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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 8, 2025?

We finished Lesson 25 today, focusing on “Prajna Is Unequaled Dharma” and exploring why this is so, Phowa Dharma, and other matters related to esoteric Buddhism. The following are some of the questions addressed during...

February 10, 2025

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Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce

Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce. The cucumber-yogurt-dill (tzatziki) sauce was perfect for the Greek oregano chicken roasted with olives, artichoke hearts, and red onions. You can also add some feta as...

February 9, 2025

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The Great Dharma of Zen Practice in Brief

Pilgrims meditating with the Holy Vajra Poles.at the Holy Vajrasana temple. This article provides a brief summary of the entire teaching of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha iII on zen meditation practice. Although the practice...

February 5, 2025

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QUOTE–Meditation

Meditation practice involves realizing the concept of emptiness, realizing that phenomena are devoid of characteristics or attributes, realizing non-attachment, cutting off deluded thoughts, and returning to one’s...

February 5, 2025

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Meditation-Revised

This article summarizing teachings on meditation by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from two sources was originally published in 2018, but was reposted on May 6, 2020 because it was very relevant in our study of zen at that...

February 5, 2025

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Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Expounds The Great Dharma of Zen Practice: Revised

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

February 4, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), February 1, 2025

Today we finished our discussion on Lesson 24 of DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III with the meaning of the line from the Heart Sutra that says “. . . no wisdom and also no...

February 3, 2025

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QUOTE-The Pure Land

The wondrous doctrine of prajna is very profound. For this reason, the Buddha manifested the Pure Land, which is like an illusory city, and spoke words as a skillful means to take in living beings in the three spheres...

February 3, 2025

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Photo of Photo Courtesy: Joyce Lee H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of the World Buddhism Association Headquarters, was invited to preside over the Life Release Event.

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From Ashes to Compassion: Honoring H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a Life Release Event

HPhoto Courtesy: Joyce Lee—H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of...

January 30, 2025

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New Year’s Noodles-Yaki Udon

Japanese Udon Noodles. Happy New Year! We welcomed the Chinese New Year today with a big skillet of Yaki Udon—a stir fried dish of vegetables, different proteins, and very long plump wheat noodles. In Chinese culture...

January 29, 2025

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