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Tag - H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

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What is an Icchantika?

  The Nirvana Sutra  says: “Chunda spoke once more, asking, ‘What is the meaning of the term icchantika?’ The Buddha said: ‘Chunda, suppose there should be monks or nuns, laymen or laywomen who speak careless and...

July 29, 2018
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"Old Tree." painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
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Taking Refuge & Receiving Precepts

To become a Buddhist, you take refuge in the Buddha, His teachings or the Dharma, and those who have become holy beings or the Sangha. You may either follow the Lesser Vehicle path of the Sravakas (Theravada or Elders)...

July 22, 2018
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May monastics eat meat?

Although different Buddhist traditions hold different views on the matter, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has been very clear that it is an erroneous view to believe that monastics may eat meat. Laymen and laywomen may eat...

July 22, 2018
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Do Bodhisattvas Get Sick?

  It is an erroneous view to hold that Bodhisattvas never get sick. Even Great bodhisattvas get sick. Sometimes they even get sick for the sake of living beings like Ven. Vimalakirti. Erroneous View #61:  THE VIEW...

July 15, 2018
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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
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Precise definition of Buddha-Dharma

The term Buddha-Dharma is used in different ways in different contexts. It can mean our actual practice, the results and manifestations from that practice, what the Buddhas taught, or as Dorje PaMu once described it as...

July 8, 2018
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Correcting Mistakes

A very basic rule laid down by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is to acknowledge and correct any mistakes you make as soon as you are aware of them. It is an erroneous view to wait, try to save face, or avoid correcting...

July 8, 2018
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Raining Holy Nectar

The first time I saw nectar rain was when I was living with Dorje PaMu. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was visiting us and sitting in a wicker chair under a magnolia tree in the garden behind the house. I looked over and...

July 1, 2018
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