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"Old Tree." painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Taking Refuge & Receiving Precepts

To become a Buddhist, you take refuge in the Buddha, His teachings or the Dharma, and those who have become holy beings or the Sangha. You may either follow the Lesser Vehicle path of the Sravakas (Theravada or Elders)...

QUOTE–Eleven Principles

In the introduction to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s book “Learning From Buddha,” the Buddha Master tells us that we should: Stay far away from feudal superstition, strange or heretically induced...