12. Pierce Salguero | Buddhism and Medicine

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Pierce Salguero about his beginnings as a scholar of Buddhism and medicine, his time studying traditional Thai medicine, what counts as Buddhist medicine, and why Buddhism and medicine have always been intertwined. He shares recent work with students documenting the thriving and diverse Buddhist medicine cultures that can be found around Philadelphia.We also discuss his online course, BS 111 | Buddhism and Medicine, which will explore these issues in m...