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D01-Buddhism for Beginners, Listening to the Supreme & Magnificent Dharma

HHDCBIII explains why it is important to listen to and read correct Dharma to obtain liberation and progress on the spiritual path.
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Zhaxi Zhuoma
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HH. Dorje Chang Buddha III

This Dharma Discourse on “Listening to the Supreme & Magnificent Dharma” provides the foundation for listening to Dharma and why it is important to listen to Dharma. It is an essential discourse for anyone wanting to obtain liberation from the cycle of reincarnation. This discourse was so important that the Buddha Master told us we needed to listen to it again every time we started listening to a new group of discourses. We were told that it was only through listening to Dharma Discourses and reading authentic Dharma books many times, would we be able to understand how to live in accordance with the principles of Buddhism and have our cultivation correspond with the Dharma. He also said that the Dharma that we must follow really starts from this discourse. This is why it is so important and a prerequisite to listening to all the other discourses.

This course also provides Zhaxi Zhuoma’s notes on H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s Dharma Discourse on “It Will Be Fruitless If One Does Not Listen to Discourses in Accordance with the Dharma Expounded in This Discourse” that established the Seven-Dharma System for listening to and learning Dharma, which will be used in most classes offered by LFBCS. These are offered for reference only and in lieu of being able to have a translation of this very important discourse.

The curriculum videos are from the reading by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche of a preliminary translation of this Dharma Discourse at an on-line Lemonade Sangha class given online on August 3, 2021.

The curriculum includes assignments, quizzes, supplemental materials, and group discussions. This interactive course is not available for those enrolled in the free membership program for AUDITING STUDENTS. It will only be part of the paid membership program. However, you will find the actual discourse this course is based on in the free course D01(A).

Click on the “CURRICULUM” tab to review this course.  If you have not registered for a membership, please click on “Membership” on the top menu bar to select your membership and enroll in this course. You are also required to complete the application form provided in course “G02-Spiritual Autobiography” prior to being admitted to either the BUDDHIST STUDIES or the XIUXING SEMINARY PROGRAMS. Click for detailed Users Guide under the “STUDENT MANUAL” in the website’s top menu bar for more information.

Prior to viewing this course, you are required to listen to the caveats provided in “PRELIMINARY STEPS” of Section 1 of the curriculum, which is a requirement for all preliminary translations of the Buddha Master’s teachings. There are no other prerequisite discourses you are required to hear before you hear this discourse,

 

It Will Be Fruitless If One Does Not Listen to Discourses in Accordance with the Dharma Expounded in This Discourse (The Seven Dharma System]
Apply the Seven Dharma learning process to assimilate the concepts and principles in this discourse.
Why do we need the preliminary steps?
Our school offers an introduction to the Practices and Blessings Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. We offer certain practices that can enable you to become enlightened in this lifetime if followed precisely. This is possible with the blessings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and by our cultivation of morality, meditation, and wisdom. We recognize and praise these holy beings by our chants and develop our wisdom through learning the Dharma. We also recognize that, at present, we only have preliminary translations that may contain errors, but that still offer us guidance on our path.
Why do we dedicate merit after hearing the Dharma?
Part of our cultivation is to share any merit we receive with all living beings (not just humans). You will understand these concepts and principles as you study these courses.
I have completed some of the assignments or events, but it doesn’t seem to be registering, since at the end it does not show I am finished?
It is probably because you did not click the “Completed” button at the end of the task. The other reason is that it may be for “Assignments (essay questions)” that are pending approval by the facilitator. It can be confusing. If you are not getting a response from the facilitator, email them and be sure and include your name and the Course ID and ask to have course graded.

In reviewing this course, I realized Assignment 1 was missing. It has been added. Please note Question 25 (assignment 5) typo has been corrected to read “25-What are the prerequisites for the Buddha Master transmitting the highest esoteric dharma to you?” It incorrectly read “exoteric”.

2024-09-24:  Uses latest translation of Heart Sutra. Assignments 8 & 9 have been redone. The summary of the discourse "It Will Be Fruitless if One Does Not Listen to Discourses in Accordance with the Dharma Expounded in This Discoure--Parts I & II" has been added back as a downloadable PDF  for LESSON FIVE. Question 3 from Assignment 1 has also been revised.

2024-10-6: Warning added to “How to do Assignment” lesson. Also assignments 8 & 9 have been modified as more generic instructions for final steps.

 

2024-10-9: Feedback assignment added before you do Final Projects.

 

 

 

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