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As the final episode of this series, here is a short, non-interview segment with an anonymous entity from the China Chat project. If you would like more information about this project, feel free to contact us.

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(S2 Ep.21)

The Master and the huchman

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December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM

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Beyond the Reach of the World

Kammavipākaja Sutta (Udāna 3.1)

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#buddhism #udana #buddha #byddhistteachings

Beyond the Reach of the World

Kammavipākaja Sutta (Udāna 3.1)

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December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM

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PALILesson 43
Pronouns (Saññā)

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#buddhism #palistudy #palilanguage#learnpali

Lesson 43

Pronouns (Saññā)

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November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM

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Buddhism & Rabindranath Tagore

Saturday Parallels

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#buddhism #rabindranathtagore #quotes

Buddhism & Rabindranath Tagore

Saturday Parallels

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November 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM

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Edmund Burke and Gautama

Tradition, Compassion and Nature.
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Edmund Burke and Gautama

Tradition, Compassion and Nature.

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November 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM

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From Elders to the Great Assembly

The Roots of Buddhism’s Many Schools and the Rise of Mahāyāna

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#buddhism #mahayana #buddhisthistory

From Elders to the Great Assembly

The Roots of Buddhism’s Many Schools and the Rise of Mahāyāna

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November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM

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The Day I Faced My Five Inner Enemies

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The Day I Faced My Five Inner Enemies

I remember one summer when I lived near the edge of a forest, in a small wooden house that overlooked a river. I had promised a neighbor…

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November 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM

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Discovering Gunditjmara: A Sacred Connection to Nature.

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#gunditjmara #australia #aboriginal

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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM

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Discovering Gunditjmara: A Sacred Connection to Nature.

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#gunditjmara #australia #aboriginal

Discovering Gunditjmara: A Sacred Connection to Nature

Some years ago, during a trip to southwest Victoria in Australia, I had the chance to visit a place that deeply touched me — the Budj Bim…

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November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM

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Land for Wildlife: The Home of Wild Animals

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#melbourne #wildlife #sanctuary

Land for Wildlife: The Home of Wild Animals

During a meditation course in Melbourne, I met a woman who runs a wildlife sanctuary right at her home. Her deep desire to help led her to…

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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM

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The Dust of the Past Blown Away

Kammavipākaja Sutta (Udāna 3.1)

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#buddhism #dust #blow #sutta

The Dust of the Past Blown Away

Kammavipākaja Sutta (Udāna 3.1)

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November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM

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PALI
Lesson 42

Indeclinable Particles (Nipāta)

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Lesson 42

Indeclinable Particles (Nipāta)

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November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM

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The Gentle Law is not about perfection. It’s about learning together, slowing down, and creating a compassionate community that stretches across borders.

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Why I Started The Gentle Law

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November 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM

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Buddhism & Hafiz

Saturday Parallels

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#buddhism #dhammapada #hafiz #quotes

Buddhism & Hafiz

Saturday Parallels

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November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM

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Passive Voice
Who is the subject?

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Passive Voice

Who is the subject?

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November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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Silenced Sages

Women in Western Philosophy and Buddhism: Discrimination and Resistance
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Silenced Sages

Women in Western Philosophy and Buddhism: Discrimination and Resistance

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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM

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New Zealand: The Long White Cloud.

Aotearoa, as it’s called in the Māori language, “The Land of the Long White Cloud."

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New Zealand: The Long White Cloud

When it comes to New Zealand, comparisons with its bigger sibling, Australia, are often made — though unfairly. Despite sharing similar…

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November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM

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Torres Strait. Where police found me.

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#torresstrait #australia #traveling

Medium

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November 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM

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"Aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhaṁ!"—“Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!” These are the spontaneous exclamations uttered repeatedly by the monk Bhaddiya, once a royal prince, now a renunciate dwelling in the forest.

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#buddhism #sutra #sutta #bliss