About this episode

This episode explores the similarities between The Kingdom of Heaven and The Western Pure Land.

It turns out The Kingdom of Heaven and The Western Pure Land may have a few things in common...

People in this episode

Host: Edward Reib

Topics covered

• Zen
• Buddhism
• Sutras
• Heaven
• Pure Land

Keywords

• Zen
• Platform Sutra
• Buddhism
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Western Pure Land

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Platform Sutra, The Kingdom of Heaven, The Western Pure Land

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