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Santaraksita (725-788)

19th-century painting depicting biographical episodes from the life of Santaraksita (725-788), the abbot of Nalanda Monastery in India and founder of Samye Monastery in Tibet. SOURCE: Wikapedia. Śāntarakṣita was an...

November 5, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), November 1, 2005

On November 1, 2025 we continued our discussion of DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna.” You may still join that class (See instructions at bottom of this article along with links to previous lessons.) and do the...

November 4, 2025

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Photo of "Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Lesson Five: P10 “The Great Dharma of Zen Practice”–Next Class, November 4, 6:00 pm

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. During the fifth ZOOM discussion of LFBS course P10 on September 23, we continued reading from a very early translation of Dorje Pamu’s The Dharma...

November 3, 2025

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Yo-Yo Ma Recommends Three Books

Yo Yo Ma. The following is an article reprinted from The New Yorker, that I found interesting. I doubt if I will find time to read any of these, but I found the recommendations by somone I have always greatly admired to...

November 1, 2025

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What Is This Blog All About?

As part of my month long retreat, I spent some time thinking about what I am doing, have done, and want to spend the rest of the time I have on this planet doing. This article is essentially that and restating what has...

October 31, 2025

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New LFBS Course-G36 “Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow”

14th century Tibetan thangka painting of Vajravarahi-Wikipedia. I finally finished the homework assignments for a course on Female Dharma King Dorje PaMu’s Dharma that Every Buddhist Must Follow, Learning from...

October 31, 2025

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Why Eminent Master Qing Ding became a disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Eminent Master Qing Ding. Venerable Dharma Teacher Qing Ding (1903-1999) was the successor to the dharma lineage of H.E. Dharma Master Neng Hai of the Geluk sect. He had over one million disciples and was a famous monk...

October 30, 2025

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Photo of Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California.

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2025-2026 Schedule-Hua Zang Si

Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Hua Zang Si has posted their schedule of major events for San Francisco for the remainder of 2025 and 2026. 2025 November 16 Sunday 9:30 a.m.Namo Medicine Buddha Dharma...

October 29, 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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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), September 27, 2025

On September 27, 2025 we continued our discussion of DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna.” You may still join that class (See instructions at bottom of this article along with links to previous lessons.) and do the following...

September 28, 2025

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