Manjurshri Bodhisattva stands guard over the Chinese edition of ‘Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra’ on the altar in the Buddha Hall at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. On January 4, 2025 we...
Several new courses have been added for those enrolled in either the Buddhist Studies or the Xiuxing Seminary programs: DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: Part TWO-III, C23...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On December 7 we continued our discussion of the introduction and Xiamen Most Excellent Oceanic Mind-essence parts of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) with Reba...
Magical Chili. I got tired of checking each time I wanted to post a new recipe to see if I had already posted it so I compiled a master list of what I had posted and wanted to share it. I was surprised to see how many...
Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. Patriarch Dogen is the author of the “Teno Kyokun” often translated as “Instructions to a Zen Cook.” The following is an...
“If the six tastes are not suitable and if the food lacks the three virtues, the tenzo’s offering to the assembly is not complete.” Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), Teno Kyokun (How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to...
Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto). Chimichurri is a tasty uncooked pesto-like sauce used as an ingredient in cooking and as a table condiment in Argentina and other Latin American countries. In its green form it is...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington DC, January 19, 2012. Reba Jinbo Rinpoche led a seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) on November 30, 2024, addressing how to...
Kuan Yin Bodhisattva of the Southern Seas, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Kansas City, MO. Baima Gabu Rinpoche is facilitating a Learning from Buddha College & Seminary (LFBCS) course on the famous Indian Mahasiddha...
Chili Oil. I want to introduce you to my favorite cooking channel. It is by a young talented Canadian based Chinese cook who provides simple delicious fusion vegan dishes from every tradition. My dear friend Gesang...