Pilgrims meditating with the Holy Vajra Poles.at the Holy Vajrasana temple. This article provides a brief summary of the entire teaching of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha iII on zen meditation practice. Although the practice...
“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...
Vulture Peak (Gridhrakūta) in Rajgir, India. At our class discussion on August 24, 2024, we discussed the second and third sentences from the Prajna-Paramita Heart Sutra: “Sariputra, form does not differ from...
Bamiyan, Cave in Afghanistan that held the Bamiyan Buddha that was destroyed by Taliban Islamic militia in 2001. I’ve updated this article again from 2022 to augment other articles posted now. In 2022, I added more...
Several new courses have been added for those enrolled in either the Buddhist Studies or the Xiuxing Seminary programs: DCB24-Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra: Part TWO-III, C23...
Sculpture of Ānanda from Wat Khao Rup Chang, Songkhla, Thailand. A fellow student sent me this sutra from Shakyamuni Buddha after telling me he had received benefit from this practice. My understanding is that it can be...
2024 Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Hua Zang Si, a San Francisco Temple in the Mission District, celebrated Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly at 9:30 am on May 11, 2024...
On February 10, 2024 we started DCB22- Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Text of the Heart Sutra-I by looking at the origins and meaning of Avalokiteshvara’s names. We learned that “unimpeded freedom and...
If one has not realized emptiness of self, how could one be unimpeded by sentient beings and insentient things?” To realize other-emptiness, one must achieve self-emptiness. Thus, one cannot deviate from the true...