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English Class on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” to be given at Hua Zang Si January 27 & 28, 2024

In 1992, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gave a series of very famous discourses in China using the text, meaning, and principles of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva’s Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra to clearly explain the...

January 25, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 20, 2024?

On January 20 we finished our discussion of the paramitas and other Bodhisattva practices part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice. After summarizing the six paramitas...

January 25, 2024

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Quote-Attaining Liberation

Practitioners must especially bear in mind that becoming awakened to the reality state of the three prajnas is not tantamount to attaining liberation and does not mean that cultivation is no longer needed. I previously...

January 25, 2024

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Quote-Plain Dharmakaya

There is the state where for the first time suddenly delusive thoughts are removed, such that the prior thought is already gone, and the next thought has not yet arisen. After achieving such a state or after realizing...

January 25, 2024

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Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with "Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra" in front of the Buddha.

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Zoom Discussions of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” Have Started

Holy Vajrasana Temple, Buddha Hall with “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” in front of the Buddha. We should finish our review of Part One of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart...

January 25, 2024

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Photo Credit: Joyce Lee The World Buddhism Association Headquarters Vice President Jiaozun Zhengda presided over a Dharma Assembly in Marina Del Ray, California

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2024 H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day Commemoration

The World Buddhism Association Headquarters Vice President Jiaozun Zhengda presided over a Dharma Assembly in Marina Del Ray, California, Photo Credit: Joyce Lee. In a Dharma Assembly held at Marina Del Ray, California...

January 23, 2024

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Photograph of painting depicting a scene from the Chinese classic Journey to the West. The painting shows the four heroes of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. The painting is a decoration on the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The photograph was taken by Rolf Müller on April 17, 2005.

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Journey to the West: Gongjue Tuji’s Story

Painting depicting a scene from the Chinese classic “Journey to the West” showing the four heroes of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Monk Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche...

January 22, 2024

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Opening Ceremony for Benevolence Temple in Las Vegas, January 18, 2024

Disciples of Buddhism and honorary guests were treated to a vibrant grand opening for a new house of worship in central Las Vegas. Holy Guru Zhengda Jiaozun sprinkles blessed water while joined by invited dignitaries...

January 21, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 13, 2024?

On January 13 we almost finished our discussion of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist...

January 15, 2024

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Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche Establishes H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Website in Germany

Altar at Xuanfa Dharmazentrum, Cologne, Germany. There is now a beautiful website in German (and English) in Europe that introduces H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the authentic Buddha Dharma of Shakyamuni Buddha as...

January 14, 2024

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