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

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III delivering Dharma Discourse on ”The Intrinsically Existing Truth of No Arising and No Ceasing in the Universe and in Human Lives Realized by the Buddha Was Not Created by the Buddha” at the Holy Miracles Temple in Pasadena, California.

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“Probe the Fundamental Origin of Propagating True Buddha-dharma” Video with English Translation of Transcript

CLICK for English translation of the text of this video. This past week several people asked me about this video, so I thought I would post it again for those who missed it and/or maybe did not see the English...

October 16, 2021

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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXOTERIC AND ESOTERIC BUDDHISM

There are two methods to understand exoteric Buddhism. One method is to exert effort in learning the sutras. Another method is your Buddha Master teaches you a type of wisdom that enables you to open yourself to the...

October 14, 2021

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Dharma Discourses Read on the “Differences Between Exoteric & Esoteric Buddhism”

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On Tuesday, October 5, and again on Saturday, October 9, 2021, we listened to a reading of a preliminary translation of the first part of another discourse expounded by H.H. Dorje Chang...

October 14, 2021

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Did Buddhist Monks Reach North America in 1350?

Zuni Dancers. Professor Nancy Davis from the University of Chicago has published “The Zuni Enigma: a Native American People’s Possible Japanese Connection,” where she develops the concept that the Zuni people in New...

October 4, 2021

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Dharma Discourse Read on the “Relationship between Main Practices and Preliminary Practices”

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On September 25 & 28 and on October 2, we held ZOOM classes on the “Relationship between Main Practices and Preliminary Practices” using a preliminary translation of a discourse given by...

October 4, 2021

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Class held on The “Monk Sutra” & an “Essay on Experiencing Effects” on September 18, 2021

This Saturday at 9:00 am Pacific Time, we read a preliminary translation of a sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III entitled “A Monk Expounds the Absolute Truth to a Layperson.” This wonderful Dharma work consists of two...

September 24, 2021

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World Buddhism Association Headquarters Reply to Inquiry No. 20210102

You inquired about whether Hong Kong now has a vajra master. It seems that you do not understand the concept of vajra master. Certainly not just in Hong Kong, there are many who have the title of vajra master throughout...

September 24, 2021

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Discourses by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. I started Saturday morning July 17 at 9:00 am reading from a preliminary translation of a Dharma Discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and will continue every Saturday that we are...

September 23, 2021

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The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center with copy of "Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra" on the altar.

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Special Retreat on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” Held August 20-31, 2021

The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center, Sanger, California, with copy of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” We were not successful in reading the entire text of...

August 31, 2021

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Photo of Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA.

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Visit to Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California

Lotus blooming on Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA. Sunlight sparkled like diamonds on the surface of Holy Heavenly Lake at Buddhist Town in Hesperia when our retreat group visited it Saturday afternoon...

August 31, 2021

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