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Photo of Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250.

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The Mountains & Waters Discourse (Sansui Kyo)

Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. The Sansui Kyo, sometimes referred to as the Mountains and Waters Sutra is a short essay by the 13th century Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253)...

July 22, 2024

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Commentary from Class on “The Ten Illusory Things”

A mirage of water on a road. In a recent class on the passage “. . . illuminated the five aggregates, saw that they are all empty. . .” from Expounding the Absolute Truth from the Heart Sutra, we engaged in...

July 22, 2024

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QUOTE-Marvelous Existence

It clearly illustrates the truth that true emptiness is marvelous existence. Although all phenomena are illusory, if one is not attached to them, then marvelous existence will transform into true emptiness. If one is...

July 21, 2024

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QUOTE-Difference between Living Beings and Buddhas & Bodhisattvas

The only difference between living beings on the one hand and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on the other hand is the difference between being deluded and being awake. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart...

July 21, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), July 13, 2024?

We finished discussing Lesson 12 of the text of DCB22-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: “PART TWO-I “. . . saw that they (the five aggregates) were all empty. . .” at our July 13...

July 18, 2024

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QUOTE-Emptiness of Dharmas

The emptiness of dharmas is a state to be realized by Bodhisattvas. Not only should one realize the emptiness of personhood and self and the emptiness of mind, one should also realize the emptiness of dharmas. That is...

July 18, 2024

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Dharma Assembly for Dharma Protecting Deities Held at Hua Zang Si

Skanda Bodhisattva at Hua Zang Si. Dharma Assembly honoring Skanda Bodhisattva & Guan-Yu Dharma Protector was held at Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist Temple in San Francisco, California on July 7, 2040. The next Dharma...

July 18, 2024

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Photo of Procession at 2024 H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Birthday Celebration.

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Video of 2024 Holy Birthday of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Procession at 2024 H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Birthday Celebration. The celebration of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s birthday was held in Glendale, California on June 14 and 15, 2024. View the video below of the...

July 18, 2024

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The Ways to Become a Holy Being or Saint

Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. The following charts have been part of the “Buddhist Practice” section of the Holy...

July 10, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), July 6, 2024?

We finished discussing Lesson 11 of the text of DCB22-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: PART TWO-I at our July 6, 2024 ZOOM session. After discussing DCB 11C-“Becoming a Good...

July 7, 2024

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