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

“Pomegranates in a Bamboo Basket”, painting by Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang

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“One Flower, Two Worlds” Dr. Wang’s Louvre Exhibition

In 2019 The Buddha Mother (H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s wife), Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang, was honored with a grand solo exhibition at the Louvre in Paris, France. The name of the exhibition, “One Flower, Two...

December 23, 2022

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Quote-Nagarjuna

Wisdom that knows the reality of all dharmas. “Maha-Prajna-Paramita Sastra” by Nagarjuna (circa 150-250 CE)

December 20, 2022

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 19, 2022

A zoom discussion was held last Saturday, December 17, on DCB21 Lesson 2 that provided H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s introduction to the title of the Prajna Parami-ta Heart Sutra and how it would be studied. In the...

December 19, 2022

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Who is a Rinpoche? Who Is a Tulku?

Kalu Rinpoche II. I have been asked, “What is a rinpoche?” and usually answer with what I understood the Tibetan word meant–“Precious One.” That may be technically correct, but I found a more complete definition...

December 18, 2022

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

Quote-Guru Devotion

Acknowledging that following the “Fifty Stanzas of Guru Devotion” requires one to pay respect to a fake holy master. An Erroneous View from “The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation” by H.H. Dorje Chang...

December 18, 2022

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Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020.

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The Five Turbidities & Hope

Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020. This article was originally posted last month as an expression of hope...

December 13, 2022

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Amitabha Buddha Dharma Assembly

Amitabha Buddha statue at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California.

Enjoy the Dharma Assembly at Hua Zang Si celebrating Amitabha Buddha ’s birthday this year.

December 13, 2022

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The White Horse Temple

White Horse Temple, Luoyang, China. In the first century CE, Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han dynasty had a dream about a golden Buddha who had been born earlier in India and wanted to know more about this magical holy...

December 12, 2022

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 11, 2022

Discussion on Lesson 1 of DCB21 of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra was held December 10. This lesson dealt with who would benefit from this text, and what would happen to them from hearing this...

December 11, 2022

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

Quote-State of No Birth and No Death

Reality, or true form, is the true perfect state that you who learn from Buddha want to attain. It is the state of no birth and no death. It is this reality. ‘Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra’ H.H...

December 11, 2022

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