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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III delivering Dharma Discourse on ”The Intrinsically Existing Truth of No Arising and No Ceasing in the Universe and in Human Lives Realized by the Buddha Was Not Created by the Buddha” at the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena, California.

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Sunday Class at Temple on Newly Released Discourse by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Last Sunday we listened first to the Buddha Master expound His discourse and then to an English translation of what the Buddha Master said. It is the same discourse that you can see Him giving in the video program...

January 30, 2020

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Geese couple brings their babies to visit the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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Staying at the Temple

People have asked about staying at the temple. We do have rates, registration forms, and FAQ posted on our temple website. These were developed for those wishing to come and take private retreats. Now that some of you...

January 12, 2020

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Ven. Pannavati at Blessing of the Animals ceremony at the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center, May 2019.

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Video of Ven. Pannavati and Dharma Voci Choir at the Heartwood Retreat and Refuge Center in North Carolina

Bhikshunni Pannavati, Co-founder of the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center and much more, in Hendersonville, North Carolina brings her own style of music to her dharma talks and engages her local sangha in music as a...

January 12, 2020

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Food

Green Shakshuka (Non-Vegan)

Green Shakshuka. Shakshuka is a currently popular one-dish treat that can be served at any meal. It usually includes tomatoes, but I prefer the green version given here. It is a common meal in Africa and parts of the...

November 24, 2019

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Thanks, for the Kindles–A Provisional Detailed Table of Contents-UPDATED AGAIN

I will continue to update this Table of Contents as I review and analyze the text. I realize that parts of the preliminary translations I currently have are not yet ready for posting on kindle, but I will add sections...

October 5, 2019

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Retreats to Continue Study the Sutra based on Heart Sutra Planned

There will be two more long retreats to continue our study of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s sutra based on the Heart Sutra from the preliminary English translation of Imparting the Absolute Truth Through the Heart...

June 9, 2019

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Weekend Retreat Survives the Rain

Over 50 disciples attended a weekend retreat at the temple, participating in sitting and walking meditation, chanting, oryoki rituals, and listening to Dharma Discourses by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The weather was...

February 17, 2019

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Silly B, the cat who cried after receiving a Vajra-Bodhi Pill in 2015.

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Silly B Passes On

The cat who cried after receiving the Vajra-Bodhi Pill in Hong Kong in December 2015 has passed on after a fight with cancer. In December 2015, Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche and Gesang Luosang Rinpoche led a meditation retreat...

February 17, 2019

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More Retreats and Classes to be held on “The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation” & “Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra”

I have already reported that I now have permission to read a preliminary and unapproved translation of the 2010 release of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) at the temple, which we did at...

January 27, 2019

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Listen to “Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra”

We will start listening to Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, a book by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III based on a series of very famous discourses given in China in the 1990s, using the text, meaning...

October 28, 2018

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