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Second “Learning from Buddha” class to be held in San Diego.

“If You Cultivate Yourself, But Do Not Learn Dharma, You Cannot Generate Realization Powers” is the second dharma class from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s book Learning from Buddha, which will be held at the Eye...

November 10, 2019

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Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China.

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The Four Bodhisattva Vows–Los Cuatro Vows del Bodhisattva

The second chant, done every morning and known as “The Four Bodhisattva Vows,” is from our refuge ceremony and one of the set of vows taken when you become a Buddhist: The Four Bodhisattva Vows...

September 22, 2019

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Dharma Practice Is Not Enough: Evil View #9

Although practicing the dharma you learn is essential, it is not enough. You must also cultivate yourself. This is true for those who practice basic meditation as well as those who have very advanced tantric practices...

January 13, 2019

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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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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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Evil Views concerning Buddha-Dharma: #19, #25, & #27

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III warns us of three evil views concerning how we regard the teachings and application of those teachings of the Buddhas to our lives in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation...

July 8, 2018

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What Is Cultivation? Evil Views #16 & #29, and Erroneous Views #1, #2, #4, #5, #9, #33, #47, & #89

Many of the evil and erroneous views pertain to cultivation because there are many incorrect teachings on this matter. The most complete and helpful writing on this can be found in The Dharma of Cultivation Transmitted...

May 20, 2018

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Second “Learning from Buddha” class to be held in San Diego.

The Four Bodhisattva Vows–Los Cuatro Vows del Bodhisattva

Dharma Practice Is Not Enough: Evil View #9

Who goes to the Pure Land?

Paying for Dharma

Evil Views concerning Buddha-Dharma: #19, #25, & #27

What Is Cultivation? Evil Views #16 & #29, and Erroneous Views #1, #2, #4, #5, #9, #33, #47, & #89