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What Is a Tantric Initiation and How Important Is It to Receive such an Initiation?

There are different categories and different levels of initiation in Buddhism. There are three erroneous views held by many today concerning tantric initiations: 1) that after you receive a great initiation you no...

June 17, 2018

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What to Study and Practice to Receive Inner-Tantric Initiation

The Buddha Master also emphasized certain writings that should be mastered and followed by anyone wanting to receive a tantric initiation and dharma transmission in the answer given to Question Number 5 given by the...

June 17, 2018

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One Must Manifest the Five Vidyas to Be a Great Holy One

It has been said that some people who are not proficient in the Five Vidyas are still Bodhisattvas, but how can this be? Just being kind, doing good deeds, and being generous with others is good practice and should be...

June 10, 2018

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What Is Cultivation? Evil Views #16 & #29, and Erroneous Views #1, #2, #4, #5, #9, #33, #47, & #89

Many of the evil and erroneous views pertain to cultivation because there are many incorrect teachings on this matter. The most complete and helpful writing on this can be found in The Dharma of Cultivation Transmitted...

May 20, 2018

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"The Wheel of Life," painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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What is Samsara? Evil View #17

In Buddhism, living beings are divided into six categories: heavenly beings, asuras or demi-gods, human beings, animals, hungry ghosts, and those in hell. It is generally understood that each category of...

May 19, 2018

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What Do We Need to Understand About the Law of Cause and Effect? Evil View #26

Karma or the law of causation is not a universal principle in the west, but it is becoming more well known. I became a Buddhist because I could never understand how the Christian God would allow bad things to happen to...

May 14, 2018

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Why Are the Precepts Important? Evil Views #3, #5, #11, & #20

To be a true Buddhist practitioner, you must adhere to any precepts you may have received. This is true no matter which sect you follow within the Theravada, Mahayana, or Vajrayana, AND you need to abide by all of the...

May 8, 2018

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What Is the Goal of Buddhism?

Having perfect good fortune and wisdom, realizing the empty nature of absolute reality (true such-ness), and acquiring mastery over one’s own living and dying are the goals of Buddhism. This is the essence of...

April 14, 2018

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Important Announcements from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters

If you want to become enlightened in this lifetime, you need to seek and receive a true inner-tantric initiation. Starting on day one of this year’s Lunar New Year (February 16, 2018), Holy Virtuous ones and...

March 26, 2018

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Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Sells for $16.5 million at New York Auction

A recent painting, titled Ink Lotus, sold for $16,500,000 in New Your while a second painting, Loquat, sold for $10.2 million in September. In May 2000, A very large painting of a lion and cubs entitled Majesty was sold...

March 22, 2018

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