Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

Private Class on the SAUMOL in the Abbot's Study, Holy Vajrasana Temple

Buddha-dharma Events Retreats

Classes at the Temple Again

Private Class on the SAUMOL in the Abbot’s Study, Holy Vajrasana Temple. We are a little bit back in business. This weekend we had two students come to study the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation...

January 24, 2021

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Food

Miso-Ginger Soup with Egg & Greens

Miso-Ginger Soup with Egg & Greens. Like Candide, I have started my garden and this recipe is based on my first crops–both baby greens and microgreens from my new indoor garden. This soup can be either vegan...

January 24, 2021

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Tashi Tsigpa: The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Ones

The Eight Auspicious Symbols (Ashtamangala) of Buddhism: Conch Shell, Parasol, Victory Banner, Treasure Vase, Golden Fishes, Wheel (Dharma Chakra), Endless Knot, & Lotus. Tashi Tsigpa, meaning eight-fold...

January 17, 2021

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Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Peanuts and Coconut

Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Peanuts and Coconut. This is a hearty mid-winter soup that is both tasty and filling and healthy. It is wonderful to know something this good is also good for you. If the peanuts are a...

January 17, 2021

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Events

Celebration of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Day Events Cancelled

Proclamation establishing H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Day. The H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum just announced that the Dharma Assembly of Releasing Captured Lives for Auspice and Bliss In Celebration of...

January 12, 2021

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"Learning from Buddha" by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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Reflections on “Learning from Buddha” Classes

“Learning from Buddha” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Last Sunday we met to reflect on what we learned from our study of Learning from Buddha. The previous week we raised our remaining questions and probed...

January 12, 2021

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"Carved Stones" by Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang.

Art Events

Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang Receives “International First-Class Artist” Title

“Carved Stones” by Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang. On December 20, the UNESCO convention was held on the occasion of the 2020 United Nations International Day for Human Solidarity, and the United Nations...

January 12, 2021

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Porridge, Japanese Rice with Seven Greens (Nanakusagayu)

Nanakusagayu. This dish is served on the Festival of Seven Herbs, held on January 7 in Japan (Nanakusa no sekku). This custom originated in China as a ritual to introduce the earliest wild greens and pray for...

January 12, 2021

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Pickled Beets and Eggs

Pickled Beets and Eggs. I really like to keep a few of these around for snacks. They are great as is, but a little mayonnaise doesn’t hurt them. Plain mayo is fine, but you can season with dry mustard or other...

January 12, 2021

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Ultimate Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly

Lifting the pool The following paragraphs represent another story from Chapter Two of my book Thus Have I Seen: The MarvelousTrue Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform: In order to study and learn the Dharma with H.H...

December 29, 2020

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