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Ven. Xu Yun (1840-1959), Accomplished Chinese Chan (Zen) Master and Patriarch

Xu (Hsu) Yun (1840-1959), Patriarch of Wei Yang, Lin Ji, Fa Yan, Cao Dong, and Yu Men Chan Schools. This holy man was a great leader of Chinese Buddhism over a very long and difficult time in China. It appears that he...

January 22, 2026

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Day Celebrated, January 19, 2026

Hua Zang Si, San Francisco, California. Both Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist Temple in Sn Francisco, CA, the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum in Covina, CA, celebrated H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a...

January 19, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), January 10, 2026

On January 10, 2026 we almost finished our discussion of DCB26-“Receiving Formal and Main Practices.” There are two more questions left in Lesson 39. You may still join this class and do the following homework...

January 10, 2026

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Meaning of “Ta” or Dhyana

Shakyamuni Buddha. Our recent discussion of “The Relationship between Dharma and Prajna” I think left as many questions as it answered. I decided to go back to earlier classes when the Buddha Master gave us...

January 10, 2026

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QUOTE-Reciting Mantras & Practicing Visualization

In one’s formal or main practice, one recites mantras and practices visualization so as to focus the mind. When chanting mantras and practicing visualization in one’s formal practice, the goal is to...

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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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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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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