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Manjurshri Bodhisattva stands guard over the Chinese edition of 'Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra' on the altar in the Buddha Hall at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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New Course: DCB24-HEART SUTRA III

Manjurshri Bodhisattva stands guard over the Chinese edition of ‘Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra’ on the altar in the Buddha Hall at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. I finally added the...

October 10, 2024

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Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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New Course: D06-Preliminary & Main Practices.

Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. A new course has been added that is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to understand and practice the Dharma...

October 10, 2024

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Visit to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Kings Canyon. Last week I was able to visit both Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. It is about an hour and a half drive from the temple. We are located right next to the foothills, so the drive is a delightful...

October 9, 2024

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Statue of the Thousand Armed Kuan Yin Bodhisattva at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California.

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Donation Drive-Hua Zang Si

20th Anniversary Celebration, “Love without Limits” Donation Drive, Hua Zang Si, San Francisco. Join Hua Zang Si in celebrating 20 years of upholding and spreading the authentic teachings...

October 8, 2024

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Events Food

Greek Tzatziki Salad

Greek Tzatziki Salad. This is a very refreshing and filling salad. The cashews give a crunch, but should only be added just before serving. It is great served with spicy chili and garlic toast. The dill from my herb...

October 4, 2024

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QUOTE-Realizing Prajna

Because all living beings, including you disciples, have created much karma over continual lifetimes and eons, we still have to rely on cultivating ourselves to realize prajna.” Expounding the Absolute Truth...

October 1, 2024

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

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More on Debating in Buddhism

Vimalakirti debating Manjushri Bodhisattva. Tang Dynasty painting from the Dunhuang Caves. With a major national focus on the Vice Presidential debates now, it is timely to consider again what “debate” can...

September 29, 2024

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What is the Purpose of Debates in Learning Dharma?

Inside the Jampaling Monastery in Chamdo Town of Chamdo Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region, monks are enjoying sutra debates over Buddhist scriptures. This has been a well established training technique used by some...

September 29, 2024

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Painting by Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Portrait of Su Shi (Su DongPo (1037-1101) crossing the river to meet Chan Master Foyin, the frontispiece in the Album of Both Odes on the Red Cliff. 1301. Ink on paper. National Palace Museum, Taipei.

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The Story of Su Dongpo’s Farts

Portrait of Su Shi (Su DongPo (1037-1101) crossing the river to meet Chan Master Foyin. In 2000, when H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III first came to America, He gave a notable discourse entitled “It Will Be Fruitless...

September 25, 2024

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