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Ayya Saddha’s Amazing Story

Ayya Saddha at Holy Vajrasana Temple in (July 23, 2023) meditating peacefully under a tree. Avya Saddha is a Theravada nun from Cambodia–the first Khmer Bhikkhuni to ever take official residence at a Khmer...

September 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), September 7, 2024?

We started Lesson 16 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the line from the Heart Sutra that says, “Form is emptiness; emptiness...

September 9, 2024

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QUOTE-Emptiness

We should understand the truth of emptiness. As long as you think you have any attainment, as long as you think you know and have attained this state of emptiness, then there is no reality that you have realized...

September 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), August 31, 2024?

We finished Lesson 15 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the three doubts of Bodhisattvas and related principles. Part of this discussion follows: What are the three kinds...

September 5, 2024

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Qigong is Different from Buddhism

In Lesson 16 of DCB23-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra last week, the Buddha Master explained how certain visualization practices of qigong related to principles learned in regards to understanding...

September 4, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), August 24, 2024?

We started Lesson 15 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with an introduction to World-Honored Shakyamuni Buddha’s top disciple Sariputra–the meaning of his name, his remarkable...

August 25, 2024

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QUOTE-Questioning

Small questioning leads to small awakening. No questioning leads to no awakening.

Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra -Part Twoby H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha

August 25, 2024

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The Eight Charioteers who brought Buddhism to Tibet

There were eight principal traditions which ‘transported’ the Buddhist teachings from India to Tibet. Some became the major schools or sects of Tibet that we know today while others were assimilated into many of these...

August 25, 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 DCB23-“Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-II”

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 August 24, 2024 we...

August 19, 2024

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