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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), September 14, 2024?

We finished Lesson 16 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 continuing our discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the line from the Heart Sutra that says, “Form is...

September 16, 2024

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Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Dharma Assembly Held at Hua Zang Si

Ksitigarbha Bodhsattva at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist temple in San Francisco, celebrated the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Dharma Assembly on September 1, 2024. Ksitigarbha...

September 16, 2024

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Photo of Night Light from International Art Museum of America.

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Night Light available from IAMA

We have been invited to help promote this year’s cultural and creative product from the International Art Museum of America (IAMA) in San Francisco. This particular night light has a great effect, measuring 14cm x 18cm...

September 14, 2024

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Ayya Saddha’s Amazing Story

Ayya Saddha at Holy Vajrasana Temple in (July 23, 2023) meditating peacefully under a tree. Avya Saddha is a Theravada nun from Cambodia–the first Khmer Bhikkhuni to ever take official residence at a Khmer...

September 9, 2024

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Qigong is Different from Buddhism

In Lesson 16 of DCB23-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra last week, the Buddha Master explained how certain visualization practices of qigong related to principles learned in regards to understanding...

September 4, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), August 24, 2024?

We started Lesson 15 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with an introduction to World-Honored Shakyamuni Buddha’s top disciple Sariputra–the meaning of his name, his remarkable...

August 25, 2024

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Photo of Vulture Peak (Gridhrakūta) in Rajgir, India.

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Five Time Periods of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Teaching

Vulture Peak (Gridhrakūta) in Rajgir, India. At our class discussion on August 24, 2024, we discussed the second and third sentences from the Prajna-Paramita Heart Sutra: “Sariputra, form does not differ from...

August 25, 2024

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The Eight Charioteers who brought Buddhism to Tibet

There were eight principal traditions which ‘transported’ the Buddhist teachings from India to Tibet. Some became the major schools or sects of Tibet that we know today while others were assimilated into many of these...

August 25, 2024

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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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Enroll in DCB23-“Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-II”

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. On August 24, 2024 we...

August 19, 2024

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