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Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China.

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The Great Dharma of Zen

Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...

August 12, 2025

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Private Discourse from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Given on Tathagata Zen in 2013

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III The Tathagata Zen Dharma is the highest practice of Zen in the world today. This dharma should be done once in morning or evening on a cushion, bed, chair, or stool. It does not have to be...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of Sunrise at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California.

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Free Buddhist Class, August 17, 2025, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

Sunrise at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California. I will be reading from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III this Sunday, August 17 at...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of Directions to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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Directions to Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California

Directions to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Welcome to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at 19099 Lemon Street...

August 12, 2025

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Opening Your Crown

Painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Since we discussed the significance of opening your crown in attaining liberation at our recent LFBS class, I thought it might be helpful to provide access to the discourse that...

August 11, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), August 2, 2025

We finished Lesson 35 and all of DCB25 using “So recite the prajna-paramita mantra, recite the mantra that says: gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.” from the Heart Sutra as our...

August 4, 2025

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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New Class starts August 9, 2025: DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna”

This course contains the Dharmas you need to practice to be able to implement what you learned from the text of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. It also includes testimonials from three disciples...

August 4, 2025

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Lifts Vajra Pestle Weighing over 473 Pounds with a Hook in One Hand, December 23, 2021

Professional Strongmen waiting to lift various pestles, December 2021. Until the time when Maitreya Bodhisattva attain Buddhahood, no holy beings or ordinary beings will be able to lift up the Buddha Pestle that His...

August 3, 2025

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.C., January 19, 2012.

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English Sources of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s Dharma-REVISED

Download brochure on major Dharma teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III with new links to those available in English.

August 2, 2025

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Photo of The jewels comprise nearly 1,800 pearls, rubies, sapphires, and patterned gold sheets, courtesy of Sotheby's.

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Return of Buddha’s Jewels

The jewels comprise nearly 1,800 pearls, rubies, sapphires, and patterned gold sheets, courtesy of Sotheby’s. The following article was published by the BBC News, Soutik Biswas, July 31, 2025: Auction house...

August 1, 2025

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