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Continuing the study of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

We have one more retreat this year that will start at 7:00 pm the Friday evening after Christmas and end at noon on the following Friday, January 3, at noon. This retreat will have several parts. We will continue and...

November 10, 2019

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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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Description of October 11-20 Retreat-Classes on Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra at Temple

The upcoming retreat to continue studying the preliminary translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra will start on Friday evening at 7:00 pm with my reading an introduction to the Sutra by H.H...

October 6, 2019

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Holy Vajrasana Temple Video

A documentary film was released at the International Buddhism Sangha Association Conference held in Hong Kong on August 6, 2011, that explains how a fourth vajra throne was recognized at the Xuanfa Institute near...

October 6, 2019

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Thanks, for the Kindles–A Provisional Detailed Table of Contents-UPDATED AGAIN

I will continue to update this Table of Contents as I review and analyze the text. I realize that parts of the preliminary translations I currently have are not yet ready for posting on kindle, but I will add sections...

October 5, 2019

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Events Food Retreats

Oryioki Meals at the Temple

Meals served at the temple are based on a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables with a minimum of spices and other stimulants, designed to provide adequate nutrition, while enabling you to remain mentally alert. We...

September 29, 2019

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Formal Release of “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra” in Hong Kong in 2014

The Chinese edition of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra was released at a formal Dharma Assembly in Hong Kong on March 23, 2014 with great fanfare. The Hong Kong announcer in the video below...

September 29, 2019

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English and Spanish Translations read at Hua Zang Si on the SAUMOL

I was able to read the preliminary translation of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) at Hua Zang Si in San Fransisco this weekend while Edwin and Natta translated it into Spanish for our...

September 22, 2019

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New Series of Classes Started in San Diego

Couldn’t resist sharing this photo taken in San Juan Capistrano on the way to today’s class on “Learning From Buddha.” This was the first in a series of three classes where H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III told us how and...

September 15, 2019

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“The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation” English and Spanish Classes to be held in San Francisco and in English in Salt Lake City

Come hear a reading of a preliminary and unofficial English translation of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) at Hua Zang Si, 3134 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA. 94110 (415-920-9816)...

September 12, 2019

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Temple Flooded

Every summer we get snow runoff twice a month from the Sierras in the form of “flood irrigation.” It never rains in Central California in the summer so it is essential. This time a 90-year old neighbor...

September 12, 2019

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