Episode 2 — David Webster: Does Buddhism Matter‪?‬ The Naked Monk

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Stephen Schettini speaks with David Webster about Buddhism Light and speculates on its long-term influence on society at large. They consider what the ancestral Western religions would look like today had Buddhism not been an ideal alternative for the counter-culture, how Tibetan Buddhism upsets people's ideas of what Buddhism is and the stereotype of Buddhists as inherently 'gentle' people.

Stephen Schettini speaks with David Webster about Buddhism Light and speculates on its long-term influence on society at large. They consider what the ancestral Western religions would look like today had Buddhism not been an ideal alternative for the counter-culture, how Tibetan Buddhism upsets people's ideas of what Buddhism is and the stereotype of Buddhists as inherently 'gentle' people.