nichiren

Due to her recent passing, I want to take some time to honor the musical AND spiritual icon, Tina Turner. I explain her encounters with both Christianity and Buddhism, her personal chanting practice (Nam myoho renge kyo), and her efforts to promote peace and unity among all the world's religions.

Mentioned in this episode:
Beyond (2009)
Available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube

Children Beyond (2009)
Also available on same platforms

Tina (2020)
HBO documentary on her life's story

Happiness Becomes You (2020)
Her final book

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Fearing a third invasion from the Yuan Dynasty, the Bakufu continued to pour resources into fortifications and standing guards while the veterans from the first two invasions became increasingly dissatisfied with their rewards.

The Kamakura Period saw the founding of many new Buddhist schools throughout Japan, including exclusively Pure Land sects as well as Zen. The traditional schools, however, often collaborated with the court or the Bakufu to suppress these teachings and their leaders.

Today we continue our journey through the story of the Japanese islands

There are several specific topics that I would like to take a deeper dive into but I want to make sure that we have some basic ground covered before we get too deep into it.

Throughout these 13 episodes, We will cover the entire span of Japanese history, from the early hunter-gatherers of the Jomon to the Newest Era, Reiwa. This will introduce the general outline of Japanese  history for those who are not familiar and will begin to contextualize famous events and people

Music Credits: 

Opening: The Wind by Komiku 

Closing: Escaping_like_Indiana_Jones by Komiku