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When, if Ever, Is It Okay for a Buddhist to Euthanize a Pet?

In November, Lion’s Roar published the following article on euthanizing pets as an act of compassion. In that magazine, previously known as the Shambhala Sun, James Ishmael Ford, the senior teacher for the Empty...

January 6, 2019

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The author’s dog, Mason, in 2015, just before he was given his diagnosis.CreditCreditAmanda Jones

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The End of a Dog’s Life

Instead of euthanasia for her aging dog, Ana Homayoun tried a palliative and hospice care approach to ease his pain and give him more time to enjoy life. In the December 12, 2018 edition of the New York Times she told...

January 6, 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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Hearing “Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra”

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...

December 17, 2018

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Journey to the West

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...

December 17, 2018

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Holy Mandala created through a stone slab.

Buddha-dharma Events Miracles

Who is a Worthy Master? Erroneous Views #40 & #46

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...

December 2, 2018

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QUOTE–Entering into the State of Liberation

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...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan “Verses of Respectful Farewell”

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...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan's sharira from his 2018 cremation.

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Dharma King leaves shariras and relics as proof of his enlightened state

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);...

November 25, 2018

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What are Shariras or Ringsels?

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...

November 25, 2018

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Dharma King Gar Tongstan predicted when and expalined why he would leave this world

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...

November 25, 2018

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