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February Retreat at Temple will focus on Prajna, Parami, and Ta

There are still a few beds open at the temple and room for many more commuters to our February 7-14 retreat on the Heart Sutra. We will have Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Theravada disciples and both lay and monastics...

January 12, 2020

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Class at Hua Zang Si studying "Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra."

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Bilingual Class at Hua Zang Si Study the Matter of Cause and Effect

Saturday, January 11, 2020, nuns and laypersons listened to a reading from a preliminary translation in English and Spanish of part of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s discourse given at the end of His sutra...

January 12, 2020

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

This video was released by the China International Education TV. The parts I know about were filmed late in October. A link to a translation of the narrative are found below. CLICK for link to translation of narrative...

January 12, 2020

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Cultivation

Cultivation is adopting specific methods to correct yourself and conform with the principles taught by the Buddha.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra

January 12, 2020

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Photo of Geese couple bringing their babies to visit the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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Staying at the Temple

People have asked about staying at the temple. We do have rates, registration forms, and FAQ posted on our temple website. These were developed for those wishing to come and take private retreats. Now that some of you...

January 12, 2020

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Ven. Pannavati at Blessing of the Animals ceremony at the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center, May 2019.

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Video of Ven. Pannavati and Dharma Voci Choir at the Heartwood Retreat and Refuge Center in North Carolina

Bhikshunni Pannavati, Co-founder of the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center and much more, in Hendersonville, North Carolina brings her own style of music to her dharma talks and engages her local sangha in music as a...

January 12, 2020

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Class held at Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center in Hesperia, California on Sunday, January 4, 2020.

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Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center Opens in Hesperia

We now have a temporary dharma center located above the site of the future True Dharma Temple and Buddha Town at 10161 Choiceana Avenue in Hesperia, California. We held our first class there this past Sunday (CLICK for...

January 7, 2020

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How to do Business as Buddhists

The Office of H.H Dorje Chang Buddha III issued Announcement No. 55 in response to a question concerning the “Internet-of-Things Wechat Group.” It restates the Buddha Master’s statement that “I do not take part in...

January 7, 2020

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Example of accomplishment in the Five Vidyas by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III whereby Mist is permanently contained in a rock sculpture.

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Expansion of Meaning of Five Vidyas, Greatly Compassionate Kuan Yin Bodhisattva Empowerment Dharma Assemblies, et al

World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) recently published a response to a number of inquires that included an explanation of the “Five Vidyas.” It offers additional insights into the correct meaning...

January 7, 2020

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English-Spanish Class in San Francisco on “The Dharma Needed to Realize Prajna”

I will read from a rare preliminary English translation of a discourse given in China by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that is included at the end of His famous sutra Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra...

January 7, 2020

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