D01(A)-Buddhism for Beginners, The Supreme and Magnificent Dharma (DISCOURSE ONLY)

This Dharma Discourse on “Learning the Supreme & Magnificent Dharma” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III 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.

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

This free course does not include any assignments, quizzes, supplemental materials, or group discussions including a Q&A from a previous class that you can find with the full course when offered as D01.

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.