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QUOTE-What is “Truth”?

That which is called truth has many meanings, such as the truth of liberation and worldly truth. That is, what is named truth is the essential meaning realized from the reality that is in between existence and non...

January 20, 2025

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Quote-Understanding Karmic Hindrances

Understand that karmic hindrances are originally empty. Those who have not yet understood this must first repay their karmic debts from previous lives. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part One, H.H...

January 20, 2025

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H.H. Dodrupchen Rinpoche IV

Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche Thupten Thrinle Palzang (1927-2022), an incarnation of Guru Padmasambhava and also known as the fourth H.H. Dodrupchen Rinpoche, was the holiest great dharma king within the Nyingma lineage...

January 16, 2025

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Photo of Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California.

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Land of the Medicine Buddha Video

Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. Architectual drawing of Mahabodhi Stupa at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. The Land of Medicine Buddha was opened as a Dharma and Retreat...

January 14, 2025

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

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Another Class posted at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary: DCB25

Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” in front of the Buddha. The self-study questions have been added to DCB25-Expounding the Absolute Truth through...

January 14, 2025

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Poster for wild fire relief by Holy Miracles Temple

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A list of other ways to donate to Wild Fire Relief

Click the box below for a list of other ways to help. This one is from the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena who was in the fire evacuation zone for the Pasadena/Altadena fire. The World Buddhism Association Headquarters...

January 12, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 11, 2025

Today we discussed the methods used by different schools and traditions to attain awakening including the Chan/Zen School, the Dharma Characteristics-Consciousness Only School, the Pure Land School, the Huayen...

January 10, 2025

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QUOTE-Supreme Prajna

Only after the manas and alaya consciousnesses are also completely emptied can one enter the correct wisdom of prajna; that is, the state of supreme prajna. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra ...

January 10, 2025

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Roadmap Video to C41(A) and Different Buddhist Lineages

A map and a link to another article on how the major traditions spread throughout Asia have been added at the bottom of this article. The above graphic shows truncated sources of the various Buddhist lineages and the...

January 10, 2025

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Crowd Funding for LA wildfire victims

Please join Fa Zang Lama and Fa Chan Temple with helping provide water and other supplies to fellow Californians suffering from the fires in Southern California. Fa Zang Lama will start by bringing supplies to the Rose...

January 10, 2025

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