Zhaxi Zhuoma, Author at Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

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Showing Gratitude to your Root Master

Students should make offerings and show gratitude to their root master who transmits dharma to them as this master is the source of their liberation and enlightenment. Erroneous View # 57: THE VIEW THAT IT IS...

December 2, 2018

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What Is Unacceptable Behavior in a Master? Erroneous Views #72, #73, & #74

You should not accept as your Vajra Master anyone who is arrogant, filled with self-pride, ignorant, false, or does not have bodhicitta. The “Fifty Stanzas of Guru Devotion” do not apply to false gurus, only...

December 2, 2018

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QUOTE–Entering into the State of Liberation

Through the “Mahamudra of Liberation” that is supreme and unsurpassed, and the secret initiations and transmissions of holy dharma from my Buddha Master, I achieved control over my own...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan “Verses of Respectful Farewell”

Namo beneficent Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Disciple Gar Tongstan Ciren Gyatso has decided to leave this world. As life is filled with suffering, I rushed about learning Buddhism and seeking enlightenment. I...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan's sharira from his 2018 cremation.

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Dharma King leaves shariras and relics as proof of his enlightened state

Dharma King Gar Tongstan attained mastery over his own birth and death. He said he would leave this world before the ink got dry and he did. After he was cremated, he left behind ringsels (Tibetan term for shariras);...

November 25, 2018

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What are Shariras or Ringsels?

Shariras are holy objects in Buddhism, usually left as relics of an enlightened or holy person after that person’s cremation. They are considered to have certain powers and can multiply or disappear. They can...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan predicted when and expalined why he would leave this world

The World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) was asked: “Several years ago, Dharma King Gar Tongstan already wrote to the Jue Xing Temple in Taiwan, stating clearly that he could not serve as their abbot...

November 25, 2018

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What are the “Five Turbidities?”

The Five Turbidities are listed as 1.) the defilement of views, when incorrect, perverse thoughts and ideas are predominant; 2.) the defilement of passions, when all kinds of transgressions are exalted; 3.) the...

November 25, 2018

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Vincent van Gogh, Qi Baishi, and H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Compared. Whose Artwork is the Best?

Jiguang Lin posted a blog comparing the sunflower paintings of Vincent Van Gogh of Europe, Qi Baishi of China, and HH. Dorje Chang Buddha. Van Gogh and Baishi are thought to be among the best of Western and Chinese...

November 25, 2018

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Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Retreats and Classes held on “The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation”

Disciples attended classes at the Amitabha Buddha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom in Rosemead, California where we listened to translations of various discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on the Supreme and...

November 18, 2018

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Author - Zhaxi Zhuoma