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Photo of Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California.

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Meditation Retreats Planned for Holy Vajrasana Temple-Revised

Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California. We scheduled three seven-day group retreats at the temple. The first one was held on April 18-24, 2026. The other two retreats are scheduled...

May 22, 2026

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Photo of Lunch at April 2026 Meditation Retreat.

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Oryoki Service at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Lunch at April 2026 Meditation Retreat. I have always thought the simple Oryoki-style of serving meals that I had encountered in both Zen temples where I stayed and did meditation retreats in Japan as well as their...

May 22, 2026

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Photo of View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California.

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Free Buddhist Class, June 7, 2026, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

View from the lake of the frontage road and the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Hesperia, California. I will be reading again from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute...

May 22, 2026

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The Great Dharma of Zen Practice in Brief

Pilgrims meditating with the Holy Vajra Poles.at the Holy Vajrasana temple. This article provides a brief summary of the teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha iII on zen meditation practice. You should read the entire...

March 29, 2026

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Exam Offered by World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH)

Since we discussed the WBAH Examination at our March 14, 2026 ZOOM session on DCB35-Learning from Buddha class, I am posting a link to the information I had posted on June 15, 2022 FYI with updates. The following is...

March 15, 2026

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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

Practicing “Moving Meditation”, Benevolence Temple, Las Vegas, NV. This is a video of practicing the “Moving” meditation at the Ru Lai Zheng Fa (Tathagata True Dharma) Meditation Retreat that we...

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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