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"Nostalgia for the Homeland," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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Erroneous Views Concerning Illness

If you are ill, you must cultivate yourself, request empowerment and Buddhist pills, seek medical help, and take appropriate medicine. You should not just rely on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and empowerment. Erroneous...

July 15, 2018

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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Precise definition of Buddha-Dharma

The term Buddha-Dharma is used in different ways in different contexts. It can mean our actual practice, the results and manifestations from that practice, what the Buddhas taught, or as Dorje PaMu once described it as...

July 8, 2018

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Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Although the eight great bodhisattvas all possess the same qualities and powers, each one displays perfection in a particular area or activity. Youthful Manjushri embodies wisdom; glorious Vajrapani represents...

June 24, 2018

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What and Who Is a Bodhisattva?

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III warns us that there are three evil and seven erroneous views that you might hold concerning Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. The short discourse that His Holiness gave on each of these can be found...

June 24, 2018

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"Pink Lotus," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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What is Bodhichitta and How Important is it in Buddhism?

Bodhicitta is holy compassion that truly helps living beings become liberated from suffering. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III tells us there are several evil and erroneous views that are held concerning bodhichitta...

June 24, 2018

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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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