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New Course on Master Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Available with Series of ZOOM Discussions starting April 29

Bronze statue of Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419). The chart offering an overview of the course has been revised to include a “Conclusion” lesson that offers the next steps on the path beyond what is included in the Lam Rim. I...

May 15, 2023

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Flyer for C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice

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May 10, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 6, 2023?

We discussed Lesson 2-“The Preliminaries to Taking the Path” today to better understand the importance of listening to and reading Dharma and how to do so in the correct way. We also heard the foundation...

May 9, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

Schedule of Events at the Holy Vajrasana Temple-REVISED

The July retreat at the Temple has been cancelled. Saturday discussions started on April 29 with an introductory class on C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice. Two short retreats are scheduled for...

May 2, 2023

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

Zoom discussion yesterday, April 29, 2023 covered the introduction to C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice. We explored how Buddhism came to the West from many different cultures and periods of...

April 30, 2023

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C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice Text Sources -REVISED

Je Tsongkapa (1357–1419), Thanka at the Rubin Museum. The main text may be currently available on Amazon. However you may also be able to find Principal Teachings of Buddhism by Je Tsongkhapa with commentary by Pabongka...

April 16, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 1, 2023

This Morning we discussed Lesson 7 of DCB21 on the History of Master Xuanzang (602-664 CE), the Chinese translator who went to India to seek the correct Dharma and transform the translation process of bringing the...

April 2, 2023

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Crown Opening

…no matter what kind of Buddha-dharma one practices, Mahayana, Hinayana, Exoteric or Esoteric Buddhism, as long as it is about Buddha-dharma, one’s crown has to open up to be able to become accomplished. If not...

April 2, 2023

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Opening Your Crown

Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Since we discussed the significance of opening your crown in attaining liberation at our recent LFBCS class, I thought it might be helpful to provide access to the discourse that...

April 2, 2023

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C41(A)-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice

Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). This course is designed to introduce the basic teachings of both H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the 14th Century Tibetan Master Je Tsongkhapa in the context of Je Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim or...

April 1, 2023

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