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Photo of "Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

What is False or Impure Generosity?

Conscious giving where you are attached in any way to the act, is not correct cultivation, although it may be rewarded in this world or the heavenly realms. It does not help you become liberated or a holy person. The...

Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Although the eight great bodhisattvas all possess the same qualities and powers, each one displays perfection in a particular area or activity.  Youthful Manjushri embodies wisdom; glorious Vajrapani represents...

What and Who Is a Bodhisattva?

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III warns us that there are three evil and seven erroneous views that you might hold concerning Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. The short discourse that His Holiness gave on each of these can be found...