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Creamy Cauliflower-Sweet Potato Soup

Creamy Cauliflower- Sweet Potato Soup. This is an excellent tasty soup that can be easily adapted to monastic and/or vegan diners. A chopped fennel bulb or stalks of lovage could also be substituted for the onion. It’s...

July 30, 2021

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

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Winners of Buddha’s Birthday Contest

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural & Art Museum, Covina, CA. The following public announcement from the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum contains the names of the winners, their awards, and a...

July 25, 2021

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Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple.

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Discourse on “Impermanence” Read on July 17 and again on July 27

Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple. We listened to a Dharma Discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in China on “Impermanence” at 9:00 am PDT on July 17 and will do so again...

July 24, 2021

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Japanese Sesame Salt (Gormasio)

Gomasio, Japanese Sesame Salt This is a basic condiment at the Temple. It helps me reduce my salt intake and it makes just about everything taste wonderful! I love it on rice, soups, potatoes, any vegetable, etc. We try...

July 22, 2021

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Acceptance Speech given at Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards, March 8, 2021

2021 Outstanding Women in Buddhist Award given to Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche. I just received this bronzed plaque on the OWBA award. The following is the acceptance speech I gave on March 8, 2021 (via ZOOM of course) and a...

July 16, 2021

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Japanese Salad with Ginger Dressing

Japanese Salad with Ginger Dressing. Enjoy this orange dressing on romaine or iceberg lettuce for a classic Japanese restaurant-style salad, but other vegetables may be added as well. It is the salad you usually find in...

July 13, 2021

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Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra Retreat

Studying “Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra.” Oryoki lunch during the retreat. We spent Independence Day and the following week on retreat and by chanting, studying Expounding the Absolute Truth...

July 7, 2021

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Instant Pot Risotto with Vegetables (non-vegetarian options)

Instant Pot Risotto with Vegetables. I never even tried risotto before I had an instant pot as it required constant stirring to slowly add the broth to the rice. With an instant pot that is not necessary. If you don’t...

July 7, 2021

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Art Events

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum Public Notice: Announcement of the Winning Performances of the June Buddha’s Birthday Celebration Talent Performance Contest

Snow Lions at the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural & Art Museum in Covina, CA. For the museum’s members talent performance contest to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday of the Pope of Buddhism, H.H...

June 24, 2021

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U.S. Postal Service in Washington D.C. Issued a Commemorating First-day Cover of the U.S. Capitol Raising the National Flag to Celebrate the Birthday of the Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

U.S. Post Service in Washington DC issued a commemorating first-day cover of the U.S. Capitol raising the national flag to celebrate the Birthday of the Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. LOS ANGELES...

June 24, 2021

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