A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche
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Feeding Dharma Duck at the Temple
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What Is a Living Being? Evil View #24

Buddhist define living beings as those creatures, large and small, human and non-human, who have consciousness. As noted in an earlier article, we do not consider larger living beings or humans to be more important than...

September 9, 2018
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Who goes to the Pure Land?

Anyone who practices authentic dharma successfully can go to Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land. It is an erroneous view to think otherwise. It is not just for those of the Pure Land sect. Erroneous View #54:  THE VIEW...

August 26, 2018
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"Red-Headed Eagle on a Lone Rock after Having Returned from Thousands of Miles Away." a painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
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Who Has Buddha Nature?

All living beings are equal. We all have the nature of a Buddha and will someday become Buddhas. We must hold all life to be precious whether they be human or from one of the other realms. Erroneous View #32:  THE...

August 26, 2018
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"Chicken Farm"
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Misusing Donations

It is wrong to collect offerings for one’s own greedy use, whether under the guise of building temples or stupas, conducting a dharma assembly or event, or for disaster relief. Erroneous View #87:  THE VIEW THAT IT IS...

August 19, 2018
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Photo of the Kalachakra Mandala.
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Paying for Dharma

Learning the Dharma should always be free and initiations and transmission of dharma cannot be sold. One can only receive initiations and transmitted dharma if their spiritual foundation or karmic affinity is sufficient...

August 19, 2018
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Transferring lifespan

There are many practices that corrupt masters use to dupe their followers. Saying that he or she can transfer part of his or her lifespan is one of them. We must all rely on our own cultivation and practice, and not...

August 19, 2018
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