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The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies
School of Humanities And Sciences

New Podcast Episode! Julian Butterfield: Joy in the Lotus Sūtra

Episode logo: bodhi tree, portrait of Julian Butterfield

Miles Osgood talks to Julian Butterfield about the winding path to a dissertation topic, overcoming exegetical resistance to emotional affect in religious literature, and the central role of joyful "anumodanā" (隨喜 "suixi") in the Lotus Sūtra.