Last week I read the first part of this amazing sutra based on the “Heart Sutra” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to those attending our week-long retreat at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. We will continue this effort with...
This 16th century novel Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature that provides a fictionalized account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk...
Anyone who boasts that he or she is a virtuous or holy person and serves as a role model for others is not worthy of being a master nor are they an appropriate role model for anyone. A true guru doesn’t just speak...
Through the “Mahamudra of Liberation” that is supreme and unsurpassed, and the secret initiations and transmissions of holy dharma from my Buddha Master, I achieved control over my own...
Namo beneficent Master, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Disciple Gar Tongstan Ciren Gyatso has decided to leave this world. As life is filled with suffering, I rushed about learning Buddhism and seeking enlightenment. I...
Dharma King Gar Tongstan attained mastery over his own birth and death. He said he would leave this world before the ink got dry and he did. After he was cremated, he left behind ringsels (Tibetan term for shariras);...
Shariras are holy objects in Buddhism, usually left as relics of an enlightened or holy person after that person’s cremation. They are considered to have certain powers and can multiply or disappear. They can...
The World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) was asked: “Several years ago, Dharma King Gar Tongstan already wrote to the Jue Xing Temple in Taiwan, stating clearly that he could not serve as their abbot...
The Five Turbidities are listed as 1.) the defilement of views, when incorrect, perverse thoughts and ideas are predominant; 2.) the defilement of passions, when all kinds of transgressions are exalted; 3.) the...
Disciples attended classes at the Amitabha Buddha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom in Rosemead, California where we listened to translations of various discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on the Supreme and...