The fundamental mission of the Xuanfa Five Vidyas University (XFVU) is to enable students to gain prajna (transcendental wisdom) and develop their bodhichitta (all encompassing compassion) and to benefit humanity and living beings. The courses offered can also help train a student to become a Dharma Master. Click for list of Sutras and Commentaries (Treatises) recommended by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to establish a firm foundation in the Dharma and required for anyone wanting to become a Dharma Master.
This mission is to be accomplished by deepening the student’s appreciation and understanding of the precious dharma brought to this world by Shakyamuni Buddha and his teacher, Dorje Chang Buddha, and as expounded in this current era by the third emanation in this world of Dorje Chang Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The curriculum is designed to enhance the student’s cultivation and practice of the dharma; develop the student’s skills and accomplishments in the five vidyas; and enable the student to better understand the lives and practice of the great saints of the various traditions of Buddhism and thus be able to improve his or her own cultivation and practice. The program also provides an introduction to the main concepts and principles of Buddhism as presented in the Tripitaka and esoteric texts and found in commentary by highly realized masters. It will enable the student to have a basic “Buddhist Literacy” with which to better understand the concepts and teachings of the Buddhas and the many unique terms used in Buddhism. It also provides opportunity for intensive meditation training & retreat as well as both academic and practice-oriented training to enable the student to become accomplished. In achieving these goals, the student will also increase his or her communication and writing skills and ability to receive criticism as well as engage in discussion and dialogue in a logical and constructive manner.
Please understand that the curriculum and content of courses and references to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on this site have not been reviewed or approved by this Buddha. However, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has encouraged us to study and practice the teachings that He has expounded along with those of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Tripitaka and esoteric texts and the classic works of the ancient patriarch & matriarch masters and other holy beings, which form the core of the curriculum. The holy scriptures and commentaries of the great saints of Buddhism are all translations and are subject to translation error and misinterpretations. Even though we know they are not flawless, they can still point us in the right direction and will be used until such time as we can have more of the official teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha available in English.