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Photo of Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China.

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The Upayakausalya Sutra

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China. I believe the story we discussed at yesterday’s seminar on the SAUMOL is from the Skill-in-Means or Skillful Means Sutra (Upāyakauśalya-sūtra)...

December 14, 2024

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Photo of Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250.

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The Mountains & Waters Discourse (Sansui Kyo)

Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. The Sansui Kyo, sometimes referred to as the Mountains and Waters Sutra is a short essay by the 13th century Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253)...

July 22, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 1, 2023

This Morning we discussed Lesson 7 of DCB21 on the History of Master Xuanzang (602-664 CE), the Chinese translator who went to India to seek the correct Dharma and transform the translation process of bringing the...

April 2, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 18, 2023

This Saturday, March 18, 2023, we finished our discussion of “ta” with a discussion on whether it is possible to attain sudden enlightenment including a discussion of what happened with the sixth patriarch of Chan/Zen...

March 19, 2023

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Introduction to “Learning from Buddha”-REVISED

The following is a reposting of an article from this blog originally posted on September 21, 2020. I have added a paragraph to include the works of other masters that we should study and include other related links...

January 8, 2023

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Protocols for Continuing the Readings of the SAUMOL

We have now been able to hold a virtual reading of all of what we have in English of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. Sunday morning March 7 we started with the Introduction, Preface, and the...

April 2, 2021

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The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) Available

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. I am so happy to be able to read for you the SAUMOL during our virtual Sunday Service. I will continue this coming Sunday, March 14, with the third mind-essence, the “Most Excellent...

March 8, 2021

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra

At our Sunday morning chanting yesterday we started with a reading on the first two chapters of The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra. I chose the Charles Luk translation from the Chinese translation by Kumarajiva, but there...

September 21, 2020

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Homework for Next Class

You should read and reread Part I of Learning from Buddha, “If You Learn Dharma but Do Not Cultivate Yourself, You Cannot Attain Accomplishment.” We will also review what we learned from the first class...

September 21, 2020

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"Pink Lotus," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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The Lotus Sutra: Chapter XXV—The Gateway to Every Direction [Manifested by Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara]

We have started reading from certain sutras at our Sunday morning service. Today we listened to the first part of Chapter 25, often referred to as the Kuan Yin or Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva chapter or sutra. Next week...

August 30, 2020

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