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The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center, Sanger, California

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Mini Retreat on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

The Buddha Hall, The Holy Vajrasana Temple & Retreat Center, Sanger, California. The Governor has reinstated closing places of worship in Fresno County, California. However, we will still offer a few more people the...

July 20, 2020

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Open Mike, Register for July 11, 2020 Session, 9-11 am

After the internet crashing, I did not think we would have an Open Mike again this week, but it came back in time to proceed and resulted in an excellent session, as they usually are. For those of you who were not there...

July 4, 2020

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Studying the sutra while sheltering-in-place.

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Mini-Retreat at Temple

Last weekend we held a mini-retreat with three socially distanced guests for an intensive study of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. We will try and do this once a month to enable as many as possible...

June 30, 2020

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Life at the Holy Vajrasana Temple in the Time of COVID-19

We are continuing to shelter-in-place in California. It is possible for individuals to come and read the preliminary translations we have on kindle of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra or the Supreme...

May 10, 2020

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Chanting at Amitabha Buddha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom

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New Bilingual Discourse Released in Rosemead, Sanger, and Hesperia

The students who attended the recent retreat in Sanger and others were able to hear a newly released discourse by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III entitled “Taking Refuge to Become a Buddhist Disciple and Practicing...

March 17, 2020

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Serving and receiving Oryoki lunch at retreat.

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Seven-Day Retreat Held at Holy Vajrasana Temple

Students came from North Carolina, California, and Arizona to hear and read from a preliminary translation of Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. They also were able to hear a newly released discourse...

February 15, 2020

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February Meditation Retreat with Details about Classes on Heart Sutra

This retreat on His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III’s sutra Imparting the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra will start at the beginning and hopefully cover the first 120 pages that are devoted to...

January 30, 2020

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Buddha Hall at The Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California.

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Schedule of English & Spanish Buddhist Classes and Retreats for 2020

The following represents the schedule for English and Spanish dharma classes for 2020. Please check calendar before you come as dates may change and new ones may be added. Spanish translators are only confirmed for the...

January 20, 2020

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February Retreat at Temple will focus on Prajna, Parami, and Ta

There are still a few beds open at the temple and room for many more commuters to our February 7-14 retreat on the Heart Sutra. We will have Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Theravada disciples and both lay and monastics...

January 12, 2020

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Photo of Geese couple bringing their babies to visit the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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Staying at the Temple

People have asked about staying at the temple. We do have rates, registration forms, and FAQ posted on our temple website. These were developed for those wishing to come and take private retreats. Now that some of you...

January 12, 2020

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