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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 30, 2023?

On December 30 we continued our discussion of of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist...

January 5, 2024

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Steven James Holstrom Memorial

There will be a reading of the Amitabha Buddha Sutra for Steven James Holstrom at the Holy Vajrasana Temple on January 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. You may join us on line using . Mr. Holstrom, the father of our...

January 4, 2024

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Celebration of Amitabha Buddha’s Birthday Held at Hua Zang Si

Amitabha Buddha Dharma Assembly, Hua Zang Si, December 24, 2023. Hua Zang Si, our temple in San Francisco, held it’s annual Dharma Assembly to celebrate the birthday of Amitabha Buddha on December 24, 2023. There...

January 4, 2024

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.c., January 19, 2012.

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Releasing Captured Lives & Doing Charity Work to Celebrate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, Washington, DC, January 19, 2012. The following is taken from an article written in partnership with Robert Wright that was published in the LA Weekly on January 26, 2023. CLICK to see the...

December 26, 2023

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Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with "Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra" in front of the Buddha.

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On-Line Chants for the Holy Vajrasana Temple-Revised Again

Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall. Having received requests for this article with the chants we chant during the 6:00 am temple zoom boadcast, I am reposting FYI. Please note that some chants that we use have been...

December 25, 2023

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Mystery of Consciousness: Non-Buddhist Perspective

Graham Hancock, 2022. During last weeks zoom discussion several participants shared information on videos they had seen concerning consciousness. Here is a conversation between two non-Buddhist British writers on the...

December 23, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 16, 2023?

On December 16 we continued our discussion of of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of...

December 20, 2023

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day

Life Release Event to Pray for Blessings will be held Sunday, January 14, 2024 to respectfully honor H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. The event is sponsored by H.H. DOrje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum. On...

December 20, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

REVISED SCHEDULE-Zoom Discussions to be held on C41-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhism and DCB22

Je Tsongkapa (1357–1419), Thanka at the Rubin Museum. Free Course and Series of ZOOM Discussions featuring the teachings of two Buddhas: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Je Tsongkhapa are available on certain Saturdays...

December 20, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 9, 2023?

We continued our discussion of of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice. We will...

December 10, 2023

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