<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/dharma-studies/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[AZC Dharma Studies]]></title><podcast:guid>cd1cf304-380e-5d7b-b922-538a24ba5a49</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:35:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Auckland Zen Centre]]></copyright><managingEditor>Auckland Zen Centre</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[These talks are from our annual winter Dharma Study sessions, where we explore a different text each year over a number of weeks.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/7d14ab1e-bf84-431e-88df-5185e1303e2e/img040-1-2.jpg</url><title>AZC Dharma Studies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.aucklandzen.org.nz/]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/7d14ab1e-bf84-431e-88df-5185e1303e2e/img040-1-2.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Auckland Zen Centre</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Auckland Zen Centre</itunes:author><description>These talks are from our annual winter Dharma Study sessions, where we explore a different text each year over a number of weeks.</description><link>https://www.aucklandzen.org.nz/</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Informal talks on given by senior students on selected texts. ]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Buddhism"/></itunes:category><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:medium>podcast</podcast:medium><item><title>2026-07-05 Bendowa 1</title><itunes:title>2026-07-05 Bendowa 1</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Presented by Adrian Croucher.</p><p>Our first study session for 2026, looking at Dogen's <em>Bendowa</em>. This is a short text (14 pages) that Master Dōgen wrote in 1231 to introduce his Japanese students to the teaching he brought back from China. A translation by Gudo Nishijima &amp; Chodo Cross is <u><a href="https://zcsub-cmpzourl.maillist-manage.com/click/11a05e0cf41abfaa/11a05e0cf41ab7e6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available as a PDF</a></u>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Presented by Adrian Croucher.</p><p>Our first study session for 2026, looking at Dogen's <em>Bendowa</em>. This is a short text (14 pages) that Master Dōgen wrote in 1231 to introduce his Japanese students to the teaching he brought back from China. A translation by Gudo Nishijima &amp; Chodo Cross is <u><a href="https://zcsub-cmpzourl.maillist-manage.com/click/11a05e0cf41abfaa/11a05e0cf41ab7e6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available as a PDF</a></u>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://dharma-studies.captivate.fm/episode/2026-07-05-bendowa-1]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">3b6217ea-dbd0-4fd7-831c-be7f6ca20db3</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/7d14ab1e-bf84-431e-88df-5185e1303e2e/img040-1-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +1200</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3b6217ea-dbd0-4fd7-831c-be7f6ca20db3.mp3" length="46177218" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>32:04</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>