in Japan.  Amithabha's teachings claimed that any who would call on the name of Amithabha, or just picture them in their mind with a sincere heart, would, on their death, find themselves reborn in a Western Paradise—a “Pure Land” where there were no distractions other than to meditate on the Buddha's teachings and eventually attain freedom from this existence.  Whereas many of the teachings and theological discussions of the various Buddhist schools could get quite complex—thus almost requiring any serious student to join a monastery if they wanted to truly study a particular flavor—the teachings of Amithabha were appealing to those without necessarily a lot of time or resources.  It boiled down to a few practices that just about anyone could do.  It didn't require that you donate huge sums of money or land, or that you spend all your day copying scriptures.  One could chant the name of Amithabha in the fields as you were working, or picture them in your mind as you prepared for bed. These kinds of practices—the chanting of particular mantras or other such things—became a kind of thing people could do to help protect themselves or ward off evil.  A particular example of this practice is preserved in a text from Dunhuang, which has a colophon explaining its purpose.  According to Patricia Ebrey's translation, the text, which was copied by someone named Sun Sizhong, was an incantation that, if said 7, 14, or 21 times a day, with various somatic and material components (willow twig to cleanse the mouth, scattering flowers and incense before the image of the Buddha, and kneeling and joining the palms of the hands) it would clear away the four grave sins, the five wicked acts, and other transgressions.  “The current body would not be afflicted by “untimely” calamities, and one will be reborn into the realm of immeasurably long life.  Plus, reincarnation in the female form would be escaped forever.” On that last piece—yeah, Buddhism came with a little bit of baggage.  In ordering all of life, men were seen as inherently higher on the ladder than women.  This discrimination has been walked back or even abolished in some modern interpretations, but it was definitely present in older beliefs. Besides the power of the incantation if said 7, 13, or 21 times a day, Sun Sizhong went on to explain that if someone recited it 100 times in the evening and then at noon and it will ensure rebirth in the “Western Regions”, while 200,000 recitations gets you perfect intelligence, and 300,000 recitations, one will see Amitabha Buddha face to face and be reborn in the Pure Land. As you can probably start to see, there were many different beliefs and teachings that fell under the Mahayana teachings, and many of the texts were translations.  Even those that had been translated into Sinitic, it was often done by foreigners for whom the local Sinic language was not their native tongue, so there was always a kind of awareness that important pieces might have been lost in translation along the way.  In the 5th century, this led some monks to make the particularly long and dangerous journey all the way to Kushan and on to India, to access the original primary sources for themselves.  One of these was a monk by the name of Faxian. At the age of 62, Faxian decided to go to India to try to get to the heart of what the Buddha really taught.  He set out in 399, traveled across the Tarim Basin and into the Kashmir region and the Indus Valley—Gandhara, in modern Pakistan.  From there he traveled to central India and arrived at Patna, where he stayed and studied for three years.  He traveled around, seeking out works in Sanskrit on Buddhsit ethics and teachings, studying the local languages as well.  In 410 he made his way to the mouth of the Ganges and down to Sri Lanka, where he stayed for almost two years before boarding a ship and traveling home—traveling through the straits of Malacca and around Southeast Asia to take the sea route back to his home. The journey was perilous, and at least twice the boat lost its way.  According to the stories, some of his fellow travelers, who followed more Brahmanic teachings rather than Buddhist, believed that Faxian and his quote-unquote “heretical” teachings were what were leading them astray.  Faxian was able to maintain order and he and his books eventually made it safely to the Shandong peninsula in or around 412. He made his way down to Jiankang, aka modern Nanjing on the Yangzi river.  There he spent the rest of his life translating the scriptures he had brought back.  Others would make similar journeys, all to try to find more authentic versions of the texts—which usually meant finding the Sanskrit version—and then creating translations from those. With the growth in popularity in Buddhism, it is probably little wonder that it eventually made its way over to the Korean peninsula.  It is hard to say exactly when Buddhism arrived, but the Baekje annals in the Samguk Sagi claim that it was brought there by a monk of Central Asia descent in about 384.  One year later, we are told the king of Baekje erected a temple and caused ten men to become monks. The timing of this generally accords with some of the information in the Nihon Shoki, which claims that Buddhism first came from the Western Regions to the Han dynasty, and then to Baekje 300 years later, and then to Yamato about 100 years after that.  While the dates aren't exact, this generally accords with what we know of the way that Buddhism traveled to East Asia and to Baekje, at least. Although we have textual evidence, there isn't much archaeological evidence for Buddhism on the Korean peninsula in this time outside of urban centers.   That is where we find temple rooftiles and other indications that Buddhism was practiced, but at the time it was probably something more common amongst elites than the common people, at least in the 4th and early 5th centuries.  With the invasions by Goguryeo  and the loss of northern territory in about 475, it did gain increased patronage.  Still, it wasn't until the 6th century that it really left the urban centers, which is roughly the time we are talking about with the Yamato sovereign Ame Kunioshi, aka Kimmei Tennou. Next episode we'll get into just how Buddhism came over to the islands—or at least what is recorded and what we have evidence for—in the sixth century.  We'll also talk about its reception and its patronage by the famous Soga clan.  Until then, thank you for listening and for all of your support.  If you like what we are doing, tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website, SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to Tweet at us at @SengokuPodcast, or reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Subscriber-only episodeAfter watching Star Wars, the Mandalorian chapter 21, The Pirate, the cameo of Zeb from Star Wars: Rebels made me realize that every Star Wars series is somehow connected to Star Wars: Rebels.I talk about the characters from Rebels who appeared in live action on the Mandalorian.I talk about how Grand Admiral Thrawn was brought from the old Star Wars Expanded Universe and into Star Wars: Rebels and future lie action series.I talk about he link between Rebels, Clone Wars, the Bad Batch and The Mandalorian.I talk about how the live action Obi-wan series has a link to Star Wars: Rebels. I summarize how watching Star Wars: Rebels is necessary for the upcoming Ashoka live action series.Support the showSubscribe to On My Box + to listen to exclusive BONUS Episodes (https://www.buzzsprout.com/348632/subscribe)Follow the podcast on Instagram @ onmybox_podcast (https://www.instagram.com/onmybox_podcast/)Follow the podcast on Facebook @OnMyBoxPodcast (http://www.facebook.com/OnMyBoxPodcast) Follow Joe Greene on Twitter @JWGreene4 (https://twitter.com/JWGreene4)Music provided by Infraction No Copyright MusicSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqoNJ6

Es gibt spannende Neuigkeiten von der STAR WARS CELEBRATION – der Messe, die letzte Woche in London stattgefunden hat: Ganze drei neue STAR WARS-Filme wurden angekündigt und für einen davon kehrt sogar Daisy Ridley als Rey Skywalker zurück! Darüber hinaus wurde neues Material zu verschiedenen Serien wie AHSOKA, ANDOR und THE ACOLYTE veröffentlicht. Das gibt auf der einen Seite Grund zur Freude, allerdings wird es durch die Verbindung der Serien und Filme immer schwieriger, mit der mittlerweile riesigen Timeline mitzuhalten. Xenia, Alper & Jonas sprechen darüber, was sie von den neuen Ankündigungen halten. Aber es noch viele weitere spannende Themen in unserem Podcast: DER SUPER MARIO BROS. FILM bricht gerade alle Rekorde, neue GAME OF THRONES-Serien wurden angekündigt und Barbie Ferrera spricht über ihren überraschenden Ausstieg bei EUPHORIA. Natürlich werden auch die Filmstarts COCAINE BEAR, DIE DREI MUSKETIERE: D'ARTAGNAN und SUZUME besprochen und wir verraten euch, welche Filme sehenswert sind und welche ihr lieber skippen solltet. Viel Spaß bei einer neuen Podcastfolge, immer freitags, hier bei CINEMA STRIKES BACK! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Anmoderation 00:06:24 - Intro 00:06:38 - Star Wars Celebration: Alle Ankündigungen 00:48:31 - Der Super Mario Bros Film bricht alle Rekorde 00:56:06 - Netflix Pilotfilm Little Sky 01:01:30 - Barbie Ferrera über ihren Ausstieg bei Euphoria 01:08:53 - Starts der Woche 01:09:01 - Cocaine Bear 01:13:59 - Die Drei Musketiere: D'Artagnan 01:21:01 - Suzume 01:23:12 - Game of Thrones Prequels 01:24:13 - Abmoderation

Euphorisiert von den Osterferien starten Lea und Verena in die neue Woche. Während Lea in ihrem All-Inclusive-Tenniscamp regelmäßig aufgrund der Niedlichkeit ihrer Kinder in Tennisklamotten ausflippt und gleichzeitig versucht, den großen Herausforderungen, die ihre Knieverletzung mit sich bringen, standzuhalten, jagt Verena in ihrer Ferienwohnung bald ein Highlight das nächste: Frühstück, Siedler von Catan, physische Zeitungen und, was für ihre Tochter völlig unverständlich ist, lineares Fernsehen. Verrückt. Ganz abgesehen davon, dass Verena wegen Leas Geburtstag seit zwei Wochen nicht schlafen kann, stehen die Zeichen gut, dass die Feier nicht doch noch abgesagt wird. Aber wir glauben es erst, wenn's tatsächlich passiert. Im Deep Dive sprechen die Beiden heute mit Christian Miele. Christian setzt sich außerhalb seiner eigentlichen Tätigkeit als General Partner beim globalen Venture Capital Fonds Headline zusätzlich im Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V. dafür ein, das Ökosystem Startup nach vorn zu bringen. Er führt aus, wie es dazu kam, dass er Verbands-Vorstandsvorsitzender geworden ist, weshalb er nie gedacht hätte, mal in diese Position zu rutschen und wie er damit umgeht, dass Verbände oft mit Lobbyismus in Verbindung gebracht werden? Wie hat Christian es geschafft, mit dem Verband gehört zu werden und viel beschäftigte Gründer und VC-Finanzierer zur ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeit zu motivieren? Welche Relevanz haben Verbände im Allgemeinen, wie sind sie strukturiert, was unterscheidet den Startup-Verband von anderen Wirtschaftsverbänden und was sind die Kerngründe für Startups, beizutreten? Zum Ende der Folge gibt es dann noch einen kleinen Ausflug ins Thema politisches & gesellschaftliches Engagement: welche Plattformen gibt es? Wie kann man sich engagieren, auch ohne direkt eine eigene Partei zu gründen? Wie fängt man an? 00:00:36 Im “Catchup” sprechen Lena und Verena über ihr jeweiliges Osterferienprogramm. 00:11:59 Im “Deep dive” lernen sie von Christian Miele, dem Vorstandsvorsitzenden des Startup-Verbands, was einen modernen Verband ausmacht und wie man ihn leitet. 00:45:42 Bei “Was bewegt uns” sprechen die beiden über politisches und gesellschaftliches Engagement. Und das letzte Wort hat heute Verena. Alle erwähnten Initiativen im Überblick: Politik: joinpolitics, Starthilfe für politische Talente, Fellowship: https://www.joinpolitics.org/ Brandnewbundestag, Graswurzel-Organisation, die sich für eine progressive, zukunftsorientierte Politik einsetzt: https://brandnewbundestag.de/ https://www.change.org/ für eigene Petitionen Volt, paneuropäische Partei und politische Bewegung: https://www.voltdeutschland.org/ Weitere Möglichkeiten: neue Partei gründen oder Bewegung starten á la Fridays for Future oder #stayonboard Gesellschaft: Project Together, gemeinnützige Organisation: https://projecttogether.org/ #wirfürschule, Plattform um Bildung in Deutschland voranzubringen: https://wirfuerschule.de/ (Co-Initiator des PxP Festivals diesen Juni: https://pxpfestival.com/ ) Ashoka, Social Entrepreneurs und Changemaker, Programm und Finanzierung: https://www.ashoka.org/de-de Spenden: https://www.betterplace.org/de https://bcause.com/bookclub https://bcause.com/viktoriaberlin https://bcause.com/digitalebildung https://bcause.com/10morein https://www.hawar.help/de/ https://www.hawar.help/de/projekt/scoring-girls/ https://www.germandream.de/ https://centreforfeministforeignpolicy.org/

It's a very packed day for Gaius and Jackson as they tackle a lot of movies news that dropped in the last week including more Star Wars movies being on the way, with Daisy Ridley set to return as Rey, the Los Angeles Times spoiling the latest episode of Succession, a trailer extravaganza with new looks at Barbie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Ashoka, as well as HBO Max potentially adapting the Harry Potter books as a TV series. In addition to this, the duo tackled the record breaking box office start for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and they predict the box office for Renfield. Follow Us On Instagram Follow Us On Twitter Like Us On Facebook Follow Us On TikTok

I go on a brief rant talking about the new Ashoka Trailer.The live action Star Wars: Rebels charaters which appeared in the trailer.The "Heir to the Empire" reference.What is the Kitana Fleet.My expections from the Ashoka series and the future of the Star Wars franchise.Follow the link to hear the On My Box + Bonus Episode: Star Wars: Rebels - It's all connected to Rebels! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/348632/12566543) to hear how the Star Wars animated series Rebels ties into every Star Wars series, especially Star Wars, The Mandalorian. Support the showSubscribe to On My Box + to listen to exclusive BONUS Episodes (https://www.buzzsprout.com/348632/subscribe)Follow the podcast on Instagram @ onmybox_podcast (https://www.instagram.com/onmybox_podcast/)Follow the podcast on Facebook @OnMyBoxPodcast (http://www.facebook.com/OnMyBoxPodcast) Follow Joe Greene on Twitter @JWGreene4 (https://twitter.com/JWGreene4)Music provided by Infraction No Copyright MusicSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqoNJ6

Air movie review ! Plus, reactions to trailers for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Ashoka, Indiana Jones 5 and the Barbie movie. Breaking down all the announcements from this years Star Wars Celebration, The Mandalorian's crazy cameos and more! TIME STAMPS This week on the show! (0:00) Welcome to The Jock and Nerd Podcast! (0:58) SPIDER-MAN:... The post JAN 481: Air (2023) Review – Star Wars Celebration News (04/12/23) appeared first on The Jock and Nerd Podcast.

In this one, Eddie and Jerry (Cody is at day baseball) talk Ashoka, The Marvels, Steve Miller Band, Dungeons and Dragons, Hip Hop Groups and so much more. Enjoy!

https://patreon.com/cineyalcohol Juan y Chava platican sobre la adaptación al cine del videojuego más famoso del mundo, la nueva película estelarizada por Chris Pine y la nueva serie de Star Wars para Disney+. Todo esto mientras toman cerveza.

We discuss all the big Star Wars news that dropped at  Celebration Europe 2023. And some other Nerd News including a possible Harry Potter reboot and some L Word news. Oh and it's our 4 year SNOPiversary! Please subscribe, rate and review! You can find us on Instagram @shenerdsoutpodcast, on Twitter @SNOPodcast and Facebook. You can send us an email at shenerdsout@gmail.com! We have merch! Go to www.SheNerdsOut.com for all your SNOP needs.

HUGE week for movie news. We get into The Super Mario Bros. movies which is destroying box office records plus Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023. There were got new trailers for Ashoka featuring Thrawn and Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny and word of three new movies including a Jedi origin movie, a Dave Fioni directed Mando-verse movie and the return of Rey Skywalker in a new Jedi Order sequel. Plus a potential DCU and MCU crossover movie, a reboot/remake for Harry Potter and Moana, Shrek 5, trailers for Blue Beetle, Secret Invasion, Barbie and a whole lot more! Thanks for listeningVisit bigsandwich.co for a bonus weekly show, exclusive movie commentaries, early stuff and ad-free podcast feeds for $9 per month.Please be aware timecodes may shift due to inserted ads. Skip extra few minutes when avoiding spoilers. Feeds on Patreon, YouTube and bigsandwich.co are unaffected.00:00 The Start05:25 DC & Marvel Crossover Movie09:58 Normal Ike Perlmutter Update13:20 Harry Potter Reboot Series20:08 Moana Live Action Remake23:10 Shrek 5 is Happening24:31 Netflix's Extraction 2 Trailer27:45 Blue Beetle Trailer32:30 Secret Invasion Trailer40:11 Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Trailer45:12 Barbie Trailer48:38 Dog Time49:31 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer56:13 Start of Star Wars News58:05 Andor S2, The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew01:02:48 Tales of the Jedi S2 Announced01:12:33 Mandoverse Movie Directed by Dave Filoni01:15:22 The Force Origins Movie Directed by James Mangold01:17:08 Rey Skywalker Returns for New Jedi Order Movie01:23:37 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (spoilers 01:39:25 to 01:46:53)01:46:53 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read01:53:30 Letters, It's Time For LettersJames' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymoviesMaso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrownMaso's Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/nickmaseauThe Weekly Planet Twitter ► https://twitter.com/theweeklyplanetPatreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesTWP iTunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767TWP Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanetTWP YouTube Channel ► https://goo.gl/1ZQFGHAmazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2QbmwGjT-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whats up fools! The new summer movies and shows (Across the Spiderverse 2, Blue Beetle, Secret Invasion, and Ashoka) look absolutely INSANE! We broke down our favorite moments and what it could mean. Steve broke down his review of Juan Wick vs Ip Man and the real lack of dialogue didn't hurt the movie at all.  The finally, the Mando breakdown, the best season so far and we fear for the future of Pedro Pascal in the show. Trailers: 1:20Juan Wick: 18:52Mando: 24:12 Instagram: @fool.fictionTwitter: @Fool_Fiction

Episode 139Bad Batch 3: Ugnaughts and Shiz   In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars. The guys catch up on Bad Batch Season 3 and other shiz, everything for aught nots to Ugnaughts. Grab a chair, pull the sick out of you're a$$ and get ready to Escape, pour a drink spark a smoke and lets get into it  #starwarspodcastday2023 #swpd2023The Escape Pod aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.com Download the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTube Commercial music from https://www.bensound.com/  

Thor and Chris breakdown all the announcements on Friday, at Star Wars Celebration!!!  Twitter @StarWarsCast Instagram BCApodcast Email: podcastbca@gmail.com Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boring-conversation-anyway/id1457849832

Kevonte, Chris, Joey and Zach discuss the breaking news from this year's Star Wars Celebration! They talk Ashoka, The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew, Heir to the Empire influences, and the three new theatrical films announced. Will they all actually get released?Artwork by Tom Gehrke: tomsart.threadless.comPATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: twitter.com/alwaystarwarsFACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: maythepodbewithyou@gmail.com

Join us as we recap the Montclair episode plus a return guest aka Glilly one of the original BX Lillyz in this episode we talked about Funko popsSlap Boxing LeagueDon' Yawn on meJohn WickAlcohol infusions Can one pee on the floor while sitting on the  toiletSmurfs vs GnapsHow to say BrrreweryTough Love  ( must listen to story )If you want to listen seasons 1 and 2 go to X Rated Beer Legacy

Join Mike & Ari as they livestream their reactions to the news leaking out of the Lucasfilm Panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Catch their reactions to the Ahsoka trailer, Star Wars film announcements, and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - The Acolyte, Andor & Skeleton Crew 1:08:17 - Ashoka 1:25:13 - Movie Announcements Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theswexchange/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram (Ari) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/starwars_exchange/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram (Mike) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/all_starwars/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter (Ari) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheSWExchange⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter (Mike) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/All_StarWars⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStarWarsExchange⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5Dy5gLi7TjbEEAOr1rYlZA?si=e00ba69556f84bb4⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-star-wars-exchange/id1511287683?uo=4⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Produced by Ari Paevere and Mike Rivera Sounds and Tunes provided by Lucasfilm

Episode 138All Things Star Wars  In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars. The guys catch up as the always do bonding over their love of Star Wars. There has been so much going on that they will not have a chance to discuss it all in one episode so buckle up we are about to make the jump to lightspeed Kid.   #starwarspodcastday2023 #swpd2023The Escape Pod aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.com Download the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTube Commercial music from https://www.bensound.com/  

As we begin to talk about the arrival of Buddhism on the Japanese archipelago we start out with a look at the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, and his teachings. For more, check out our webpage at https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode- Rough Transcript: Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 83: Shakyamuni, aka the Historical Buddha. First a quick note—it has been brought to my attention that some of the episodes are out of order, particularly the older episodes.  I'm going to try to fix that.  It probably has to do with a decision I made about a year or so in to not worry about the “season” number, since this isn't exactly a “seasonal” show.  But if some episodes are marked as “Season 1” then they likely show up differently.  I'll probably see if I can't just remove the “Season” number from all of the episodes and hopefully that will fix it. Last episode we talked about the happenings over on the Korean Peninsula during the reign of Ame Kunioshi, aka Kimmei Tennou, and it wasn't looking very good for Yamato and their allies.  Over the course of the last several decades in our story the kingdom of Silla rose to power, brokered a deal with Baekje, and then ended up eating up all of the smaller polities that sat between them, including Nimna, Kara, and whatever else was there. A Baekje-Yamato alliance attempted to put the brakes on Silla's ambitions, but despite some major offensives they were thwarted time and again.  Overall, it seems rather a bleak outlook for Yamato, but there were several things going for it.  For one thing, with their close relationship with Baekje, Yamato was getting a plethora of new ideas—from how to govern to the subject of our current episode: religion. That's right, if you didn't figure it out from the title, we are finally going to talk about Buddhism. The Buddhist religion and its accompanying institutions have played a huge role in the development of Japan and Japanese culture, and so we are going to want to understand something about this and where it came from, and the journey it took to get to the islands. And to start with, let's go back to the very beginning, of what Buddhism actually is. Now this isn't going to be an in depth history of Buddhism, but I am going to try to hit the high points so that we have some context for things we'll see later on.  It should also be noted that, while the core of the religion remained the same, specific beliefs and practices were not always universal across all people and at all times.  Also, not everyone believes in exactly the same things, and as an outsider I'm going to do my best, but this will probably be more at the level of a Wiki article than a scholarly treatise.  If you are interested in more, I highly recommend looking into what various scholars have written. Also, a lot of what I'm pulling from is Andrew Skilton's book, “A Concise History of Buddhism”, mainly because I think it fits what we are trying to outline here, but I recognize that there other teachings and scholarly discussions.  Still, I think most of what we talk about will probably be at an even higher level than that book gets into. And that brings me to another thing that's important to say up front:  when I say Buddhism, I'm not necessarily talking about Zen, or any particular sect, at least not right now - though Zen is Buddhism, or a school of Buddhism.  Likewise you might also hear about Tendai, Shingon, or even Jodo, or Pure Land, Buddhism— those are all sects within Buddhism, and just some of the schools that made it to Japan, although a lot of them don't appear until after the time we're currently in.  The differences between these sects could be likened to the differences between Roman Catholicism and various Protestant groups—or even with the Orthodox church.  While they have differences, they also have their similarities, and the core beliefs that make them all Buddhist. As to why this is so important—Buddhism had a huge impact on the development of Japan.  As we'll talk about in a later episode, the adoption of Buddhism affected not just the philosophical thinking of the Japanese court, but had direct impacts that would bring about the end of what we consider the Kofun era.  Furthermore, having at least a cursory understanding of Buddhism is going to be useful in understanding some of the ways people thought about the world they inhabited. Finally:  I am probably going to butcher the pronunciation on a lot of Buddhist terms, but I will do my best.  Where possible I may preference the Japanese terms, both because they are more familiar to me, but also because that is how most of us will encounter them in the context of Japanese history. Buddhism gets its name from the fact that it promulgates the teachings of the Buddha, the Enlightened One, and while various people are believed to have attained this enlightened state over the course of human history, we usually are referring to the individual known to us as the Historical Buddha, also known to us as Siddartha Gautama. Tradition holds that Siddartha was the son of one of the elites of the Shakya clan—later this would translate into the term “Prince”, though some think that term may not be quite accurate.  Still he was born into power and privilege, at the height of his society; later this would translate into him being considered a member of the Kshatriya warrior class. His birthplace is thought to be located in “Lumbini”, at the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, in modern Tibet, in the 6th century BCE.  Some traditions put the year of his birth at about 566 BCE, though there are those that suggest a later date, even into the 5th century.     From a young age, we are told that Siddartha was protected from much of the outside world, living a life of luxury, and unaware of the poverty and suffering that went on outside of the palace walls.  You see, a seer had predicted that he would be destined to lead an empire—either political or spiritual.  And so his father did everything he could to ensure that Siddartha would aspire to the political.  Even though his mother had died when he was young, Siddartha was largely insulated from any suffering until his teenage years, and he was even provided a young wife, Yashodhara, by the time he was sixteen years old—which probably wasn't that young, back in those days.  It was as a young man, in his late twenties, traveling about the land in a carriage, that Siddhartha saw four sights that suddenly set his mind on a different path.  First, he saw an old man, and in asking about him, it occurred to him that old age and infirmity were the inevitable outcome of life; there is no escaping it.   Likewise he encountered people suffering from disease and even death, in the form of a dead body.  All of this forced him to confront the fact that suffering is a part of life here on the mortal plane.  Finally, he encountered a wandering ascetic, which got him to thinking about spiritual matters, and that perhaps there must be a better way—a solution to all of this suffering. As he contemplated what to do, he was suddenly graced with what should have been wonderful news:  his wife had just given birth to a son.  However, to Siddhartha, he saw this child as simply one more thing that was keeping him from going out and seeking answers to the problems he saw.  The comfort of his life, the social obligations, the privileges he had were all metaphorical chains, keeping him from going out really trying to answer the questions he had. And so, at the age of 29, he absconded himself.  He left his wife and child.  He left the power and prestige and worldly possessions he had inherited from his family, and he went out to seek answers and to find out how to put an end to suffering. To do this, he sought out teachers, one after the other, learned what they had to teach, found himself at the end of what they could give him, and moved on.  These teachers provided various meditation techniques, which helped, perhaps, to ease or even forget the pain and suffering of existence, but the pain and suffering were still there, nonetheless. It should be noted that a core belief at this time was in the concept of reincarnation.  The idea that, based on your karmic balance, that is the difference between the good and evil that you did, here in the world, you would be reborn after death into a new body and a new life.  If you did well, then you would be born higher up the ladder of existence, perhaps into a better caste or more.  But if you committed sins and evil acts then you would find yourself born further down the ladder of existence, perhaps even as an animal or an insect. The problem, as Siddartha saw it, was that all of this just meant you kept going back through the same things over and over again, coming back into the world, and once more experiencing suffering.  Even stories of the gods themselves tell of their wants and needs, and of their fighting,  suffering, and even dying.  As long as one stayed on the wheel of life and death, suffering would be inevitable, and you'd always come back around to it. He sought out answers in some of the extreme forms of asceticism.  Holding his breath for long periods.  Starving himself.  These were meant to bring on a state wherein he hoped he would find the answers.  Eventually, though, he spurned these techniques as well, claiming they were dangerous and unnecessary. He instead ate food in reasonable quantities, and found a form of meditation that felt natural.  In other words, he sought out a path between the extremes of hedonistic overindulgence and severe deprivation—a Middle Way, one might say.  Practicing this tempered form of existence, he meditated under a tree, and it was there that Siddartha Gautama achieved an awakening, or enlightenment.  He could see the world for what it truly was, and gained profound insight into our condition.  This is how he became known as Buddha, or “the one who has awoken”, to quote Andrew Skilton.  He was only 35 years old—he had been studying for 6 years to this point, when he finally found the answers he was looking for. Quick side note right here: For many, “Buddha” is not a single person or individual.  People may talk about the historical Buddha to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, but technically “Buddha” is a title for anyone who has awakened to the truths of the universe.  Buddhist traditions would come to define various people who had attained this enlightened state, though Siddhartha Gautama is generally considered the most important for the current era. Siddhartha Gautama spent the next forty-five years or so of his life wandering the land and teaching his Middle Way to anyone who would listen.  He initially spent time teaching in the area of the Bodhi Tree, where he had first experienced his revelation, and this area is known to us as Bodh Gaya.  He later went to a deer park in the area of Rshipatana, where five of the ascetics whom he used to hang out with were gathered. These ascetics had known Siddhartha when they were all practicing extreme deprivation together.  They had come to see him as a teacher, but turned from him when he spurned his own attainments and started on his Middle Path.  It took some initial convincing, but Siddhartha was eventually able to convince them and bring them around. From five, Siddhartha's disciples soon grew to 60, and he sent them out across the land to share his teachings with the people.  His community of followers—known as his Sangha—continued to grow.  As for Siddhartha himself, he seems to have focused much of his time on urban centers, with much of the last 20 to 25 years spent weathering the rainy monsoon seasons in the city of Sravasti. When he was 80 years old, Siddhartha grew seriously ill, possibly from something he ate.  Realizing his own state, it is said that he predicted his death in three days, and he passed away among a grove of trees.  Seven days later, his remains were cremated, and, much as with holy men everywhere, bone and teeth left over from the cremation were distributed as relics.  Tradition holds that ten relics went to ten rulers for burial under stupas, or memorial mounds, as a tribute to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. After his death, his disciples continued to grow the community, or Sangha, and spread the word.  The life and teachings of the Buddha were written down in various documents and these were copied into different languages.  In about the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism gained a powerful patron in the form of Ashoka.  No, not the Togruta jedi, Ahsoka Tano, but the Mauryan king, Ashoka the Great.  Much of what comes down to us about Ashoka is as likely legend as fact, but we do know some things for certain because Ashoka left his own words carved in stone across his kingdom.  Many of these mention Buddhist ideas and concepts and even identify key sites, such as the site of Lumbini, where Siddhartha Gautama was born. At the same time, I would be remiss in not pointing out that it can be difficult to suss out just what Ashoka believed.  He certainly patronized Buddhism, much as Constantine patronized Christianity, including calling councils together to help ensure Buddhist orthodoxy, but it also can be read as a form of propaganda, utilizing Buddhist concepts to strengthen his own rule.  We'll see how later sovereigns would use similar tactics to lay claim to being a Buddhist sovereign, as well. Whatever his motivations, the pillars and inscriptions left from the 3rd century BCE provide us some of the first instances of the term “Buddha”, as well as another name, “Shakyamuni”, the “Sage of the Shakyas”; the “Shakyas” being Siddhartha's own people. So with the patronage of Ashoka the Great, the influence of Buddhism spread.  But what was it? Well, what we know is what was passed down, first as oral tradition, and later written down. First of all, all things in existence are impermanent.  That is they come and go.  People live and they die.  Even we change, moment from moment, nothing is truly static in this world—even if it were to last for thousands and thousands of years. Then there is suffering—the bane of humankind's existence.  However, it is also inescapable, at least in this life.  Describing suffering, and his solution to it, Siddhartha, aka Shakyamuni, revealed the Four Noble Truths, which are at the heart of Buddhist teaching.  They are, roughly: ·         Suffering is an innate characteristic of existence.  Even the greatest pleasure eventually fades, leaving longing in its wake.  No matter how many times you go round the wheel of life and death, you cannot escape it. ·         Suffering arises because of our desires. From our material wants and needs to simply our desire to not be hungry or cold. ·         Ending our attachment can help us put an end to suffering. ·         To put an end to desire, and thus to suffering, one should follow the Eightfold Path. So the four noble truths are something like a diagnosis of the human condition and then a potential solution.  By the way, notice the numbers four and eight—just as Christianity tends to find particular value in the number seven (seven deadly sins, seven heavenly virtues, etc.) and 12 (Jesus and the 12 Apostles), Buddhism finds particular significant in the number eight, and, to some degree, the number four, although that would clash in some areas of East Asia, where the word for “four” sounded like the word for death. And that eight is found in Shakyamuni's recipe for how to end suffering: Right understanding Right resolve Right speech Right action Right livelihood Right effort Right mindfulness Right concentration These are all individual actions for someone to strive to achieve, but they are also pretty vague.  After all, what is “Right Understanding” or “Right Resolve”?  That feels kind of like giving someone directions by saying “take the right road and you'll get to where you want to go”. Indeed, Buddhism therefore offers various precepts for how to live your life in accordance with the eightfold path.  There are precepts for the lay person and precepts for monks and nuns.  These include the requirement to avoid taking a life, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and even harsh, frivolous, or senseless speech.  There are also positive admonitions, such as to cultivate loving kindness and speech that is truthful, kindly, helpful, etc.  There are different lists of these precepts, but they generally include the same things. On top of this were the rules for monks, including such things as fasting after midday; no singing or dancing; no garlands, scent, or adornments; no luxurious beds; and a vow of poverty—no accepting gold or silver, the coin of the day.  Besides following the precepts, there were various teachings and practices that monks and lay persons can follow.  Most common are various techniques of meditation, meant to help open the mind to see beyond the surface of what we can perceive with our eyes and our ears and to transform one's consciousness. All of this was geared towards the eventual attainment of a state of enlightenment, and eventually, nirvana.  Contrary to many popular portrayals, though, nirvana is not some kind of heavenly existence.  After all, any existence in this plane, at least as we know it, was still suffering.  Instead, to attain nirvana meant to escape the cycle of death and rebirth entirely.  How and what that looks like may vary depending on your interpretation, but that is generally agreed upon as the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice. This does not mean that there was not a concept of a heaven or a hell in Buddhism.  While some have suggested that much of Buddhism and Buddhist practice is philosophical in nature, or geared more towards mindful practice, it is also steeped in certain cosmological views of the universe, and greatly influenced by the beliefs in the Indian subcontinent.  Gods and demons, however, were simply different orders of existence, and even gods and demons could seek their own escape from suffering if they chose to do so. It appears as though Buddhism was originally passed down as an oral tradition amongst the community of Shakyamuni's followers.  Eventually this was written down in texts, describing Buddhism for those who came later.  The canonical texts that outline the Dharma, that is to say the teachings of the historical Buddha, are known as sutras.  They contain the actual words of the historical Buddha, or so it is believed, and the core of his teachings. Then there are the Vinaya, which are those writings about the community, or Sangha, and the rules for the community and for various monks.  These came about as the community grew, and various Buddhists in different areas, without access to the direct disciples of the Buddha themselves, started to vary in their practices.  As such, the Vinaya texts were written to try to give some shared reference material. Finally, there are the Abhidharma texts, which are further writings about the teachings, generally with a more scholarly bent.  They elaborate upon what is found in the sutras, but are not considered the actual teachings of the historical Buddha. Together, these three classes of texts are known in the Buddhist tradition as the Tripitaka, or three baskets, with any canonical text generally falling into one of the three descriptions. I'll note that it is unclear to me just when these texts were written down.  The oldest extant sutra fragments are from sometime between the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE, but some of the texts—particularly sutras and Abhidharma texts, were likely around much earlier.  Various traditions make claims to when different texts were written, but it can be hard, sometimes, to discern fact from fiction. There is also at least one other form of Buddhist literature which would be important in its spread, and that is the jataka tales.  These are stories about the previous lives of the Buddha.  Much like Aesop's fables or the parables found in the Bible, these are stories that contain lessons and often help to break down or explain a particular point, but they are not necessarily the direct teachings of the Buddha himself. The focus of the canon was to help define and preserve the Three Jewels of Buddhism:  Memory of the Historical Buddha, Siddartha Gautama, aka the Shakyamuni Buddha; the Dharma, which is to say, his teachings, and the Sangha, or the community of followers. Over time, things changed.  Early on, Buddhist monks would wander much of the year, coming back together during the rainy seasons and then dispersing again.  At various times they would call a council and come together and ensure they still held the same doctrines, though even with that, differences began to form.  At first it was just over things like the rules of conduct, which might differ in one place or another.  Eventually, though, different sutras began to appear here and there, claiming to describe different teachings of the Buddha.  One such sutra is the Lotus Sutra, which claims to tell the story of what the Buddha taught after his last sermon.  It claims that after most of the people had left, the Buddha began another discourse just for those who remained, and that became known as the Lotus sutra, one that many will likely have heard of.  Other texts include the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra. Not everyone accepted these texts as factual and canonical scriptures, however.  Particularly in the south, down to Sri Lanka, many of the Buddhist communities continued to focus on what they considered the orthodox canonical texts, while others began to incorporate these new sutras into their practice.  Those sects that accepted the new sutras, which often focused on the concept of Boddhisatvas—individuals who had done all they needed to attain Buddhahood, but who had “remained” in this world to help shepherd and guide others—or on various tantric and spiritual techniques to attain Buddhahood for themselves, became known as the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, sects.  On the other hand, those sects that denied the authenticity of such sutras and which tried to keep to what they believed was the original tripitaka became known as Theravada Buddhism.   Today, Theravada Buddhism tends to be more popular in Southeast Asia, in places like Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos, while Mahayana Buddhism tends to define many of the practices in Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan. In addition to changes in what people considered doctrine, the nature of the Sangha and Buddhist worship changed as well.  Over time, monasteries were set up as specific places where monks could settle down. This may have originally arisen from the places where they would gather during the monsoons, but they eventually became places where the monks themselves stayed, and where individuals might come to learn.  In addition, there was a rise in the worship of holy relics, and many such settlements would have one or more stupas containing some form of holy relic that the people could pray to. People also built statues depicting the Buddha and other figures from the stories.  An entire school of how to depict various Buddhas and other figures came about, with specific hand gestures  and postures imparting specific meaning to what was built.  Traditions arose around how to build these temples and monasteries as well as to how to build the various statues and even to specific identifying features that would call out the Buddha, such as long fingers, drooping earlobes that had once held heavy and elaborate earrings, toes that were all the same length, et cetera.  The features of Buddha images—especially the faces—would change in different areas.  Much as Jesus is often depicted as a white man, Buddha would typically be depicted with features similar to the people who were making the image. Still, certain aspects remain the same from one tradition to another such that they are all recognizable as the Buddha. From Shakyamuni's home south of the Himalayas, Buddhism would eventually spread, following the trade routes of the so-called Silk Road.  Buddhist missionaries appear to have made contact with the Han dynasty, but it wasn't until the Northern and Southern states period that it really took off.  Likewise, it made its way to the Korean peninsula, and from there to Japan. But those are all things to save for our next episode, when we take a look at just how this new religion grew and expanded and became so influential in the continent and eventually in the peninsula and the archipelago itself. Until then, thank you for listening and for all of your support.  If you like what we are doing, tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website, SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Episode 137Whats Up Apostrophe ?  In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars. The guys get caught up on whats up with whats going down in Star Wars, new Mando and Bad Batch and whatever else is floating around in the cesspool called the internet. So pour a drink, light your smoke and come hang out with your friends and Escape awhle  #starwarspodcastday2023 #swpd2023The Escape Pod aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.com Download the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTube Commercial music from https://www.bensound.com/   

In this episode, I speak with Michelle Blanchet. Michelle is the founder of the Educators' Lab, which supports teacher-driven solutions to educational challenges. Michelle is the co-author of The Startup Teacher Playbook, and Preventing Polarization: 50 Strategies for Teaching Kids About Empathy, Politics, and Civic Responsibility. She has worked with organizations like PBS Education, the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, the Center for Curriculum Redesign, and Ashoka. We discuss:

This episode many of the regulars (Ashoka, Toby, Saul, Scotch, and Sipowicz) join the podcast. The topic is pranks. Many people wrote in and sent in voice messages of their favorite pranks at work (making Jim proud). We share a few of our own and takes turns basing each other - it's fun for the whole family. Please patronize and support the LEO businesses that made this podcast possible. How are First Responders hitting huge fitness / body/ health goals? Don't miss this one! Fit Responder Fit Responder is the top remote coaching program for first responders around the US. Having support that understands the demands and stressors of the job helps when you need an effective and realistic action plan to make your goals reality. Follow FIT RESPONDER for tips, guides, memes, etc. https://fitresponder.com/ PMPM coins - www.ghostpatch.com PMPM Merch - https://poorly-made-police-memes.creator-spring.com/? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/poorly-made-police-memes/support

One of our listeners think it would be a good idea for us to talk about the 2006 Chimbu Deven's historic-fiction "Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi". We too think this is a great idea. 23am Pulikesi is one of the best comedies of Tamil cinema in the last 20 years featuring Vadivelu, Nassar, Ilavarasu, Sriman, Thambi Ramaiah, Manobala and many others. We have Anantha, Ashoka and Rajiv touch upon the film, its comedy, the performances, the homage it pays to its predecessor: Uthama Puthiran, how it could be a modern office-drama masquerading as a period-piece and several other things. ps: Rajiv has his own crime-fiction podcast on Spotify named "Detective Mathimaran". You can listen to it here.

Our guest was the Harvard Business Review editor until 2011, when today's book changed her life. She graduated from Cornell University and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. In 2011 she was named by Ashoka as one of the world's most influential and inspiring women. She is also an incredible author and has co-authored with the late Clayton Christensen. She is here today to discuss the concepts of one of my favourite books, which also changed my life's direction.    We welcome back for part 2, the co-author of How Will You Measure Your Life? Karen Dillon.  Find Karen here: https://www.karendillon.net

Episode 136Ant-man Vs. Cocaine Bear  In this episode of The Escape Pod we join our favorite heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time discussing what new in the pop culture news of the time, what is coming down the pike in video games, what is swirling around the rumor mill (the hot sheets), and as always they boys talk Star wars. The guys caught a double feature for this episode, They saw Ant-Man Quantumania and Cocaine Bear and they are gonna dive into both and then make them fight a very small cocaine laced battle to the death. So pour a drink , Spark a tree and get ready to giggle with the Escape Pod Crew  #starwarspodcastday2023 #swpd2023The Escape Pod aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveJoin the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:https://www.instagram.com/atsw_theescapepod/?hl=en on Instagram                                   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2127856244190464  on FaceBook,                                 https://twitter.com/ATheescapepod on twitter,                        https://www.youtube.com/c/atswtheescapepod on youtubeWe are proud members of the RED5 network. www.red5network.com Download the podcast on your favorite podcast apps at https://atswtheescapepod.buzzsprout.comCheck out the other pods in the Starkillers studios family. ATSW: All Things Star Wars PodcastUsed and Abused with Scott and KimTactical Swede - on youTubeBig Swede's Excellent Adventure – on youTube Commercial music from https://www.bensound.com/  

Our guest was the Harvard Business Review editor until 2011, when today's book changed her life. She graduated from Cornell University and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. In 2011 she was named by Ashoka as one of the world's most influential and inspiring women. She is also an incredible author and has co-authored with the late Clayton Christensen. She is here to discuss the concepts of one of my favourite books, which also changed my life's direction. We welcome the co-author of How Will You Measure Your Life? Karen Dillon. Find Karen here: https://www.karendillon.net

 In celebration of Women's History Month, Jess and Jess sit down with founder, Rebecca van Bergen of Nest, which is a symbol of assurance letting consumers know that the items they shop, from fashion to furniture, have been ethically handcrafted in a home or small workshop. Through partnerships with companies like Target, West Elm, Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, Mara Hoffman, PVH, Dell, Nest is working to protect and uplift members of the global handworker economy. Rebecca's non-profit partners with massive companies to create a shared standard for home based businesses all across the world in order to ensure that they are compensated fairly and that world wide companies are held accountable for paying fair wages and providing safe work environments. This episode highlights the work of artisans all over the world, and the woman who is making sure they are being treated fairly and given opportunities for development and growth.About Nest:Nest's programs are bringing radical transparency, data-driven development, and fair market access to a fragmented industry, unlocking handwork's unmet potential to improve our world, increasing global workforce inclusivity, promoting gender equity, and preserving time honored cultural traditions. Meet Rebecca:Rebecca van Bergen is the Founder and Executive Director of Nest, a nonprofit building a new handworker economy to advance global workforce inclusivity, women's wellbeing beyond factories, and cultural preservation. She graduated with her Masters Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2006, the same year that Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in microfinance. Following her passion to turn craft, the 2nd largest employer of women globally, into a means to correct the gender and income imbalance in our world, she founded Nest at age 24. Rebecca's accolades include being a Draper Richards Kaplan Social Entrepreneur, a Cordes Fellow, and receipt of Ashoka and C&A Foundation's 2016 Fabric of Change Award for innovation in fashion sustainability (received recently at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit). She is a Levi Strauss & Co. Collaboratory Fellow, Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow, and  has been spotlighted by the New York mayor's office as an NYC Catalyst.  She was selected as one of twelve of GLG's 2015 Social Impact fellows and received Clinton Global Initiative complimentary membership in 2015 and 2016. Rebecca is regularly quoted in international media stories for The New York Times, NPR, Quartz, The Guardian, ELLE, Glamour, and more.  She has been honored as a PBS “Changemaker,” CNN's Young Person Who Rocks, and one of the White House's' Top 100 Entrepreneurial Enterprises led by a young person. Thanks to our sponsor!Lyssa SewardHave feedback or an idea for a guest? Give us a call! 1-631-4-westatSupport the show