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Photo of Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddha Town in Hesperia, CA.

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Visit to Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddha Town, Hesperia, California

Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddha Town in Hesperia, CA. Sunlight sparkled like diamonds on the surface of Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddha Town in Hesperia when our retreat group visited it Saturday afternoon...

August 31, 2021

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Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva.

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September 4 & 11, 2021 Reading of Dharma Discourses on Supernormal Powers, Qigong, and Cultivating Good Fortune & Wisdom

Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva. We will repeat the second part of the Discourse on “Cultivating Good Fortune and Wisdom”, which also discusses qigong along with another discourse...

August 31, 2021

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III delivering Dharma Discourse on ”The Intrinsically Existing Truth of No Arising and No Ceasing in the Universe and in Human Lives Realized by the Buddha Was Not Created by the Buddha” at the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena, California.

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Second Reading of a Dharma Discourse Saturday, September 7, on “Receiving the Effects of the Causes You Plant”

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III delivering Dharma Discourse at the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena, California. In 1995 H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III traveled to many countries. While in Taiwan, He gave a series of Dharma...

August 31, 2021

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Fazhang Lama at his repentance ceremony.

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Only a Buddha is the King of Compassion, Free of Any Anger or Hatred, Who Benefits Living Beings Without Any Consideration of Personal Honor or Disgrace

If you have not seen Christopher Arsenault’s repentance ceremony where he became Fazhong Lama again, you will want to watch the attached video from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters. I believe the video and...

August 20, 2021

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“Why Learn Buddhism” Dharma Discourse read July 31 and August 17, 2021

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha. While still in China, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gave a Dharma Discourse for beginners on the birthday of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva that dealt with the question, “Why do You Learn Buddhism?” In...

August 16, 2021

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The College and Seminary for Learning from Buddha Opens

Painting of Arhat with Books by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We will start a program emphasizing first the Dharma Discourses and Sutras (Suttas) of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and of Shakyamuni Buddha, then the classic...

August 11, 2021

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Other Beings Come to ZOOM Class

Orbs appeared in attic of Holy Vajrasana Temple while the temple was being remodeled. The little light that was with us for the entire reading last night appeared like one of the strings. At least one “orb” was visible...

August 7, 2021

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The Avukana Buddha Statue in remote north Central Sri Lanka is over 40-foot high. It dates to the 5th century and is still attached to the rock face on which it was carved.

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“The Supreme and Magnificent Dharma,” a Dharma Discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was Repeated, Tuesday August 3rd

The Avukana Buddha Statue in remote north Central Sri Lanka is over 40-foot high. It dates to the 5th century and is still attached to the rock face on which it was carved. We listened to and discussed “The Supreme and...

August 3, 2021

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Sutras and Commentaries to Be Mastered-Revised

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has told us that if you want to be a master with disciples, you must deeply enter some of the sutras and commentaries (treatises) to establish a foundation. These include, but are not...

August 1, 2021

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Photo of Venerable Vimalakirti debating Manjushri Bodhisattva. Tang Dynasty painting from the Dunhuang Caves

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Sunday Afternoon Class on the Vimalakirti Niradesa Sutra finished on August 1, 2021

We finished our class discussion on the Vimalakirti Sutra today, August 1, with the remaining students presenting their summary of their favorite chapters. Today the students summarized chapters 9-14. One of the side...

August 1, 2021

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