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Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum<\/a>, the Holy Mountain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhisttown.com\/\">Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town<\/a>, Hongfa Temple, Hua Zang Buddhist Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/holyvajrasana.org\/\">Holy Vajrasana Temple &amp; Retreat Center<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/huazangsi.org\/en\/\">Hua Zang Si<\/a> to witness holy sites and events. We also visited the <a href=\"https:\/\/iamasf.org\/\">International Art Museum of America<\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"848\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The itinerary included activities such as life release Dharma assemblies, zen practice, respectful listening to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III&#8217;s Dharma discourses, sutra recitation, and so many more. 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