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What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), September 12, 2026

We continued Dorje Pamu’s G36-Dharma that Every Buddhist Must Follow on September 12 continuing a discussion of Lesson Seven, “Twenty Types of Futility” with a discussion of the seven of the futilities We will...

September 13, 2026

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Photo of Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China.

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The Upayakausalya Sutra

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China. I believe the story we discussed at yesterday’s seminar on the SAUMOL is from the Skill-in-Means or Skillful Means Sutra (Upāyakauśalya-sūtra)...

December 14, 2024

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Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple.

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Discourse on “Impermanence” Read on July 17 and again on July 27

Spirits dancing around the Holy Vajra Poles after a retreat at the temple. We listened to a Dharma Discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in China on “Impermanence” at 9:00 am PDT on July 17 and will do so again...

July 24, 2021

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Offering flowers at temple in Sri Lanka.

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The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Continued

This morning, October 11, 2020, during our morning service, we continued our reading of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra with Shakyamuni Buddha asking each of his 500 Arhat students to go and ask Venerable...

October 11, 2020

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