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Tofu with Gochujang Sauce

Tofu with Gochujang Sauce fried with Rice and Egg and served with Lettuce Wrappers. I fell in love with gochujang and when I bought my first tub from Amazon, I tried it on everything—ok, I didn’t put it on ice cream...

May 12, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 10, 2025

We started Lesson 32 of DCB25 using “All Buddhas of the three times rely on prajna-paramita and thereby attain anuttara-samyak-sambhodi.” from the Heart Sutra as our text. The...

May 11, 2025

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QUOTE-Meaning of an Enlightened One

The first meaning is to enlighten oneself. That is, one is thoroughly enlightened such that the completeness of enlightenment is impeccable. Such a being is called an enlightened one. . . The second meaning is to...

May 11, 2025

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Photo of Bathing Buddha Dharma Assembly, Hua Zang Si, Pasadena, CA.

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Buddha’s Birthday Celebration at Hua Zang Si

Bathing Buddha Dharma Assembly, Hua Zang Si, Pasadena, CA. San Francisco, CA – On Sunday, May 4, 2025 (Sunday) – Hua Zang Si, a renowned Buddhist temple in San Francisco, solemnly hosted the Bathing the Buddha...

May 11, 2025

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Food Garden

Spring Garden Salad

Spring Garden Salad. This is my garden salad because I made it from vegetables from my garden. I could add crisp Persian cucumbers and more herbs, but for now this was enough. Ingredients: Za’atar Dressing2 key limes...

May 5, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), May 3, 2025

We completed Lesson 31 of DCB25 using The Different Levels of Nirvana from the Heart Sutra as our text. The following are some of the questions addressed during this ZOOM session relating to the different...

May 3, 2025

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QUOTE—Great Nirvana of No Abiding

To reach the great nirvana of no abiding, one must have thoroughly realized the prajna of emptiness being marvelous existence, truly recognized the state of supreme prajna, and not only realized the emptiness of...

May 3, 2025

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Site of future center for Xuanfa Institute at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, March 2025

Site of future center for Xuanfa Institute at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA. March newsletter for Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town is now available. More information on Ven. Chandima and his return to participate in the...

April 29, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), April 26, 2025?

We have changed the name from Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS) to Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS) to reflect our focus more on the “practice” and not the “academic” side of our programs. It was...

April 27, 2025

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QUOTE-Dream-Thinking

Dream-thinking also refers to the four kinds of dreaming minds that are produced from the internal consciousness—arising, abiding, changing, and delusion. These four kinds of dreaming minds are like ropes that bind...

April 27, 2025

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