This article summarizing teachings on meditation by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from two sources was originally published in 2018, but was reposted on May 6, 2020 because it was very relevant in our study of zen at that...
“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...
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...
The Wheel of Life showing the Buddha in all of the Six Realms of the Desire Realm, a painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. In the very last part of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra the Buddha...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On December 7 we continued our discussion of the introduction and Xiamen Most Excellent Oceanic Mind-essence parts of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) with Reba...
Guardstone with a guardian deva with a multi-headed naga around its head and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This is a reposting of an earlier article that includes...
Spirit beings or orbs dance around four of the vajra poles as seen in this photograph taken after a meditation retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. In 2018 we held a series of ZOOM classes on Learning from Buddha...
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...
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III [The following combines my notes and understanding from listening to several English translations of the first two of three CDs on a discourse given by the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2000...
The Pope of Buddhism, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. There is an on-line encyclopedia that now has a wide selection of information on H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III with links to more. It provides considerable information in...