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

Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 21, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 21, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the third of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most important and...

January 26, 2023

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Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice

Master Atisha (982–1054). Here is what I have done to date in linking the teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to those of Kadampa Master Atisha (982-1054), Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419), and Pabongka Rinpoche (1878...

January 26, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

Quote–Prajna

“Wisdom that knows the reality of all dharmas.”

The Maha-Prajna-Paramita Sastra, Master Nagarjuna (circa 150-250 CE)

January 26, 2023

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Maitreya Bodhisattva Dharma Assembly Held at Hua Zang Si

Maitreya Bodhisattva at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, CA. Hua Zang Si, a temple in San Francisco, California held its annual Dharma Assembly to celebrate the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva on January 15, 2023. It is...

January 26, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 14, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 14, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the second of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most...

January 17, 2023

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The Christmas light decorations of the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum building attracted a large number of local residents. (Photo by David McCarty)

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Notice of the Lives-releasing Event to Celebrate the “H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day”

On January 19, 2011, Mayor Vincent C. Gray of Washington DC, the capital of the USA, proclaimed that the Nineteenth of January 2011 to be the “His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Day”, and called upon...

January 17, 2023

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Food

Seasoned Tofu Stir Fry with Leeks and Ginger

Tofu with Leeks & Ginger. It was still raining and we are warned to not go on highways if we don’t need to. I need groceries, but I found some aging leeks in the back of the fridge and thought I would make this...

January 17, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), January 7, 2023

The Saturday morning discussions for LFBCS students started again at 9:00 am, January 7, 2023, on the title of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra with the first of many sessions on “Prajna,” one of the most...

January 8, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

Quote-Repaying Kindness

The sea is not my problem, My task is not the mountain, My job is not the earth; My calling’s rather to attend That I should never fail Repaying kindness granted me. Verses of Drumsong, King of the Serpentines...

January 8, 2023

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Food Garden

Carrot-Leek Miso Soup

Carrot-Leek Miso Soup. Another winter comfort soup to warm you on a rainy day. This one I started last night in my crock pot anticipating we might not have power and that was the case. We had just started the Mahakaruna...

January 8, 2023

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Author - Zhaxi Zhuoma