What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), June 15, 2025

June 17th by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche

There was no ZOOM class on June 14, but will resume on June 21 at 9:00 am continuing with Lesson 33 of DCB25 using The Perfection of a Buddha from the Heart Sutra as our text.

We did hold a class in Hesperia on the Buddha Master’s Sutra on Understanding Definitive (Ultimate) Truth. This was a reading of a preliminary draft of the translation of what was given as a discourse to senior disciples on the Trip to the East Coast. This was recorded with the Buddha Master’s commentary, but is now chanted in what I believe may be a different form at Dharma Assemblies and in our various monasteries and temples. It is the long mantra that was chanted in Glendale on May 31 to celebrate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s birthday.

The dialogue between H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and two ancient Buddhas began at a house in Los Angeles in 2007 with a request to have His Holiness answering the question: “What is the truth of Buddha-nature?” This discussion resulted in the Buddha Master expounding to all living beings the dharma of understanding definitive truth or true suchness.

In this discourse the Buddha Master responded to a number of questions asked by a “wise being”using this dialogue as a means to explain definitive or ultimate truth. This is a very important sutra and I pray we can have an authorized translation that can be shared, studied and treasured by all as soon as possible. I cannot share this text with others or read it on the internet, but will continue to read it when requested at the temple or when I am speaking at other appropriate locations.

Our next class in Hesperia will be on July 20 at ten am at a different location in Hesperia. We will meet next to the lake. You will be able to enter the grounds off of 19099 Lemon Street and will be provided in some yet to be determined way the directions to where we will meet. The program and more details are forth coming.

What Else Is New at Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS), June 15, 2025

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