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"The Wheel of Life," painting at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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The Wheel of Life (Bravachakra)

Painting of the “Wheel of Life” at the Holy Vajrasana Temple shows Shakyamuni Buddha pointing the way to Nirvana to beings in all six realms of existence (Samsara): the Hell realms, the ghost realm, the...

October 27, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), October 19, 2024?

We started Lesson 19 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “. . . no forms, sounds...

October 20, 2024

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Solitary Retreats at the Holy Vajrasana Temple-REVISED

Chalet under construction at Holy Vajrasana Temple. We are able now to book people for Seven-Day and Thirty-Day Solitary Retreats at the temple with several options: the Dharma Protector Chapel; new glamping-style bell...

October 20, 2024

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The Nature of Dharma Protectors

The Dharma Protectors from left to right: Yama, Hayagriva, Yamataka, Ekajati, Lion Vajra, Kalachakra, Vajrakilaya, Chakrasamvara, Mahakala, Guhyasamaja. This photo is of the Dorje Chang Lineage Refuge Tree with its ten...

October 20, 2024

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Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple.

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What Is Our Proper Relationship to Devas, Local Deities, Spirits, and Ghosts?

Spirit beings or orbs dance around four of the vajra poles as seen in this photograph taken after a meditation retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. In 2018 we held a series of ZOOM classes on Learning from Buddha...

October 19, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), October 12, 2024?

We finished Lesson 18 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “. . . no eyes, ears...

October 16, 2024

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Photo of Choekyi Gyaaltsen, 10th Panchen (1938-1989).

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D44-Esoteric Dharma-Background from China

Choekyi Gyaaltsen, 10th Panchen (1938-1989). In an effort to review, refine, and revise our courses, I uncovered a video of the Q&A that followed a class taken just before our Buddha Master left this world in 2022...

October 13, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), October 5, 2024?

We started Lesson 18 of Learning from Buddha College & Seminary course DCB23 with a discussion of the truth of emptiness as expressed in the lines from the Heart Sutra that says, “Therefore, in emptiness...

October 10, 2024

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QUOTE-Karmic Hindrances

Once you have understood the doctrine of prajna and cultivate yourself in accord with the Dharma, karmic hindrances will naturally diminish or even go away. “ Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart...

October 10, 2024

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Manjurshri Bodhisattva stands guard over the Chinese edition of 'Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra' on the altar in the Buddha Hall at the Holy Vajrasana Temple.

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New Course: DCB24-HEART SUTRA III

Manjurshri Bodhisattva stands guard over the Chinese edition of ‘Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra’ on the altar in the Buddha Hall at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. I finally added the...

October 10, 2024

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