Brand New Ancient Buddhism

By: (AR+IO) Eisel Mazard
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  • Summary

  • Is it a philosophy pretending to be a religion, or a religion pretending to peddle a philosophy? This is a podcast made by a man who became a Pali scholar (learning to read the language in harsh conditions in Laos and Cambodia) but eventually outgrew the religion, on the basis of a thorough understanding of both its ancient origins and the reality of the role it now plays in the modern world. AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts.
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Episodes
  • Pali, the ancient language: what was it like to be a scholar of Buddhist history, philosophy and politics in the 21st century?

    Pali, the ancient language: what was it like to be a scholar of Buddhist history, philosophy and politics in the 21st century?
    Dec 23 2024

    Cf. Problems of “Canon” and “Reason” in Theravāda Studies, Eisel Mazard, 2014, in Arc, McGill University's journal of religious studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/arc.v42i.391


    McGill University

    https://arcjournal.library.mcgill.ca › article › view


    Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).

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    AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
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    59 mins
  • The Decline and Fall of Buddhist Scholarship: the Q Hypothesis.

    The Decline and Fall of Buddhist Scholarship: the Q Hypothesis.
    Dec 2 2024

    Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).

    https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

    https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/posts



    AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Buddhism, Atheism and Apotheosis: Regarding Religion as History

    Buddhism, Atheism and Apotheosis: Regarding Religion as History
    Nov 27 2024

    Apotheosis and its opposite, euhemerism: the making of real historical events into fables, transforming the memory of what were once real people into gods, and the reverse cultural process whereby fables are rewritten as if they had been real historical events, with the gods and allegorical figures being increasing remembered as if they had been real historical figures in retrospect. These concepts are rarely applied to the history of Buddhism, and when they are, they raise questions that are uncomfortable for skeptics and true believers alike.


    Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).

    https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

    https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/posts



    AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
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    32 mins

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