Thus Have I Seen (and Heard)

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The Phoenix

In classical Greco-Roman (western) mythology, the phoenix is a large elegant bird like an eagle or peacock that lives for five to six centuries in the Arabian dessert, and after living this time, self-cremates, burning...

November 15, 2020

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Rainbow lights appearing in Hesperia, California, after dharma discourse class at the Xuanfa Holy Heavenly Lake Dharma Center on February 2, 2020.

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The Pope of Buddhism His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III

The Pope of Buddhism, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III originated in January 2018 when the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and World Peace...

November 14, 2020

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Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform

We have finally agreed on a cover for my forth coming book. The publishers say we may have copies of this book by the end of the year. The following paragraphs are from the “PREFACE” to give you an idea of...

November 10, 2020

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Class on “Learning from Buddha” Continues on November 15, 2020

Cover of Chinese book “Learning from Buddha”. Sunday we continued our discussion of the first of three lessons on cultivation and started the second lesson on Dharma. We discussed the various Pure Lands and who goes...

November 10, 2020

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The Story of Chudapanthaka

“Chuda sweeping,” from Pabongka Rinpoche’s “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand.” In our class Sunday, one of the students reminded us of the story of Chudapanthaka who reached...

November 10, 2020

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Advice from Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein. I have always heard certain quotes attributed to Albert Einstein concerning what he believed about Buddhism including one that implied that if he were a religious man he would be a Buddhist. There does...

November 10, 2020

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Review Questions for November 15, 2020 Class

Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Tathagata. If you want to join us for our class next Sunday, please consider the following questions concerning what we have already covered and add any others you have in the comments below. What...

November 10, 2020

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

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Classes continue on “Learning From Buddha” next Sunday, November 8, 2020

Chinese cover of “Learning from Buddha.” We will continue our detailed on-line study of Learning from Buddha, the recently released in English sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, next Sunday afternoon, November 8, at...

November 5, 2020

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Review Questions for October 18 Class

Please consider the following questions concerning what we just covered and add any others you have in the comments below. Sorry we didn’t have more time today, but we will review this section of Part I before we...

October 11, 2020

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Continued

This morning, October 11, 2020, during our morning service, we continued our reading of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra with Shakyamuni Buddha asking each of his 500 Arhat students to go and ask Venerable...

October 11, 2020

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