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New Western Rinpoche Recognized

Patricia Farrell of Hua Zang Si in San Francisco has just been recognized as a rinpoche. I first met the new rinpoche when we both lived in Asheville, North Carolina, and am very happy to see her be so honored. I wish...

September 11, 2019

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SAUMOL reading for the Spanish Sangha in Sanger

I was able to read almost three quarters of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) today for the Spanish Sangha. This was intended to help the translators be better prepared to do the translation...

September 8, 2019

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“Learning From Buddha” series of classes scheduled for San Diego

Starting at 10:00 am, September 14, at the Eye of the Buddha, I will begin reading Part I of Learning from Buddha, a book on the cultivation of character and the cultivation of mind by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We...

September 4, 2019

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Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra Classes

Another series of classes on the preliminary translation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s sutra that uses the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra to bestow true Buddha-dharma was held over the Labor Day Week End at the temple...

September 4, 2019

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SAUMOL Classes scheduled for Sanger, Rosemead, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City

The first meeting of the Northern California Spanish Sangha at the Holy Vajrasana Temple will be held this weekend near Sanger at 10:00 am with bilingual chanting and Spanish translation of the Supreme and Unsurpassable...

September 3, 2019

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Labor Day Retreat to Study “Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra”

We will listen to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III impart the dharma through His profound sutra that uses the “Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra” of Avalokitesvara (Kuan Yin) Bodhisattva this Labor Day weekend at the...

August 26, 2019

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Bilingual Classes to begin in Sanger

The Northern California Spanish Sangha held their last meeting in Stockton, but pledged to continue and expand their outreach with monthly classes in Sanger at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. The group finished their...

August 26, 2019

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Zambala’s Alhambra Gallery to close

The Zambala Tibet Collection of Tibetan antiques, thangkas, dharma instruments, and the like will be on sale this weekend and the next for those of you wanting to enhance your altars and collections. I just received the...

August 26, 2019

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More classes scheduled for San Diego on “Learning from Buddha”

I will be reading from a preliminary English translation of a very important book by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III entitled Learning from Buddha. The book is based on three discourses given by the Buddha Master to...

August 26, 2019

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Another Bilingual Class in Stockton on Sunday, August 25

The Northern California Spanish Sangha will continue its study of “Learning from Buddha” in Stockton, California, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Sunday August 25 at the apartment of Edwin and Blanca Miranda...

August 18, 2019

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