Category - Retreats

Chanting at Amitabha Buddha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom

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New Bilingual Discourse Released in Rosemead, Sanger, and Hesperia

The students who attended the recent retreat in Sanger and others were able to hear a newly released discourse by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III entitled “Taking Refuge to Become a Buddhist Disciple and Practicing...

March 17, 2020

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Serving and receiving Oryoki lunch at retreat.

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Seven-Day Retreat Held at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Students came from North Carolina, California, and Arizona to hear and read from a preliminary translation of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. They also were able to hear a newly released discourse...

February 15, 2020

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February Meditation Retreat with Details about Classes on Heart Sutra

This retreat on His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III’s sutra Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra will start at the beginning and hopefully cover the first 120 pages that are devoted to...

January 30, 2020

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Buddha Hall at The Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California.

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Schedule of English & Spanish Buddhist Classes and Retreats for 2020

The following represents the schedule for English and Spanish dharma classes for 2020. Please check calendar before you come as dates may change and new ones may be added. Spanish translators are only confirmed for the...

January 20, 2020

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February Retreat at Temple will focus on Prajna, Parami, and Ta

There are still a few beds open at the temple and room for many more commuters to our February 7-14 retreat on the Heart Sutra. We will have Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Theravada disciples and both lay and monastics...

January 12, 2020

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Geese couple brings their babies to visit the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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Staying at the Temple

People have asked about staying at the temple. We do have rates, registration forms, and FAQ posted on our temple website. These were developed for those wishing to come and take private retreats. Now that some of you...

January 12, 2020

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Ven. Pannavati at Blessing of the Animals ceremony at the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center, May 2019.

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Video of Ven. Pannavati and Dharma Voci Choir at the Heartwood Retreat and Refuge Center in North Carolina

Bhikshunni Pannavati, Co-founder of the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center and much more, in Hendersonville, North Carolina brings her own style of music to her dharma talks and engages her local sangha in music as a...

January 12, 2020

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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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Year-End Retreat: Classes on remainder of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

The last retreat we have scheduled on the Buddha Master’s sutra that uses the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra to teach us how to realize prajna will start Friday evening, December 27, at 7:00 with the introduction to...

December 22, 2019

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Coconut-Gochujang Tofu

I often use Gochujang paste, a fermented Korean chili seasoning that is slightly sweet and not too hot. Be careful, some of the cheaper versions use corn syrup, and are not GMO or gluten free. It should be a naturally...

November 25, 2019

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Holy Vajrasana Temple at Heavenly Lake proposed

I’ve been busy reworking our plans for a second temple and retreat center to be located at Buddhist Town at Holy Heavenly Lake in Hesperia, California. This weekend I was able to see the overall master plan and...

November 19, 2019

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