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Holy Heavenly Lake at sunrise, Hesperia, California.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, July 2026

Holy Heavenly Lake at sunrise, Hesperia, California. The July newsletter is devoted to the planned Sri Lanka Pilgrimage and the 60th Anniversary of the World Buddhist Sangha Council, November 27-December 2, 2026. 2026...

July 26, 2026

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Photo of The Avukana Buddha statue, a 12-metre-tall (39 ft) standing Buddha statue from the reign of Dhatusena of Anuradhapura, 5th century.

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Sri Lanka Pilgrimage, November 27-December 2, 2026

The Avukana Buddha Statue in remote north Central Sri Lanka is over 40-foot high. It dates to the 5th century and is still attached to the rock face on which it was carved. Sri Lanka Pilgrimage and the Celebration of...

July 23, 2026

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Photo of Delegation from Buddhist Town in Bhutan.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, November 2025

Delegation from Buddhist Town in Bhutan. In November 2025, a 67-member delegation representing Buddhist Town (Hesperia, California) visited the Buddhist country of Bhutan. This month’s newletter provides some...

January 1, 2026

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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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Site of future center for Xuanfa Institute at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA.

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HHL Buddhist Town Newsletter, March 2025

Site of future center for Xuanfa Institute at Buddhist Town in Hesperia, CA. March newsletter for Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town is now available. More information on Ven. Chandima and his return to participate in the...

April 29, 2025

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Holy Vajra Poles

Group visits the Vajra Poles. Today is the anniversary of our recognizing the Holy Vajra Poles. It was on November 8, 2010 that they started shaking. These photos and links to other articles tell the story. Chinese nuns...

November 8, 2023

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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World-BBC

This YouTube documentary by the BBC was done several years ago, but is worthy of another visit as it gives us a glimpse of the various forms of Buddhism and some of the great monuments and architectural expressions in...

May 27, 2023

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Opening the Holy Vajrasana Temple Again Again

Revised October 31, 2021. We are cleaning the temple, starting a new adobe storage shed, and getting ready for a very ambitions retreat and class schedule starting in January. The rest of this year we will only have...

October 31, 2021

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