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Photo of Soy Braised Tofu with Vegetables and Udon Stir Fry.

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Udon and Soy-Braised Tofu with Bok Choy

Yesterday’s lunch. I have become fond of both the Chinese doubanjiang and the Korean gochujang and think either would work for this dish. Gochujang is sweeter so you might not want to add sugar or maple syrup if...

January 3, 2024

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

Buddha-dharma Events Prison

Releasing Captured Lives & Doing Charity Work to Celebrate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, Washington, DC, January 19, 2012. The following is taken from an article written in partnership with Robert Wright that was published in the LA Weekly on January 26, 2023. CLICK to see the...

December 26, 2023

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Mystery of Consciousness: Non-Buddhist Perspective

Graham Hancock, 2022. During last weeks zoom discussion several participants shared information on videos they had seen concerning consciousness. Here is a conversation between two non-Buddhist British writers on the...

December 23, 2023

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 16, 2023?

On December 16 we continued our discussion of of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of...

December 20, 2023

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE-Cultivating Goodness

The true-thusness of dharma-nature being intrinsically empty and tranquil, how could there be form? However, karma binds and entraps the body that is a provisional combination of the four great elements. One can be...

December 20, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day

Life Release Event to Pray for Blessings will be held Sunday, January 14, 2024 to respectfully honor H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. The event is sponsored by H.H. DOrje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum. On...

December 20, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Retreats

REVISED SCHEDULE-Zoom Discussions to be held on C41-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhism and DCB22

Je Tsongkapa (1357–1419), Thanka at the Rubin Museum. Free Course and Series of ZOOM Discussions featuring the teachings of two Buddhas: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Je Tsongkhapa are available on certain Saturdays...

December 20, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Miracles

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), December 9, 2023?

We continued our discussion of of the third Mind-Essence practice from the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation part of Lesson 5 of C41(A)-The Three Principal Stages and Paths of Buddhist Practice. We will...

December 10, 2023

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

Quote-The Vows of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

I bear all of the negative karma and karmic offenses committed by living beings; I give to you all of the good karma and merit that I plant. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of...

December 10, 2023

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Buddha-dharma Events LFBCS Miracles

True Stories about the Making of Daba Buqiong and Kazhuo Ande Pills and about the Iron-Clad Determination of a Great Yogi

Medicine Buddha Thangka. This article provides information on the three main aspects of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation: the dharma of not falling into evil and erroneous views, the dharma of...

December 9, 2023

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