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Guardstone with guardian deva, naga around head, and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

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Reflection on Lessons Learned: Dharma Protectors

Guardstone with a guardian deva with a multi-headed naga around its head and dwarf yakshas at the base in front of the Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An earlier version of this article has been posted...

September 7, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), August 30, 2025

On August 26, 2025 we continued a series of ZOOM discussion on P10-The Great Dharma of Zen Practice and will do this again on September 2 from 6-7:00 pm Pacific Time. CLICK for an article reporting on that...

September 1, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), August 17, 2025

We held our Hesperia class on August 17 at 19099 Lemon Street, covering Lessons Three & Four on an “Introduction to Prajna” discussing the translation itself, anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, scattered or...

August 19, 2025

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QUOTE-Reality of All Dharmas

All dharmas are empty, after all. They do not arise or perish. This is what is called the reality of all dharmas.” That is, the six great elements are originally empty. The form of formlessness is called reality...

August 19, 2025

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

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New Class Starts Tuesday, August 19, 2025: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice”

“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The Great Dharma of Zen Practice is a teaching transmitted by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2013 to help you develop your mind—to acquire...

August 19, 2025

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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), August 9, 2025

We will be starting weekly discussions on P10-The Great Dharma of Zen Practice next week on Tuesday evening–August 19 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. You will need to BOTH enroll in P10 at Learning from Buddha Seminary...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China.

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The Great Dharma of Zen

Photo of mummy of Chan (Zen) Sixth Patriarch Huineng (638-713) kept in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan (northern Guangdong) China. Introduction: We are about to study the great dharma of zen practice that H.H. Dorje...

August 12, 2025

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Private Discourse from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Given on Tathagata Zen in 2013

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III The Tathagata Zen Dharma is the highest practice of Zen in the world today. This dharma should be done once in morning or evening on a cushion, bed, chair, or stool. It does not have to be...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of Sunrise at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California.

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Free Buddhist Class, August 17, 2025, 10:00 am-3:00 pm-Hesperia, CA

Sunrise at Holy Heavenly Lake, Hesperia, California. I will be reading from an unpublished translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III this Sunday, August 17 at...

August 12, 2025

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Photo of Directions to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California.

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Directions to Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center, Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California

Directions to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at Buddhist Town, Hesperia, California. Welcome to the temporary home of the Holy Heavenly Lake Xuanfa Dharma Center at 19099 Lemon Street...

August 12, 2025

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