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Photo of Fazang Lama making offering at Holy Miracles Temple, 2024 Lunar New Year Dharma Assembly.

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2024 Lunar New Year Prayer at Holy Miracles Temple

Fazanf Lama making offering at Holy Miracles Temple, 2024 Lunar New Year Dharma Assembly.

Join Buddhist disciples as they offer prayers for the new year at the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena, California.

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Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town-November 2024

Rainbow at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California.

The November newsletter for Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town November 2024 is now available.

December 16, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 15, 2024?

There will be three more sessions for our S01-Seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation, December 21 at 9:00 am, December 22 at 1:00 pm, and December 28 at 9:00 am. The Sunday session on the 22nd...

December 14, 2024

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S01-SAUMOL Seminar continues December 21 and 22, 2024

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On December 14 we continued our discussion of the introduction and the “Xiaman Most Excellent Oceanic Mind-essence” parts of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation...

December 14, 2024

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Photo of Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China.

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The Upayakausalya Sutra

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China. I believe the story we discussed at yesterday’s seminar on the SAUMOL is from the Skill-in-Means or Skillful Means Sutra (Upāyakauśalya-sūtra)...

December 14, 2024

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The Wheel of Life showing the Buddha in all of the Six Realms of the Desire Realm, a painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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Correct Use of the Sutras and Other Holy Works

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...

December 12, 2024

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QUOTE-Who can hear the Dharma?

Both humans and non-humans can listen to a Buddha expound Dharma. Therefore, to say that only humankind can listen to the true Dharma is extremely selfish speech. Buddha Dharma in the heavenly realms is higher than...

December 12, 2024

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The World Buddhism Association Headquarters, Holy Miracles Temple, and Sanger Mission hosted a Dharma assembly honoring the Holy Birthday of Namo Amitabha Buddha.

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Amitabha Buddha’s Holy Birthday celebrated at Holy Miracles Temple

The World Buddhism Association Headquarters, Holy Miracles Temple, and Sanger Mission hosted a Dharma assembly honoring the Holy Birthday of Namo Amitabha Buddha. Pasadena, December 8, 2024 — The Grand Hall of Holy...

December 12, 2024

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Use of Artifical Intelligence (AI) in Buddhist Studies

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha as generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recently Reba Jinbo Rinpoche introduced me to a new app called “Co-Pilot.” Being curious and having had some good experience with AI already, I...

December 12, 2024

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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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Enroll in DCB24-“Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III”

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. On January 4, 2025 we...

December 9, 2024

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