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

Buddha-dharma Quotes

QUOTE-Sutras and Commentaries

Heart Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Suramgama Sutra, the Agama Sutras, the Hetu-Vidya Treatise, the Madhyamaka Treatise, the Abhidharma-kosa Treatise, the Prajna Treatises, the...

January 25, 2026

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Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Las Vegas Meditation Retreat Video

This is my video of the Ru Lai Zheng Fa (Tathagata True Dharma) Meditation Retreat that I attended November 13 & 14, 2025 at the Benevolence Temple in Las Vegas, NV. CLICK for November 19, 2025 article on Ru Lai...

January 23, 2026

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Buddha-dharma Events Quotes Retreats

Ven. Xu Yun (1840-1959), Accomplished Chinese Chan (Zen) Master and Patriarch

Xu (Hsu) Yun (1840-1959), Patriarch of Wei Yang, Lin Ji, Fa Yan, Cao Dong, and Yu Men Chan Schools. This holy man was a great leader of Chinese Buddhism over a very long and difficult time in China. It appears that he...

January 22, 2026

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Photo of Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California.

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Day Celebrated, January 19, 2026

Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Both Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist Temple in Sn Francisco, CA, the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum in Covina, CA, celebrated H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a...

January 19, 2026

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Buddhist Monks Walk to Washington, DC from Texas

Buddhist Monks on Peace Walk from Texas to Washington, DC. A group of roughly 19 Buddhist monks, accompanied by their rescue dog Aloka, are walking more than 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana...

January 15, 2026

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Green Tara as the Yidam-REVISED AGAIN

Originally this article was published September 23, 2024. I have revised the information on P04X-Green Tara Dharma to better define the requirements. I am posting it as I decided during my retreat last fall that I would...

January 15, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), January 10, 2026

On January 10, 2026 we almost finished our discussion of DCB26-“Receiving Formal and Main Practices.” There are two more questions left in Lesson 39. You may still join this class and do the following homework...

January 10, 2026

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Meaning of “Ta” or Dhyana

Shakyamuni Buddha. Our recent discussion of “The Relationship between Dharma and Prajna” I think left as many questions as it answered. I decided to go back to earlier classes when the Buddha Master gave us...

January 10, 2026

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QUOTE-Reciting Mantras & Practicing Visualization

In one’s formal or main practice, one recites mantras and practices visualization so as to focus the mind. When chanting mantras and practicing visualization in one’s formal practice, the goal is to...

January 10, 2026

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Photo of H.H. Dharma King Penor Rinpoche.

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H.H. Dharma King Penor Rinpoche-REVISED

The Palyul network of monasteries is the largest of the six main subsects within the Nyingma sect. There are more than four hundred of its branch monasteries spread throughout Tibet and its dharma centers are spread...

January 10, 2026

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Author - Zhaxi Zhuoma