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Events Honoring the Holy Birthday of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Dharma Assembly, Glendale, California. There are many events scheduled in June and July to respectfully honor the birthday of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III including the Dharma Assembly in...

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Dharma Assembly Respectfully Honoring the Holy Birthday of Namo Dorje Chang Buddha III-June 27 & 28, 2026

In commemoration of the upcoming Holy Birthday of Namo Dorje Chang Buddha III, the World Buddhism Association Headquarters, Holy Miracles Temple, Hua Zang Si, Benevolence Temple, and the Sanger Mission are jointly...

June 9, 2026

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Green Tara as the Yidam-REVISED AGAIN

I have again revised the article to include a link to our Evening Service Chant Book that includes the”Twenty-One Verses of Praise to Tara” in both English and Chinese and a link to Gongjue Tuji’s...

June 9, 2026

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Holy Vajrasana Temple Evening Service now on-line

Green Tara The Evening Chanting at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center is usually done at 5:00 pm Monday through Friday Pacific Time, but may run later during formal group retreats. Public is welcome to either join...

June 3, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 30, 2026

We started our discussion of Dorje PaMu’s Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow on May 30, but only covered the first three questions from the “PART I-Introductory Portion”, which included a brief...

June 3, 2026

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Free Buddhist Class, June 7, 2026, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California. I will be reading again from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute...

June 3, 2026

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Series of Classes on the Heart Sutra continuing at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California

Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Starting July 20, 2025, I read from a preliminary translation of EXPOUNDING THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH THROUGH THE HEART SUTRA and started a discussion of what H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...

June 1, 2026

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Meditation Retreats Planned for Holy Vajrasana Temple-Revised

Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California. We scheduled three seven-day group retreats at the temple. The first one was held on April 18-24, 2026. The other two retreats are scheduled...

May 31, 2026

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, May 2026

Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. This newsletter provides a progress report on what is happening at Buddhist Town and a schedule of events planned for this year’s Annual Gathering to be...

May 31, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 23, 2026

We finished our study of DCB35-Learning from Buddha on May 23, 2026, by finishing Lesson Five: Self-Examination and Implementation, Assignment 7. This discussion included the questions below. Everyone attending...

May 24, 2026

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