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QUOTE-H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s Dharma Teachings

Stay far away from feudal superstition, strange or heretically induced phenomena, evil masters, deceivers, non-Buddhists under the guise of Buddhism, cults, evil teachings, and evil books. Strictly abide by the precepts...

January 25, 2026

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), November 22, 2005

On November 22, 2025 we continued our discussion of DCB26-“How to Realize Prajna.” We finished Lesson 37 on the practice Dharma including how we repay our karmic debts. We began Lesson 38 on the actual Dharma...

November 24, 2025

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

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Lesson Two: P10 “The Great Dharma of Zen Practice”–Next Class, September 2, 6:00 pm

We held our second ZOOM discussion on Lesson Two: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice” on August 26, 2025 focusing on two examples of zen practice from ancient times in China– the methods used by the Gaomin...

August 27, 2025

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QUOTE-Dharma of No Dharma

One begins (to practice the dharma of no dharma) with the aspect of the conditioned. One realizes one’s original mind with the aspect of the unconditioned. Realizing there is no mind to realize is enlightenment.”...

August 3, 2025

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Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California.

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New Course: D06-Preliminary & Main Practices.

Image of Mahakala at the Dharma Protector Chapel of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, Sanger, California. A new course has been added that is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to understand and practice the Dharma...

October 10, 2024

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Photo of Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250.

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The Mountains & Waters Discourse (Sansui Kyo)

Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. The Sansui Kyo, sometimes referred to as the Mountains and Waters Sutra is a short essay by the 13th century Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253)...

July 22, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), April 13, 2024?

Since we did not have a ZOOM session either last Saturday or today, I have nothing to report on class activity. However, I have been busy and can report that I now have three printed volumes completed of the six I am...

April 13, 2024

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The Surangama Sutra

Shakyamuni Buddha. In Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III tells us that “Ancient Buddhas and Bodhisattvas adopted various methods to become accomplished.” In...

February 22, 2024

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha College and Seminary (LFBCS), September 23, 2023?

C41-Three Principal Stages & Paths of Buddhist Practice Logo for Xuanfa Institute We began Lesson 5-The Great Stage with the Method Path of Bodhichitta. This lesson is concerned with the merit-building part of the...

September 29, 2023

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Eight Treasure (Laba) Congee

We celebrate the year-end retreat around Rohatsu, the Japanese term for the day of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment. In Japan they use the Gregorian Calendar and celebrate the day on the eighth day of December, but we...

December 30, 2022

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