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Bhikkhuni Pannavati and others leaving the ordination ceremony.

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Venerable Pannavati Leaves Us-Updated

Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni, MahaTheri. I just received word that our Venerable Dr. Pannavati Karuna, Maha Theri, the abbot of Heartwood Refuge Monastery and the founder of the Correct Cultivation Learning from Buddha...

February 26, 2026

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Photo of Sunrise over the woods containing the Dharma Protector Chapel and tent where the retreat was held.

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Second 30-Day Solitary Retreat at Holy Vajrasana Temple-Part III

Sunrise over the woods containing the Dharma Protector Chapel and tent where the retreat was held. Reflection on My Second 30-Day Retreat What I learned from Buddha Part III Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat...

February 25, 2026

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Las Vegas Meditation Retreat Video

This is my video of the Ru Lai Zheng Fa (Tathagata True Dharma) Meditation Retreat that I attended November 13 & 14, 2025 at the Benevolence Temple in Las Vegas, NV. CLICK for November 19, 2025 article on Ru Lai...

January 23, 2026

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Ven. Xu Yun (1840-1959), Accomplished Chinese Chan (Zen) Master and Patriarch

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...

January 22, 2026

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Photo of Daxiong Baodian,Mahavira (Great Hero) Treasure Hall at the Zhen Ru Chan Temple, Jiangxi, China.

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Moving & Sitting Zen Meditation Practice at the Zhen Ru Chan Temple, Jiangxi, China

Daxiong Baodian,Mahavira (Great Hero) Treasure Hall at the Zhen Ru Chan Temple, Jiangxi, China. This article is about the Zhen Ru Chan Temple, located on the south-western slopes of Yunju Mountain, Jiangxi Province. It...

November 26, 2025

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Photo of Shakyamuni Buddha at Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Attended Meditation Retreat-Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas

Shakyamuni Buddha at Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, Nevada. On November 13 and 14, The Benevolence and Pure Cultivation Temples in Las Vegas, Nevada conducted a special Zen Meditation Retreat for English (and Chinese)...

November 19, 2025

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Photo of Practicing "Moving Meditation", Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, NV.

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Tathagata True Dharma (Ru Lai Zheng Fa) Moving Meditation Retreat for English Speakers in Las Vegas, November 13 & 14, 2025-Updated

Practicing “Moving Meditation”, Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, NV. Last June the Abbots from the Benevolence and Pure Cultivation Temples in Las Vegas, Venerable Zhengda Jiaozun and Venerable Fa Chao...

November 8, 2025

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Photo of Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, September 2025

Holy Heavenly Lake, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Since mid-August, when Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche began leading English-language Buddhist study sessions at Holy Heavenly Lake, some KAC youth have shown interest and...

October 24, 2025

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Photo of Craig's Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines.

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Group Meditation Retreat Held in San Bernadino Mountains

Craig’s Cabin at Camp de Benneville Pines. The sound of chipmunks chatter, wind, bird song and silence. That was the primary sound I heard from our wonderful recent four-day meditation retreat in the San Bernadino...

September 23, 2025

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Photo of map showing road from Big Bear Lake to Angelus Oaks showing section of 38 that was washed out with mud slide.

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Road to UU Camp washed out after retreat

Road from Big Bear Lake to Angelus Oaks showing section of 38 that was washed out with mud slide. While trying to create a map of how to get to UU Camp de Benneville Pines where we recently enjoyed a meditation retreat...

September 23, 2025

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