Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Photo of H.H. Dharma King Penor Rinpoche.

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H.H. Dharma King Penor Rinpoche-REVISED

The Palyul network of monasteries is the largest of the six main subsects within the Nyingma sect. There are more than four hundred of its branch monasteries spread throughout Tibet and its dharma centers are spread...

January 10, 2026

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QUOTE-Repaying Karmic Debts

Understand that karmic hindrances are originally empty. Those who have not yet understood this must first repay their karmic debts from previous lives. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra by H.H. Dorje...

January 10, 2026

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Photo of H.H. Penor Rinpoche at his Palyul Retreat Center with Kenpo Tenzin Norgay who served as our translator. Photograph taken after our audience with His Holiness at his North American headquarters and retreat near McDonough, New York.

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Proof That My Master Is a Buddha-Revised

H.H. Penor Rinpoche at his Palyul Retreat Center with Kenpo Tenzin Norgay who served as our translator. Photograph taken after our audience with His Holiness at his North American headquarters and retreat near...

January 10, 2026

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The Book “Thus Have I Seen” is now available on Temple Website-Repost

My book about my experience in being a close disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is now available in PDF format to read online or download. CLICK for link. Articles on a draft version were published on this blog in...

January 10, 2026

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Photo of Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California.

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Amitabha Buddha Dharma Assembly at Hua Zang Si, 2025

Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Enjoy the Dharma Assembly at Hua Zang Si celebrating Amitabha Buddha ’s birthday on December 28, 2025. Hua Zang Si is a Buddhist Temple located at 3134 22nd Street, San Francisco...

January 10, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), January 3, 2026

On January 3, 2026 we began a discussion of DCB26-“Receiving Formal and Main Practices.” You may still join this class (See instructions at bottom of this article along with links to previous lessons.) and do...

January 10, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), December 27, 2025

On December 27, 2025 we continued our discussion of DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna.” We again discussed Lesson 39 on the Six Paramitas. You may still join this class (See instructions at bottom of this article...

January 1, 2026

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.C., January 19, 2012.

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HH Dorje Chang Buddha III Day Celebration

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. , Washington D.C., January 19, 2012. The HH Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum will sponser a life release on HH Dorje Chang Buddha Day in Marina Del Rey, California on January...

January 1, 2026

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Photo of Guru Padmasambhava's Tiger's Nest retreat, Bhutan.

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Pilgrimage to Bhutan, November 2025

Guru Padmasambhava’s Tiger’s Nest retreat, Bhutan. Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche represented the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Xuanfa Institute as part of the Buddhist Town delegation that visited Bhutan this November...

January 1, 2026

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Photo of Delegation from Buddhist Town in Bhutan.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, November 2025

Delegation from Buddhist Town in Bhutan. In November 2025, a 67-member delegation representing Buddhist Town (Hesperia, California) visited the Buddhist country of Bhutan. This month’s newletter provides some...

January 1, 2026

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