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Episode 457 - The Purple Robe Incident

Episode 457 - The Purple Robe Incident

History of Japan · Isaac Meyer

October 14, 202238m 27s

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Show Notes

This week: political infighting about purple robes and what it can tell us about Buddhism, political power, and the relationship of religion and the state. Plus, a brief biography of Takuan, a man who is famous for far more than the pickled radishes named after him!

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