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Photo of Refuge Certificate booklet in English and Chinese.
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Requesting Revised Refuge Certificates

In 2021, the Taking Refuge Certificate was revised to include certain definitive tenets imparted by Buddha and revise the descriptions of other parts of the certificate. If you received the above certificate, it is not...

March 13, 2024
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What makes you a Buddhist?

It is not enough to just participate in a refuge ceremony and receive a refuge certificate–you need to behave like a Buddha, following the precepts and not holding any of the 128 views that have been discussed on...

September 30, 2018
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"Old Tree." painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
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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)...

July 22, 2018
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