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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), July 27, 2024?

We finished Lesson 13 with our study of the “Ten Illusory Things” and what they can teach us about emptiness as well as “The Eighteen Kinds of Emptiness”. The Buddha Master provided a detailed...

August 2, 2024

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Holy Vajra Pill that flew to the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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Comparison of the Various Traditions of Buddhism and Other World Religions–GOALS

Holy Vajra Pill that flew to the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This chart, taken from the my forthcoming book (CLICK for more details), represents my understanding of how one progresses on the path to...

October 28, 2023

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Comparison of the Various Traditions of Buddhism and Other World Religions–Vows & Practices

Holy Vajra Pill that flew to the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. This chart, also from my forthcoming book (CLICK for more details), shows the vows and major practices followed in each of the various Buddhist...

October 28, 2023

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New Course on Master Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Available with Series of ZOOM Discussions starting April 29

Bronze statue of Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419). The chart offering an overview of the course has been revised to include a “Conclusion” lesson that offers the next steps on the path beyond what is included in the Lam Rim. I...

May 15, 2023

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The World’s Largest Buddhist Temple

Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia. My brother Glenn sent me this video and I wanted to share it with you. This seventh or ninth century Mahayana Buddhist Temple is one place I would still like to visit. I knew it had...

April 11, 2021

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Continued

This morning, October 11, 2020, during our morning service, we continued our reading of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra with Shakyamuni Buddha asking each of his 500 Arhat students to go and ask Venerable...

October 11, 2020

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Dharma Class on Five Evil and Sixteen Erroneous Views Concerning Holy Beings Continues on September 13, 2020

We discussed various questions raised about evil and erroneous views held concerning holy beings today and agreed to meet again next Sunday at 2:00 pm PDT to reflect on how what we have learned from these teachings from...

September 6, 2020

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Example of accomplishment in the Five Vidyas by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III whereby Mist is permanently contained in a rock sculpture.

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Debates on the Five Vidyas

I first want to apologize for any confusion from our debates on the Erroneous Views Concerning the Five Vidyas that were part of yesterday’s class. Because there were only two somewhat similar “views,”...

August 10, 2020

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