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Two New Dharma Discourses Available

Benxin Chiren Rinpoche translated two recently distributed dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha at a class held at the Amitabha Temple of Compassion and Wisdom on July 12, 2019. The first was a discourse...

July 16, 2019

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–Negative Karma

No matter how heavy your negative karma is, as long as you sincerely repent, become a good person, cultivate yourself well, and learn the dharma well, you, too, can attain accomplishment.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

March 10, 2019

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Buddha-dharma LFBCS Quotes

QUOTE–SAUMOL, Bodhichitta

One must teach people to cultivate and act out of bodhicitta. That is what people who have understood their mind and seen their original nature should do. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III “The Supreme and Unsurpassable...

February 24, 2019

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"Wintry Branches in the North" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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Can You Slack Off on Your Dharma Practice after You See Your Original Nature? Erroneous View #23

No! Even if you attain certain realization powers and can understand the nature of all phenomena, you must still cultivate yourself and develop your bodhichitta. Avoid heretical thinking and behavior and continue your...

February 24, 2019

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QUOTE – Demons

The worst demon, the most vicious demon is not the Demon King Mara. Rather, it is the demon of knowledge and views! This demon of knowledge and views can completely destroy a person or a cultivator. It is very difficult...

February 10, 2019

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Are Masters of Legitimate Lineages within Buddhism, Really Legitimate Masters?

The answer is, “No.” They may represent a true lineage of a genuine sect of Buddhism, but most of the leaders of Buddhism today, in this Dharma-Ending Age are shams because their cultivation and practice are...

November 18, 2018

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Buddha-dharma Quotes

QUOTE–Correct Cultivation

The highest offering I should make to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is correct cultivation. That’s the most important thing!”
Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche

November 11, 2018

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Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche at the Holy Vajrasana Temple near Sanger, California.

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German disciple shares insight he gained from attending Dharma Assembly at Heavenly Lake last June

Gongjue Tuji Rinpoche, who founded and leads the Xuanfa Dharmazentrum (Dharma Center) in Cologne, Germany received a powerful lesson from attending the June 2018 Dharma Assembly celebrating the birthday of H.H. Dorje...

November 11, 2018

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“Living Beings Are Lost in Their Deluded Self, Not Seeing Their True Self”

An excellent CD of a recent dharma discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has just been released in both English and Chinese. It is an excellent introduction to the study of both the Supreme and Unsurpassable...

October 28, 2018

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Is Studying the Sutras a Form of Cultivation?

No it is not. One may study the sutras to learn how to cultivate oneself, but just the study of the Buddha’s teachings is not the same as practicing those teachings to train oneself to have one’s three...

September 9, 2018

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