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  • Ep. 100: The Temple of the Sleeping Dragon (8:05 min)

    Ep. 100: The Temple of the Sleeping Dragon (8:05 min)
    Oct 20 2020
    In the splendor that is Xi'an, Wolong Temple barely registers on most itineraries. Yet, it's called "the oldest temple in Shaanxi Province"! Let's take a look in this landmark 100th episode of--

    TEMPLE TALES!


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  • Ep. 099: The Temple of the Warring Monks (11:47 min)

    Ep. 099: The Temple of the Warring Monks (11:47 min)
    Oct 16 2020
    Let's look at a place that was once headquarters for an army of warring monks, Mii-dera on the shores of Lake Biwa and--more significantly--at the base of Mount Hiei, in this episode of--

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  • Ep. 098: A Touch of Tibet in Old Chang'an (14:45)

    Ep. 098: A Touch of Tibet in Old Chang'an (14:45)
    Oct 13 2020
    Four days after returning from the first leg of my "Chinese Pilgrimage," I was standing in front of the Terracotta Army, one of China's highest-rated tourist destinations. In just three days we would visit this as well as four temples from my list. Come visit the first one in this episode of--

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  • Ep. 097: Stone Mountain Temple (9:51 min)

    Ep. 097: Stone Mountain Temple (9:51 min)
    Oct 9 2020
    I have been twice to beautiful Ishiyama-dera, Shiga Prefecture's "Stone Mountain Temple." Learn about both visits in this episode of--

    TEMPLE TALES!


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  • Ep. 096: The Temple of the Jade Buddha (5:38 min)

    Ep. 096: The Temple of the Jade Buddha (5:38 min)
    Oct 6 2020
    Jade Buddha Temple, the last temple I saw in Shanghai, is the home of several magnificent (you guessed it) jade Buddhas. Let's visit them in this episode of--

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  • Ep. 095: The Temple among the Rocks (7:58 min)

    Ep. 095: The Temple among the Rocks (7:58 min)
    Oct 2 2020

    Another temple, another mountain. Iwama-dera (also called Shoho-ji, meaning "Correct Dharma Temple") is located at an altitude of 1280 feet, which accounts for the misty atmosphere on the January day in 2001 when I visited. Come and see in this episode of--

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  • Ep. 094: Shanghai's Temple of Tranquility and Peace (8:56 min)

    Ep. 094: Shanghai's Temple of Tranquility and Peace (8:56 min)
    Sep 29 2020
    Check out the changes wrought at Shanghai's Jing'an Temple--the Temple of Tranquility and Peace--in the two-and-a-half short years between my visits in August of 2009 and again in January of 2012, in this episode of--

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  • Ep. 093: The Upper Ghee Temple (11:38 min)

    Ep. 093: The Upper Ghee Temple (11:38 min)
    Sep 25 2020
    When you visit Daigo-ji in Kyoto, you get two--or even three--temples for the effort of one. Find out what I'm talking about in this episode of--

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