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Mayor Vincent C. Gray of the District of Columbia proclaimed this day as “H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day.” The mayor called upon all residents of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia to join him in saluting H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for the enormous contributions that have helped enhance the lives of others. The Mayor honored the Buddha “. . . for His selfless and exceptional work to spread the word of peace to all those ...

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award for International Service and Leadership. Every year since 1991 the International Salute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee awards certain exceptional individuals for their contributions to society as a way of celebrating and honoring the legacy of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his impact both at home and abroad. The 20th Anniversary Breakfast Celebration and ...

The Xuanfa Institute sponsored a local fish release in response to the request from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that we honor the annual release of captive animals day near our home base instead traveling to Los Angeles.

The largest Buddhist meeting in the world in the year 2010 began on July 17^th and successfully ended in the afternoon of July 18^that the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This “Seminar to Exchange the Experiences of Acaryas and Masters of Dharma-Listening Sessions” was held by the International Buddhism Sangha Association headquartered in San Francisco, U.S.A. Its purpose was to study the thoughts of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. People from more than 1,500 Buddhist organizations attended the seminar, ...

It is still illegal for women to take full ordination as a Bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun) in Thailand due to a 1928 law. Monks who have tried to ordain women have been ejected from the Thai sangha and even imprisoned. There does exist a large group of Thai laywomen known as Maechis who shave their heads, wearing white, dedicating themselves to a religious life, vowing celibacy, living as ascetics, and holding eight or ten precepts. They are still marginalized figures in ...

Immediately following the Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards Ceremony in Bangkok, a symposium on the status of women in Buddhism was held at a nunnery and retreat center in the jungles south of Bangkok. A special ordination ceremony was held at the International Women’s Meditation Centre in Rayong, Thailand.

Venerable Bhikkhuni Dr. Pannavati, a disciple of Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, was one of nineteen women recognized with the Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award in Bangkok. She also delivered the keynote address at the symposium that was held at the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women. The tiny dancers shown above were part of the welcoming events to honor these amazing women. The awardees were from Austria, Burma, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the USA and were ...

Prior to the Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards and the related Symposium and secret ordination in Thailand in March 2009, Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche and Venerable Bhikkhuni Pannavati visited several temples in Bangkok.

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