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Discussion on Preliminary Practices Begins on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Student studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. Today, October 1, 2022, we continued our discussion of questions from DCB26 on “How to Realize Prajna” a discourse...

October 1, 2022

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Discussion on Causality Continued on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Attendees all witnessed Buddhas bestow nectar at the dharma assembly, as a congratulation to the Supreme Treasure Scripture “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Yesterday, September 24...

September 25, 2022

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Meditation Retreats Planned for Temple

Details of “Jewels” that appeared on Grass Mandala. We have not been able to reschedule retreats for most of the past two years. Now that the Pandemic is official over, we are trying to open up the temple...

September 25, 2022

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The Learning from Buddha College and Seminary-What’s New-September 20, 2022?

The final course from Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra has been updated to include the video of our zoom discussion held with 28 participants on September 17, 2022. We covered most of the questions...

September 20, 2022

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Studying the Heart Sutra at recent retreat at the temple.

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Discussion Held on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. We held our first zoom session this morning and were able to discuss various questions for this part of DCB26-How to Realize...

September 17, 2022

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Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra

We just finished another 30-day retreat (August 5-September 5, 2022) devoted to studying Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. Seventeen people participated and eight were able to complete reading the...

September 12, 2022

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The Learning from Buddha College and Seminary–What’s New?

This week we have added a number of new courses to the curriculum plus a very short video that serves as a visitors guide to anyone visiting the site for the first time. Reba Jinbo Rinpoche also added three new user...

April 14, 2022

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Learning from Buddha College & Seminary Opens

Altar at the Holy Vajrasana Temple in Sanger, California with copy of “Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” I can think of no way to better honor our beloved Buddha Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...

April 7, 2022

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10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California.

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Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center will not open.

10161 Choiceana Avenue, Hesperia, California. We will not attempt to hold classes at Hesperia at this time. For now we will just focus on developing the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center so as to support the...

April 7, 2022

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Photo of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva of the Southern Seas, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Kansas City, MO.

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Dharma Class on Shantideva’s “Bodhisattvacharyavatara” will continue on December 19, 2021

Guan Yin Bodhisattva of the Southern Seas, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Kansas City, MO. On October 3, 2021, we finished reading the text of Shantideva’s “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.” It was decided...

October 24, 2021

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