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

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Lesson One: P10 “The Great Dharma of Zen Practice”–Next Class, August 26, 6:00 pm

“Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We held our first ZOOM discussion on Lesson One: P10-“The Great Dharma of Zen Practice” on August 19, 2025 focusing on just what “zen” is...

August 22, 2025

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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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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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Photo of Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California.

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New Brochure on the Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger California

Main Altar at Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center, Sanger, California. We are almost out of our temple brochure and with many coming in June to see the Holy Vajra Poles and Bodhi Tree, I felt I needed to update and...

May 23, 2025

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The Great Dharma of Zen Practice in Brief

Pilgrims meditating with the Holy Vajra Poles.at the Holy Vajrasana temple. This article provides a brief summary of the entire teaching of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha iII on zen meditation practice. Although the practice...

February 5, 2025

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Meditation-Revised

This article summarizing teachings on meditation by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from two sources was originally published in 2018, but was reposted on May 6, 2020 because it was very relevant in our study of zen at that...

February 5, 2025

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Expounds The Great Dharma of Zen Practice: Revised

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

February 4, 2025

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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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Photo of Zendo at the Fa Chan Temple, Hesperia, California

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Fa Chan Temple opens in Hesperia

Zendo at the Fa Chan Temple, Hesperia, California. On June 17, 2024 at Fa Chan Temple in Hesperia, California, Fa Zang Rinpoche held the first Oryoki lunch at the newly installed Zendo for Zen...

July 3, 2024

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Experiencing a Solitary Retreat

Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche, Solitary Retreatant. The following story in Chinese and also translated into English is the experience of Yi Que Dan Pu (Tommy) Rinpoche from the Bodhisattva Wish Temple in New York City...

May 8, 2024

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