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Zoom Discussions planned for the “Supreme and Unsurpassed Mahamudra of Liberation”

Two Photos of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, The Holy Vajrasana Temple. As part of our discussion of the “Method Path of Bodhichitta,” which we will restart September 23, we will consider the merit-building...

August 8, 2023

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Flyer for C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice-REVISED

Introduction to the Stages and Paths of Buddhism Free Course and Series of ZOOM Discussions featuring the teachings of two Buddhas: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Je Tsongkhapa Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). [April 29-July...

August 8, 2023

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"Thousands of Buddhists from around the world attended the two-day Dharma Assembly" Joyce Lee.

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Religious Leaders Hold Dharma Assembly in Glendale to Honor the Holy Birthday of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

“Thousands of Buddhists from around the world attended the two-day Dharma Assembly” Joyce Lee. Jon Stojan, Contributor: Published 11:45 am ET, July 25, 2023. USA Today. To honor the Holy Birthday of H.H...

July 28, 2023

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Gesang Suolang Rinpoche (Margaret Park Esterman), 1954-2023

Gesang Suolang Rinpoche, 1954-2023. The memorial held this morning at the Wasatch Retreat Center in Salt Lake City was a joyful tribute to our friend and vajra sister, Gesang Suolang Rinpoche. Her family, friends...

July 22, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), July 15, 2023?

We finished Lesson 4 on the Intermediate Stage or the Path of Renunciation on July 15 with a discussion of what it means to become accomplished; why the three disciplines of precept observance, dhyana, and wisdom are...

July 19, 2023

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Memorial Gathering for Margaret Gesang Suolang Rinpoche

Gesang Suolang Rinpoche at Devils Postpile National Monument, WY, 2016. We say goodbye to our dear friend, Vajra Sister, rinpoche, and wonderful human being who left this world July 4 after a long battle with leukemia...

July 12, 2023

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Gesang Suolang Rinpoche Shares Her Insight into the Dharma of H.H. Dorje Chang III & Why the West Needs It

Gesang Suolang Rinpoche chanting at the Installation of the Bodhi Tree at Holy Vajrasana Temple. This article was posted April 6, 2020 and needs to be posted again. Her insights into what gifts the Buddha left us and...

July 12, 2023

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Second Class held on Lady Niguma

We held our second and probably last zoom discussion on the biography of Lady Niguma by Sarah Harding. The students reading this book will continue with the homework for the text and we will consider whether or not to...

July 12, 2023

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Dharma Assembly Held to Honor Holy Birthday of Dorje Chang Buddha III

Venerable Tsemang Addressing the Dharma Assembly, June 30, 2023. We attended a two-day celebration to honor the Holy Birthday of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in Glendale, California on June 30 and July 1, 2023 sponsored...

July 2, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), June 24, 2023?

Lesson 4- the Intermediate Stage or Path of Renunciation continued with a discussion of why Buddhists were not interested in going to “heaven.” Buddhists consider the heavens as a reward for living a good...

June 26, 2023

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