Buddha-Dharma
The truth and the original nature of all conditioned and unconditioned phenomena in the universe are contained in the word Buddha-dharma. The Buddha-dharma is all causes and effects in the universe. To understand all causes and effects, yet not be controlled by cause and effect, is to realize liberation and the Buddha-dharma. No matter how many schools or sects there are, the Buddha-dharma has only one truth. It is the truth of the universe: the dharma of ending the cycle of birth and death! The Buddha-dharma is the life order of another world and dimension.
However, this rather abstract definition does not tell us how we realize or learn the Buddha-dharma. In a series of dharma discourses on learning from Buddha released in January 2016, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gives such a practical definition. These discourses were published later in the year as Learning From Buddha, an essential book for anyone seeking liberation in this lifetime. It is the dharma that we practice in the “Quick Path” form of Buddhism that we follow at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. It is the preliminary, formal, and ending practice in their totality. We also have a list of classes given at various times at Xuanfa Dharma Centers and at the Holy Vajrasana Temple. There are other classes from Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra that utilize a preliminary translation of the actual text from that book that currently are only available at the temple.
A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma
This book documents a few of the accomplishments of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the process whereby the leading Buddhists in the world recognized what these accomplishments meant. The entire book can be read on-line in English or downloaded at The Highest Buddhist Masters Today. Particular articles can also be accessed here.
What Is Cultivation?
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gave a profound dharma discourse in response to a question asked by His disciple Zhaxi Zhuoma. Beings from other realms even came and expressed their delight. This precious dharma gives us practical guidance on how to cultivate ourselves and the steps to take to proceed on our path to enlightenment. Here you will find the definition of bodhichitta and how different types of beings can practice it.
Learning from Buddha
In January 2016, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha released three CDs of dharma discourses that clearly explained what one needs to do to become accomplished as a holy person and leave the cycle of birth and death. Those discourses were published later in the year as Learning from Buddha along with two photos showing the transformation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from an elderly person to a youth and the comments by His Holiness on the two photos. An on-line English translation is now available, but sorry, the links in the Table of Contents and to the endnotes are not working.
The Great Dharma of Zen Practice
In March 2013 H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III transmitted the Great Dharma of Zen Practice and gave a discourse on the nature of zen and how it should be practiced. This is an English translation of that dharma discourse. It does not include the mantras that were transmitted that increase the effectiveness of practice although you can receive benefit from practicing it without them. Qualified Buddhist disciples can receive two of the mantras from the abbot of the Holy Vajrasana Temple, but you need to receive the third by means of an inner tantric transmission.
Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra
Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra is a sutra by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that uses the essence of all the Prajnaparamita Sutras to bestow on us dharma in a form and language that is appropriate for our age and time so that we can all realize prajna and be liberated from samsara and ultimately become buddhas.
The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL)
Although most of the book itself has not been translated into English and is only available for viewing in Chinese at a very few locations, certain dharmas contained in this work have already been transmitted to many of His Holiness’s disciples and it’s “128 Evil and Erroneous Views” is already the foundation for evaluating the validity of views held by various masters, rinpoches and Buddhist groups and contained in Buddhist literature. You will not become enlightened in this lifetime holding any of these views. In addition to the “128 Views” several articles exist about a few of the dharmas that have been transmitted. A preliminary translation of two of the three mind-Essences contained in the SAUMOL that have been published on the internet in Chinese are available at the temple and are cited every Sunday via a ZOOM chanting session at 6:00 am Pacific Time.
The Sutra on Understanding and Realizing Definitive Truth
This sutra can be found in Chinese in H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III gave six discourses as commentary on this profound teaching that were recorded in “The Trip to the East Coast” collection. Several seminars have been offered at various locations on this sutra and the related commentary. It is chanted at the Chinese temples and will also be chanted at the Holy Vajrasana Temple when it is available in English.
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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Imparts Dharma
This section contains links to English translations of Dharma Discourses given by His Holiness.
Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow
This English translation from the Chinese provides guidelines on how you should do your Buddhist practice and self-cultivation. CLICK for more information.
True Stories About a Holy Monk
This little book contains lectures given by Elder monk Dorje Losang and others as well as a description of Holy Nectar. It also contains the “Vajra Yoga Perfection Dharma,” a complete yidam dharma practice.
Kuan Yin Bodhisattva’s Great Compassion Empowerment Dharma Assemblies
Dharma Assemblies of empowerment by Kuan Shi Yin Bodhisattva’s Mind of Great Compassion have recently been held in California, North Carolina, and Asia.
The Maha Karuna Dharani Sutra
The Great Compassion Mantra or the Maha Kaurna Dharani that we recite almost every day at the temple comes from the Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva’s Vast, Perfect, Unimpeded, Great-Compassionate Heart Dharani Sutra (Tripitaka No. 1060).
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (Bodhisattvacharyavatara) by Santideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life is a Mahayana Buddhist text written in Sanskrit verse around 700 CE by Shantideva, a Buddhist monk, at the ancient Nalanda University in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar, India. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has told us that if you want to be a master with disciples, you must deeply enter some of the sutras and commentaries, (treatises) including this one to establish a foundation. This is a 1979 translation from the Tibetan by the British scholar Stephen Batchelor, a former Geluk monk and Korean Zen Buddhist, who is currently a leader of the secular or agnostic form of Buddhism. Five other more recent translations from both Tibetan and Sanskrit sources are also listed.
Children’s Stories
Buddhist parables, often taken from Shakyamuni Buddha’s past lives as animals, are told as children’s stories and are common themes in beautiful art all over Asia.
Tripitaka
The Tripitaka is a collection of holy writings organized into three collections or baskets to include the rules for monastics (The Vinaya), the actual teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha (The Suttas or Sutras), and the commentaries or abhidharma. Links to various sutras.
Esoteric Scriptures
Tantra is the secret or esoteric part of Buddhist practice. It is often referred to as the vajrayana or Diamond Path. It is also used as a term for the secret scriptures or esoteric writings. You need to receive initiation from a true Vajra Master to receive the full power of this practice and learn the mudras (hand and body movements) and visualizations. These dharmas are usually only transmitted after completion of certain preliminary practices and careful observation of the student by the master.
Thus Have I Seen: The Marvelous True Buddha Dharma and Its Power to Transform
Through Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche’s personal story as a disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, you can learn of the true power of authentic Buddhism and of those practitioners who have reached marvelous levels of accomplishment.