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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 11, 2025

Today we discussed the methods used by different schools and traditions to attain awakening including the Chan/Zen School, the Dharma Characteristics-Consciousness Only School, the Pure Land School, the Huayen...

January 10, 2025

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New Registration Required to Attend Sunday SAUMOL Readings Starting January 2025

View of Kings Canyon, East of Holy Vajrasana Temple. To start the new year Reba Jinbo is asking everybody to re-register for the Sunday Morning SAUMOL Reading so that he can update his mailing list. The Meeting ID will...

December 28, 2024

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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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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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S01-SAUMOL Seminar continues December 14, 2024

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...

December 8, 2024

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.c., January 19, 2012.

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SAUMOL Seminar continues December 7, 2024

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington DC, January 19, 2012. Reba Jinbo Rinpoche led a seminar on the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) on November 30, 2024, addressing how to...

December 4, 2024

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SAUMOL Seminar starts November 30, 2024

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Wanting to practice and learn the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) and not able to join Reba Jinba’s 6:00 am ZOOM session every Sunday? Reba will be offering...

November 24, 2024

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Photo of Holy Vajrasana Temple view looking East at the snow-capped Sierra Mountains.

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Revising the “Debate” feature of the courses offered at LFBCS

Looking East across the pond at the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center. Snow-capped Sierras are in the background. I am in the process of revising most of the courses offered at Learning from Buddha College &...

October 8, 2024

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QUOTE-Realizing Prajna

Because all living beings, including you disciples, have created much karma over continual lifetimes and eons, we still have to rely on cultivating ourselves to realize prajna.” Expounding the Absolute Truth...

October 1, 2024

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Photo of Vimalakirti debating Manjushri Bodhisattva. Tang Dynasty painting from the Dunhuang Caves

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More on Debating in Buddhism

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...

September 29, 2024

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