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Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

Xiuxing Practice Program & Solitary Retreat Requirements

Image of Mahakala Vajra at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This article is a revised version of one posted on March 28 that highlights and updates the features of the...

June 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 8, 2024?

I added another question and related quote to the summary of the May 4, 2024 Class on DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna”. It relates to what Buddhists, even Bodhisattvas, should do to deal with those who do great...

June 9, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 1, 2024?

Today, we finished our ZOOM discussion of the Dharma to Pass through Barriers in Lesson 39, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna.” The discussion focused on what is...

June 1, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 25, 2024?

We finished our ZOOM discussion of Lesson 38-Preliminary Practices, Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) class DCB26 “How to Realize Prajna” on May 25, 2024. The discussion focused on the three...

May 26, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), May 11, 2024?

We continued our ZOOM class discussion of Lesson 37 “How to Realize Prajna” with a discussion of the methods used in the various sects of Buddhism to generate a mind that is determined to leave samsara and how to...

May 16, 2024

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Photo of Amita (Rebecca) Hunt in Hong Kong.

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Ode to the Holy Vajra Poles

Amita (Rebecca) Hunt in Hong Kong in 2015. When people do Solitary Retreats at the temple, they respond in different ways to the temple environment. Some sing. Many chant and some dance. We missed recording the opening...

May 9, 2024

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Experiencing a Solitary Retreat

Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche, Solitary Retreatant. The following story in Chinese and also translated into English is the experience of Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche from the Bodhisattva Wish Temple in New York City...

May 8, 2024

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

We finished our discussion of “consciousness” and the Five Aggregates in DCB22 with a mandate from the Buddha Master that we must immediately begin our cultivation, starting right where we are. When Do You...

April 24, 2024

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Quotes Retreats

Do Not Be a Believer in Appearances

Anjushri (Armine) Alioto attended a thirty-day solitary retreat at the Dharma Protector Chapel at the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center near Sanger, California in October 2023. Although she had the use of a tent...

April 6, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 30, 2024?

On March 30, 2024 we began our study of Lesson 11A, the Fifth Aggregate-Consciousness, from DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part Two-I. The following are key points from last...

April 6, 2024

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