Xu (Hsu) Yun (1840-1959), Patriarch of Wei Yang, Lin Ji, Fa Yan, Cao Dong, and Yu Men Chan Schools. This holy man was a great leader of Chinese Buddhism over a very long and difficult time in China. It appears that he...
Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Both Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist Temple in Sn Francisco, CA, the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum in Covina, CA, celebrated H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a...
Buddhist Monks on Peace Walk from Texas to Washington, DC. A group of roughly 19 Buddhist monks, accompanied by their rescue dog Aloka, are walking more than 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana...
Originally this article was published September 23, 2024. I have revised the information on P04X-Green Tara Dharma to better define the requirements. I am posting it as I decided during my retreat last fall that I would...
On January 10, 2026 we almost finished our discussion of DCB26-“Receiving Formal and Main Practices.” There are two more questions left in Lesson 39. You may still join this class and do the following homework...
The Palyul network of monasteries is the largest of the six main subsects within the Nyingma sect. There are more than four hundred of its branch monasteries spread throughout Tibet and its dharma centers are spread...
H.H. Penor Rinpoche at his Palyul Retreat Center with Kenpo Tenzin Norgay who served as our translator. Photograph taken after our audience with His Holiness at his North American headquarters and retreat near...
My book about my experience in being a close disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is now available in PDF format to read online or download. CLICK for link. Articles on a draft version were published on this blog in...
Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Enjoy the Dharma Assembly at Hua Zang Si celebrating Amitabha Buddha ’s birthday on December 28, 2025. Hua Zang Si is a Buddhist Temple located at 3134 22nd Street, San Francisco...
On January 3, 2026 we began a discussion of DCB26-“Receiving Formal and Main Practices.” You may still join this class (See instructions at bottom of this article along with links to previous lessons.) and do...