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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 8, 2025?

We continued our discussion on Lesson 27 on the “Five Vidyas.” An article about a 2020 course on the Five Vidyas is reposted last week to provide more background and links to other articles on the Five Vidyas...

March 8, 2025

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QUOTE-The Inner Realization Vidya

My explanation of the fifth vidya, the inner realization vidya, will now begin. This vidya mainly refers to inner realization powers stemming from learning and practicing Buddhism. This includes learning the doctrines...

March 8, 2025

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Monk Jigong, a Bodhisattva from Ancient China

Painting of “Monk Ji Gong” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Monk Ji, a sort of Chinese Robin Hood from ancient times, was known for his supernormal powers and compassion for the poor and disenfranchised as...

March 8, 2025

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QUOTE-What Is Marvelous Existence?

In this nirvana of great utilization of complete awareness that entails attainment yet non-attainment, no form, and neither coming nor not coming, true emptiness is marvelous existence. At this time, we do not...

March 8, 2025

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Photo of Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR.

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“Suzhou-style” Gardens

Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR. In today’s class, we heard that the Buddha Master used a term to describe a type of house in China with a specific type of garden, one in the “Suzhou-style.” This...

March 8, 2025

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural & Art Museum, Covina, CA.

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New Dharma Discourse by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

Respectfully listening to the audio recording of a special Dharma that has not been previously released Title of the Dharma: What Is Buddha Dharma? (Part A: 57’39” & Part B: 23’ 44 “) The audio recording of this...

March 6, 2025

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, January, 2025

Rainbow at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California. CLICK for Buddhist Town January 2025 newsletter. 2025 Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town Scar QR Reader in newsletter for instructions on how to join pilgrimage to Holy...

March 6, 2025

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Quizzes Added to Courses on “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra”

Early Morning Winter Sunrise at Holy Vajrasana Temple. I am in the process of adding quizzes to all the courses related to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra. They...

March 5, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), March 1, 2025?

We continued our discussion of Lesson 26 today, focusing again on “Qigong” and “Who Can Be Known as a Master of Esoteric Dharma?” We also started a discussion on Lesson 27 on the “Five Vidyas.” An article...

March 1, 2025

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QUOTE–Three Divisions of Great Initiation

Initiations are classified into outer-tantric initiations and inner-tantric initiations. There are also secret-tantric initiations, which are inner-tantric initiations in the ultimate sense. There are these three...

March 1, 2025

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