Summary: <br> The nerds nerd out about nerdy things! Specifically, a couple of Buddhist Studies scholars (nerds) discuss (nerd out) what it means to be a Buddhist Studies scholar (nerdy things). It’s our third and final conversation with the brilliant Dr. Natalie Quli in a conversation that meanders through the academic construction and boundary maintenance of Buddhism-as-religion, the role of scholars and teachers vis-a-vis Buddhism, and how we participate in authenticity discourses about what is and what isn’t Buddhism. <br> <br> <br> <br> We want to thank Dr. Quli for joining us! Check out our other episodes <a href="http://www.dharmarealm.com/?tag=natalie-quli">here</a>. And the “someone” Scott couldn’t remember in-episode is Stephen C. Berkwitz, “<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0048721X.2015.1091217">Textbook Buddhism: Introductory Books on the Buddhist Religion</a>.”<br>
