THE FIRST SEMINAR FOR ACARYAS AND MASTERS OF

DHARMA-LISTENING SESSIONS TOOK PLACE IN HONG KONG

The Seminar Was Held by the International Buddhism Sangha Association

Representatives of More Than 1,500 Buddhist Organizations Attended

[Dateline: Hong Kong] The largest Buddhist meeting in the world in the year 2010 began on July 17th and successfully ended in the afternoon of July 18th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This "Seminar to Exchange the Experiences of Acaryas and Masters of Dharma-Listening Sessions" was held by the International Buddhism Sangha Association headquartered in San Francisco, U.S.A. Its purpose was to study the thoughts of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. People from more than 1,500 Buddhist organizations attended the seminar, such as organizations based in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, United States, Canada, and other countries and regions.

            The International Buddhism Sangha Association stated that since the audio recordings of dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III were distributed and played all over the world, this trend to learn the theories of those dharma discourses and put them into practice continues to grow unabated. An ever increasing number of Buddhist organizations are applying to the International Buddhism Sangha Association to receive and study the audio recordings of dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Budda III. Although the registration deadline to participate in the seminar passed a month and a half ago, many people were still sending out faxes and emails up until the eve of the seminar making urgent requests to participate in it. So many people were ardently intent on attending this seminar. 

            Subjects that were part of the seminar included cultivating oneself, learning Buddhist doctrines and Buddha-dharma, selflessly benefiting others, and other topics. The atmosphere was extremely lively. Numerous people had the opportunity to speak, and the content of the seminar was quite astounding. The International Buddhism Sangha Association also announced to everyone at the seminar wonderful news that practitioners of Buddhism were longing to hear: In order to benefit people’s cultivation, the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has formally issued two great mind-essence dharmas on cultivation that are part of The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. Those dharmas are "Second Preliminary Practice: Xia Man Shu Sheng Hai Xin Sui" and “Third Main Practice: Zui Sheng Bodhi Kong Xing Hai Xin Sui.” This truly is extremely wonderful news for all of humanity. Those two dharmas will bring to humanity and countless living beings happiness, health, complete good fortune, complete wisdom, and worldwide prosperity.      

During the seminar, rinpoches, dharma teachers, masters of dharma-listening sessions, leaders of Buddhist organizations, and ordinary Buddhists from all over the world related many deeply moving personal learning experiences and true miracles. When anyone spoke of learning the thoughts and cultivation teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, the entire auditorium was filled with an atmosphere of piety and everyone was inspired. One after another person spoke of how their family situation, business, health, relations with neighbors and colleagues, and other aspects of their life quickly improved after they began learning the Buddha-dharma and cultivation methods taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and after they started emulating the noble moral character of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

The conclusion of the seminar was that the Buddha-dharma and dharma discourses that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has brought to this world correct the confused and disordered state of affairs that exists in Buddhist circles in this Dharma-Ending Age. It was also concluded that the Buddha-dharma and dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III provide people with a correct and overall understanding of Buddhism; that is, Buddhism is based on great compassion and benefits all living beings and that by truly cultivating oneself and learning Buddhism, one brings about happiness in one’s family, success in one’s business, peace in the world, and harmony among mankind.

            There were three true things at the seminar that were especially astonishing. First, among all of the rinpoches and dharma masters who participated in this seminar, those who are on the level of a holy virtuous one had a Certificate of One of Holy Virtue. Three masters and seven witnesses (all together ten rinpoches, dharma teachers, and acaryas) signed a vow of truth on each of those certificates proving that the holder of the certificate indeed has the realization of one of holy virtue. Those certificates show that the holders of them are not like those false rinpoches and dharma masters in Buddhist circles who deceive people.

            Those seated on the platform who had a Certificate of One of Holy Virtue were Great Dharma Master Miao Kong, one of the five greatly virtuous ones who realized the Path and Fruit; Dharma Master Lajian Long Hui, Chairperson of the International Buddhism Sangha Association; Venerable Xiangge Qiongwa IV Duozha Xinxiong Rinpoche, President of the Los Angeles Buddhist Academy; Dharma Master Jue Hui, abbess of Sanger Mission and Bodhi Monastery; Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, President of the Xuanfa Institute; Shudan Zhuma Rinpoche; and Dorje Jueba Longzhou Rinpoche III.

            After these persons of holy virtue performed rituals, hung their certificates, paid respect to the certificates, and ascended the platform, all of the acaryas, masters of dharma-listening sessions, leaders of organizations, abbots, and abbesses worshipped the Buddhas, paid respect to the certificates, and then one by one ascended the platform, carried out the proper etiquette, and carefully read those certificates in order to verify their authenticity and the level of realization each certificate holder has. This was done in order to be responsible toward living beings and carry out the Buddhist practice of being open and aboveboard. All of these actions, which were highly praised, showed respect for the Buddhas and those of holy virtue and showed a sense of responsibility toward living beings.         

            The second especially astonishing thing was a miracle that happened as a result of ingesting a Kazhuo Ande pill. At the seminar, Shudan Zhuma Rinpoche from Thailand described to everyone the true story of a person by the name of Jack. Jack was injured by a bullet. Because that bullet was stuck amid some blood veins at the back of his kidney, he underwent two major surgeries at a hospital, both of which were unsuccessful in removing the bullet. After Shudan Zhuma Rinpoche learned of his situation, she gave a Kazhuo Ande pill to Jack. The Kazhuo Ande pill was made from the dharma practice of Mozhi Great Rinpoche, who is a disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and who has a Middle Level of Holy Realization Certificate. One week after Jack ingested it, the bullet in his body miraculously moved to his chest area right under his skin. The doctor then used a small surgical knife to cut a small opening in Jack’s skin through which the bullet fell out. A video of Jack personally describing this experience of his was played at the seminar.

When explaining this type of miracle that results from ingesting a Kazhuo Ande pill, a representative of the International Buddhism Sangha Association quoted H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: “Kazhuo Ande pills are not medicine and are not used to cure illnesses. They do not have their own independent medicinal properties. A person who ingests such a pill can experience beneficial effects only if that person is kindhearted and devout.”

The third especially astonishing thing was a miracle that happened as a result of respectfully listening to recorded dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. A fourteen-year-old boy from Chongqing, China by the name of Chaopeng Luo came to the seminar. When he was in the last term of the fifth grade of elementary school, he would often feel dizzy and would often have ulcers in his mouth. Since he experienced no improvement through traditional Chinese medicine, in 2009 his mother took him to the Xinan (West South) Hospital in Chongqing and the 301 Hospital in Beijing to have him undergo comprehensive examinations, such as CT scans, etc. After medical experts held a group consultation, they concluded that the carotid artery in the right side of his neck contained a congenital tumor. There is currently only one other example of this in all of China. Surgery could not be used to remove the tumor. Furthermore, the tumor was growing increasingly large. Thus, the life of this boy was in constant danger. Since the right side of the neck of Chaopeng Luo had swollen a great deal, the doctors had no choice but to have him stop attending school so that he could stay at home.

            Just when the entire family fell into a state of hopelessness, a Buddhist in Chongqing by the name of Zongqiong Zhao happened to meet the grandmother of Chaopeng Luo. Zongqiong Zhao had the grandmother take Chaopeng Luo to listen to recorded dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Right after the boy listened to the first CD containing a dharma discourse, he said that his neck became hot. The part of his neck where the tumor was had indeed become red. After he listened to the second CD containing a dharma discourse, the redness on his neck disappeared. It turned out that Chaopeng Luo listened to dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for three straight weeks. Not only did the lump on his neck become smaller and smaller, his energy level and mental outlook became better and better, his appetite increased, and he grew taller. The tumor has now completely disappeared. His entire family is sincerely grateful to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for saving his life.

            Thus, the young Chaopeng Luo insisted on personally appearing at the seminar so that he could use his own experience to tell everyone that the dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III not only teach people to elevate their morality, deepen their cultivation, and benefit others, those discourses also can save people’s lives and bring benefits and happiness to humanity.

The host of the seminar confirmed that examples of this kind are quite numerous. Due to limitations on the length of this article, it is not possible relate each and every such example.

There were also many people who did not meet the registration deadline to attend but who still sent in letters of their learning experiences describing how after they and others around them learned the Buddha-dharma of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, they experienced various seemingly incredible yet entirely real benefits.              

            Attendees of the seminar said that the experiences related at the seminar are examples of the great benefits H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has brought to so many people through His teaching of Buddha-dharma in this world. The attendees also said that such happiness and well-being cannot be found in any other place. They affirmed those incredible yet very much real miracles that occurred right here in the human realm.     

                                 Statement #9 from the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III:

Recently, the Tibetan Buddhism Association of America requested answers and explanations from the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III regarding the matter of a rinpoche recording and playing audio CDs. Because of the generality of this issue, we hereby forward to all organizations the reply of the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to the Tibetan Buddhism Association of America. In the future, any issue of a similar nature should be handled in the same manner.

Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
June 16, 2010

Attachment (Reply of the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to the Tibetan Buddhism
Association of America):

Tibetan Buddhism Association of America:

In your letter, you asked for instructions about “a rinpoche who wanted to put the dharma discourses that he himself recorded together with the dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for worshipping and requested that all such discourses have the same status.” This is a very pitiable and terrible idea and is conduct that totally disregards the rules, disciplines, and etiquette of Buddhism, lacks morality, and violates Buddhist doctrine. Without mentioning the status of his level of enlightenment, let’s just examine him in terms of the five vidyas. In how many vidyas has such a person attained world-class level? Why doesn’t he stand on the same status by demonstrating his abilities in the five vidyas?

First of all, except for Buddhas, Equal Enlightenment Bodhisattvas, and Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattvas, lectures by any Bodhisattva or rinpoche cannot be regarded as dharma discourses. They are only commentaries and discussions, which means that they are subject to deliberation. The audio CDs recorded by that rinpoche cannot be formally called dharma discourses because they have not been personally reviewed and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. It is inevitable that the translation contains numerous and various mistakes. In addition, because the contents of those CDs are read by a rinpoche (that category includes dharma kings, venerable ones, dharma masters, and so on), there is absolutely no justification for placing such CDs on the Buddha’s dharma rostrum.

Rinpoches are classified into many levels. They can be roughly divided into those who possess holy realization and those who do not possess holy realization. Those who possess holy realization can be classified into one of three levels, and those three levels can be divided into six categories of master’s qualifications. Among these three levels, the highest level is a master at the Highest Level of Holy Realization (a Buddha, Equal Enlightenment Bodhisattva, Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattva, or Mahasattva). The second level is a master at the Middle Level of Holy Realization (a Bodhisattva on or above the eighth stage). And the third level is a master at the Beginning Level of Holy Realization (a Bodhisattva below the eighth stage or an Arhat). Below these levels there are masters who do not possess holy realization, including greatly virtuous ones and kind knowledgeable ones. Furthermore, there are greatly holy and virtuous ones and holy virtuous ones who do not belong to these three levels of master’s qualifications. These are holy ones who possess holy realization but do not necessarily possess the qualifications of a master at the Middle Level of Holy Realization (a Bodhisattva on or above the eighth stage) or a master at the Beginning Level of Holy Realization (a Bodhisattva below the eighth stage or an Arhat) and absolutely do not possess the qualifications of a master at the Highest Level of Holy Realization (a Buddha, Equal Enlightenment Bodhisattva, Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattva, or Mahasattva).

Even if a master possesses the qualifications of one at the Highest Level of Holy Realization (a Buddha, Equal Enlightenment Bodhisattva, Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattva, or Mahasattva), as long as he does not possesses the holy realization of a Buddha, or simply put, if this master is not a manifestation of a Buddha but is merely an Equal Enlightenment or Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattva, he still is not qualified to put his dharma lessons at the position of a Buddha. Similarly, a great Mahasattva is not qualified to put his commentaries and discussions at the position of an Equal Enlightenment or Marvelous Enlightenment Bodhisattva. Likewise, no matter how high a great Bodhisattva’s status is, he still is not qualified to establish his dharma seat at the same height as that of Sakyamuni Buddha and sit at the Buddha’s level. One can easily deduce from this that regardless of whether one is a rinpoche, dharma king, venerable one, or dharma master, the placement of, the worshipping of, and the making of offerings to their explanations, commentaries, discussions, or formal expositions on dharma should all be based upon which of the three levels this master’s qualifications belong. A disciple who does not know this rule is harboring evil views. If a master does not know this rule, he is an evil master who is actually an unbridled monster bringing chaos to the world and whom nobody should take refuge in and rely upon.

The English audio CD mentioned in the letter from your association was recorded by one rinpoche. It was a translation by another rinpoche of a dharma discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. However, its contents have not been examined and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Mistakes definitely exist in the translation. In addition, that rinpoche who did the recording was just playing the role of a broadcaster or announcer when reading aloud from the transcript. However, for the purpose of providing some benefits to people, this rinpoche can play for others the audio recordings produced by him in which he plays the role of a broadcaster. An audio CD containing the voice of a rinpoche should be respectfully placed on the dharma rostrum of the dharma seat of that rinpoche.

Such disposition is not limited to English translations. Translations of dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III into any language, including Tibetan, Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, French, German, Japanese and others, and even the original written transcript of such discourses in Chinese, are certain to contain mistakes as long as they have not been personally examined and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. If a translation or transcript contains even one or two sentences that convey the wrong meaning, such translation or transcript cannot represent a dharma discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

In the future, correct translations that have been personally examined and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III will be labeled with the words “Already examined and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.” Such translations will not be read by any rinpoches or dharma masters. Rather, they will be read by professional announcers who have the standard pronunciation and then made into audio CDs for distribution to the whole world for people to listen to respectfully. Such up-to-standard dharma discourses read by professional broadcasters should be placed on the dharma rostrum of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and be treated in the same way as the original dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

Therefore, when any rinpoche, dharma king, venerable one or dharma master as well as any organization, temple, Buddhist center or dharma-listening center encounters this type of situation, they should handle it according to the above-described principles. Otherwise, they are people who do not understand Buddha-dharma, who do not understand the precepts, disciplines and sutra teachings, and who possess evil views. Such people are not masters or role models for others and, instead, are simply traitors bringing shame to the Buddha. If they do not correct themselves and repent, followers of Buddhism should not take refuge in, rely upon, and learn from them.

Everything stated above is to benefit living beings so they can acquire correct understanding and views.

Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
June 16, 2010

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Precious relics believed to be part of the skull of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, found three years ago, were enshrined on Saturday at Qixia Temple in Jiangsu province in China.

OFFICE OF H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III

CLARIFICATION #8

          The International Buddhism Sangha Association recently made public an English translation of a discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on the 128 Evil Views and Erroneous Views. Moreover, that translation was posted on many websites. However, since H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III did not personally review and approve that translation, it still contains mistranslations of the meaning of words. For example, because the translators did not understand the connotation of the words "The Mahamudra of Liberation," this title was mistranslated. The title The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation was translated into English as The Mahamudra of Liberation. This is extremely erroneous.

The Mahamudra of Liberation is an abbreviation. That Mahamudra contains the Three Mind Essences, the state practice, the six levels of holy realization of masters, and the five great, unsurpassable, highest, and holiest initiations. All of those are the highest and holiest Buddha-dharma that Dorje Chang Buddha transmitted to Amitabha Buddha and all of the other Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas during their cultivation stage. No other Buddha-dharma can surpass such Buddha-dharma.

In this Dharma-Ending Age, demons and charlatans run rampant, misleading living beings. However, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is now living in this earthly realm and wants to prevent living beings from being harmed by those demons and charlatans. Therefore, when great karmic conditions relating to the good fortune of living beings mature, practitioners will be able to learn The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. The state-practice initiation in The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation is on the utmost holy level, enabling the disciple to enter the generation-stage holy state within two hours. Therefore, any other Buddha-dharma or any other Mahamudra cannot be mentioned in the same breath with The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. Thus, The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation does not belong to esoteric Buddhism and therefore cannot be translated into a phrase that conveys the concept of simply being a Mahamudra within esoteric Buddhism, as the translation The Mahamudra of Liberation does. The translation that conveys the correct meaning is The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. Whoever posted, published, forwarded, or distributed in any way the English translation of the 128 Evil Views and Erroneous Views issued by the International Buddhism Sangha Association must immediately make this correction concerning the title. This applies to both printed out paper versions, electronic versions, or any other versions of that translation.

The Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III would also like to take this opportunity to inform everyone once more that all written transcriptions and all translations of oral dharma discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that have not been personally reviewed and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III can only be used as a reference. They cannot be relied upon as being accurate. That is because it is very easy to make mistakes in the transcribing of those oral discourses. There are even more numerous mistakes contained in the translations. Therefore, the only standard is the original dharma discourses personally spoken by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III!

                                      Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

                                      May 25, 2010         

(Full Screen)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The following is an English translation from Chinese. Because this translation has not been personally reviewed and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, it definitely contains translation mistakes. Therefore, it is provided for your reference. After H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is able to personally review and approve this English translation, we will then congratulate all of you for having the opportunity to learn from the correct English translation of this Buddha-dharma.

OFFICE OF H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III

(Eighth Public Announcement)

The "Brief Explanation of Evil Views and Erroneous Views" that the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III hereby makes public is based on an oral discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This discourse provides overall views for all Buddhist cultivation and is a supreme dharma treasure for cultivators. These views are non-sectarian. They do not belong to esoteric Buddhism, exoteric Buddhism, the Pure Land sect or any other sect. They do not belong to the Mahayana or Hinayana. All Buddhists who learn Buddhism and cultivate themselves must never follow any of these 128 evil and erroneous views if they want to progress on the path toward enlightenment, increase their good fortune and wisdom, and eventually attain liberation. All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions have the common understanding that following these views is unacceptable. To accept these views is tantamount to following them. Cultivators must use these views as the standard to check the correctness of their own views. Anyone who follows these views will definitely not experience any beneficial effects in his practice no matter what dharma he practices, will forever live in samsara, and may even descend into one of the three lower realms.

This dharma on elucidating views is beneficial to cultivators in every way and does not harm them in any way. Conversely, to charlatans who are false cultivators, to those who follow evil views and erroneous views, to false &ldquo;persons of holy virtue&rdquo; who flaunt the banner of Buddhism, to so-called great dharma kings, great Rinpoches, and great dharma masters, this dharma will be as painful as peeling off a scar from their body. Why?

The first reason is that all false holy ones have the goal of cheating living beings out of their wealth. They have no scruples about poisoning the wisdom-roots of living beings that lead to liberation. Therefore, the dharma that they preach must be heresy in the form of evil and erroneous views. These 128 views thoroughly reveal the true colors of those false holy ones. Everyone can now instantly see that they are actually evil people in the guise of famous people of great holiness! Thus, these 128 views will enrage them. They will put up a last-ditch fight against these 128 views and will certainly engage in unbridled revenge. They will even hate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to their core and will come up with various dark plots. They will slander this dharma on elucidating views. Or, to avoid exposing their evilness and ugliness, they will use indirect, tricky ways or other means to attack H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. With careful observation, you will discover that every one of those who attack H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III or this dharma on elucidating views follows one or more of these 128 views.

The second reason is that this dharma on elucidating views is bright and devoid of selfishness. It is purely beneficial to living beings and is absolutely true dharma of the Buddhas. It will destroy the fraudulent work of those demonic and evil masters and those false holy ones. Consequently, they will definitely oppose and attack it to protect their own selfish interests. However, their attacks actually prove that they are evil masters and deceivers.

Those attackers may foolishly say, "Our sect has nothing to do with these views." However, you must remember that only evil and demonic sects will claim to have nothing to do with these views. That is because this dharma on elucidating views encapsulates all of Buddhism and is the truth based on the law of cause and effect in the universe. Every one of these views is relevant to any sect, as long as it is a sect within Buddhism. This dharma on elucidating views is purely beneficial to living beings in their quest to attain liberation. Everyone can understand these views, although those with deep insight will see deeply into them, and those with shallow insight will see shallowly into them.  

Those evil attackers might also say, &ldquo;This dharma on elucidating views is incorrect.&rdquo; Think about this carefully. Is it correct to protect the interests of living beings and the wisdom-roots of living beings that lead to liberation, or is it correct to help those who deceive living beings and rob them of their wealth? Is it correct to violate the teachings and precepts of the Buddha, or is it correct to uphold the teachings and precepts of the Buddha? Which is correct, having holy realization after the crown of one&rsquo;s head has been opened or only being able to talk about theories because one has no such realization? Which is correct, having true tummo (inner heat) concentration powers or only being able to talk about tummo concentration powers because one has no true tummo concentration powers?

We ask the following simple questions, the answers to which everyone can understand right away. Could the view that one may violate the precepts of the Three Vehicles be correct? Could the view of approving cultivation that is divorced from bodhicitta be correct? Could the view that there is no need to abide by all of the precepts you have received be correct? Could the view that one may falsely claim to be a Buddha or Bodhisattva in order to propagate the dharma be correct? How about the view that it is acceptable for a master to speak falsely and deceive living beings, the view that helping evil masters do bad things is a dharma-protecting practice, the view that it is acceptable to call yourself a Buddha or Bodhisattva in front of your disciples, the view that one may eat meat after one is tonsured and becomes a monastic, the view that cutting off attachment to self means not caring for the sufferings of others, the view that it is acceptable to perform an initiation or transmit Buddha-dharma in exchange for the payment of money, the view that it is acceptable for a master to demand and take property from his disciples, the view that the protective powers of mountain deities are greater than the protective powers of great Bodhisattvas, the view that one with the thoughts or conduct of an icchantika is an eminent monastic, and the view that it is acceptable to place Buddhist books and images of Buddhas at a height lower than the seat of an eminent monastic or person of great virtue? Could it possibly be that those who engage in such evil should be regarded as correct? Could it possibly be that they should be regarded as holy beings?

Everyone must clearly understand that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has pure bodhicitta based on great compassion and a desire to benefit living beings. Therefore, His Holiness only benefits living beings and does not accept offerings from any practitioner. Evil masters and false holy ones are unable to do that. They greedily seek offerings from others to benefit themselves. Thus, they definitely will harbor intense hatred for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The difference between His Holiness and those people is not merely like the difference between the sky and the earth. Rather, it is like the difference between brightness and darkness, between nectar and poison!

Always remember that demons and Buddhas are opposed to each other. The goal of demons and deceivers is harming living beings. The aim of Buddhas is protecting and blessing living beings. Therefore, it is certain that evil spirits and deceivers will frantically attempt to destroy the Buddha-dharma. They will definitely oppose the discourses on the Buddha-dharma given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III through which His Holiness selflessly benefits living beings. They will use slanderous attacks in a reckless attempt to cover up their own evil and erroneous views and prevent everyone from seeing who they really are. However, you will clearly see that 100% of those attackers definitely follow some of these 128 evil and erroneous views. If they did not, they would be persons of holy virtue who would praise this &ldquo;Brief Explanation of Evil Views and Erroneous Views&rdquo; dharma taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III as that which upholds the true Tathagata dharma and protects the interests of living beings.

For now, let us put aside the fact that these 128 views encapsulate the dharma of the Tripitaka. Let us just look at the five views of strictly observing the precepts of the Three Vehicles, adhering to bodhicitta in cultivation, clearly believing in the law of cause and effect, the need to understand the meaning of the sutra one is reciting, and diligently practicing the six paramitas. These five views alone relate to the essence of the Tripitaka. Hence, these 128 views are a supreme treasure of Buddha-dharma. Therefore, anyone who slanders them is certainly a false person of holy virtue, an evil master, a deceiver, or a demon! We hope that all believers of Buddhism will think deeply in order to discern well, will establish right understanding and right views, will open up their eyes to discern who is an evil master or demon, will increase their fortune and wisdom, and will soon realize enlightenment!

                                                            Office of H. H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

August 25, 2009

H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III GIVES A BRIEF

EXPLANATION OF EVIL VIEWS AND ERRONEOUS VIEWS

(Excerpted from an oral dharma discourse given by

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III)

What am I going to speak about today to all of you? I will give a discourse on key Buddha-dharma that is of utmost importance to attain liberation. I must remind you that because the dharma I will expound upon today is so important, you truly cannot overlook it. What makes it important? This dharma is related to the big issue of whether or not you will experience beneficial effects from learning Buddhism and cultivating yourself. It is related to the big issue of whether you will increase your good fortune and wisdom and become liberated or whether you will descend into one of the three lower realms of existence.

Today I am going to speak about evil views and erroneous views. If anyone who is learning Buddhism and cultivating himself follows one of these evil views, he will not become liberated. Furthermore, the meritorious virtues that are the basis for his good fortune and wisdom will not grow, and he will not achieve realization powers through his practice. No matter what sect you belong to, if you want to end your cycle of birth and death and attain liberation, then you must not follow any evil view or erroneous view. If you follow even one evil view, it will not be possible for you to accumulate through your practice the meritorious virtues that are the basis for good fortune and wisdom. Moreover, you will be unable to attain liberation. However, if you repent and immediately correct yourself after following such a view, there will be no problem.

The offense of following erroneous views is slightly lighter than that of following evil views. Although the offense is slightly lighter, there are certain erroneous views which if followed will result in problems even if you follow only one of those erroneous views. There are certain erroneous views which if followed will result in preventing you from becoming accomplished and experiencing beneficial effects in your practice even if you follow only two or three of those erroneous views.

Not following these 128 views is an iron-clad dharma rule. All Buddhists must comply with this rule by not following these views so that they can end the cycle of birth and death and realize the holy fruit of accomplishment. This dharma rule was not created by anyone. It is the law of cause and effect. Correctly complying with this dharma rule is the common enlightenment practice of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions.

The listing of evil and erroneous views is an important part of The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. In order to avoid misunderstandings of these views or explanations of them that are wrong or even reckless, I am going to personally explain them today. This will be just a brief, overall description of them.

Evil views are generally those listed below. The term &ldquo;generally&rdquo; here means that not all evil views are included below. However, based on the dharma, the major ones are included. If you do not follow these evil and erroneous views, you will naturally become a cultivator of great virtue on the path to enlightenment who has right understanding and right views and who acts according to the dharma.

            Each of the views below begins with the words &ldquo;the view that&hellip;&rdquo;  If you approve of, agree with, or carry out any of the evil views below, you are following that evil view.

EVIL VIEWS:

1. THE VIEW THAT GHOSTS AND GODS ARE ONE&rsquo;S LIBERATION MASTERS

Those with this view regard ghosts and gods as masters upon whom we should rely for liberation and as leaders upon whom we should rely to attain accomplishment in the dharma. Those with this view firmly believe that ghosts and gods can save us from the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death. A person holding this view believes that ghosts and gods are the only masters who can save him through ending the cycle of birth and death. In reality, ghosts and gods have not even ended their own cycles of birth and death. Therefore, they definitely are not masters of liberation for Buddhist cultivators.

2. THE VIEW THAT ATTAINING SUPERNATURAL POWERS IS THE GOAL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE DHARMA

Those with this view think the purpose of cultivating and learning Buddhism is realizing supernatural powers and the ability to shape-shift. They think that obtaining supernatural powers is the ultimate goal that we should pursue. They think that obtaining supernatural powers is tantamount to attaining accomplishment or liberation. You must understand that supernatural powers and accomplishment or liberation are two completely separate things. No matter how great one&rsquo;s supernatural powers may be, they do not belong to the essence of accomplishment or liberation. Therefore, the goals of accomplishment are perfecting good fortune and wisdom, realizing the empty nature of true such-ness, and acquiring mastery over one&rsquo;s own living and dying.

3. THE VIEW THAT ONE MAY VIOLATE THE PRECEPTS OF THE THREE VEHICLES&mdash;HINAYANA, MAHAYANA, AND VAJRAYANA

Those with this view think that it is permissible to violate the precepts of the Three Vehicles that they have received. They think that under certain karmic conditions or with a special dharma practice it is acceptable to deviate from the precepts of the Three Vehicles. You must bear in mind that no matter what the circumstances may be, the precepts of the Three Vehicles may not be violated. Everyone, including eminent monastics and holy dharma kings, must strictly adhere to those precepts. Otherwise, one is a heretic in the guise of a Buddhist practitioner.

4. THE VIEW OF APPROVING CULTIVATION THAT IS DIVORCED FROM BODHICITTA

There are many methods of cultivation within the Buddha-dharma. Whatever method one uses to cultivate, it cannot be divorced from bodhicitta. Any form of cultivation that is divorced from bodhicitta is evil cultivation. Therefore, the most important aspect of cultivation is never separating from bodhicitta. In addition, we should not approve of those whose cultivation is divorced from bodhicitta.

5. THE VIEW THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO ABIDE BY ALL OF THE PRECEPTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED

As long as you received a precept, you must abide by it fully. You must abide by each and every precept you received. It is unacceptable to think that you may just abide by one of them or some of them and need not abide by certain others. Any thinking that not all precepts must be observed is not only wrong but also evil.

6. THE VIEW THAT ONE MAY FALSELY CLAIM TO BE A BUDDHA OR BODHISATTVA IN ORDER TO PROPAGATE THE DHARMA

Those with this view think that in order to propagate the dharma and bring people to Buddhism, one may use the expedient means of elevating one&rsquo;s status by claiming to be a certain Buddha or Bodhisattva. They tell their disciples and friends to spread the word that they are a certain Buddha or Bodhisattva. Those who engage in or approve of this type of conduct are following this evil view.

7. THE VIEW OF SUBSTANTIALISM IN WHICH WORLDLY PHENOMENA TRULY EXIST AND ARE NOT ILLUSORY

This touches upon the ultimate truth. Those with this view regard all phenomena as truly existing, not illusory, and real. They think everything that exists among people, among things, and among events is real. To them, all worldly phenomena are not impermanent but truly exist and are real. They regard everything as real and not illusory. This is an evil view.

8. THE VIEW THAT EMPTINESS IS SEPARATE FROM AND INDEPENDENT OF WORLDLY PHENOMENA

Those with this view think that emptiness is unrelated to all views that accept the substantial-ness of worldly phenomena. They think that as long as one enters emptiness, everything that is actually present will no longer exist. They think that conditioned phenomena do not exist within emptiness and that emptiness is independent of conditioned phenomena. This view is already evil. One must understand that emptiness is not separate from worldly phenomena. After realizing emptiness, one knows that form is emptiness and emptiness is form. The two are not mutually incompatible. The fundamental truth is that the two are one and the same. That is the unattached true such-ness, the Buddha-nature from which usages arise.

9. THE VIEW THAT ONE CAN BECOME LIBERATED ONLY BY PRACTICING A DHARMA AND WITHOUT CULTIVATING ONESELF

Those with this view think that once they learn a certain dharma, they have succeeded. For example, they think how great it is that they now practice the Vajra Substitute Body Meditation. They think they can perform dharma and control their destiny at will. Or they think, &ldquo;I can practice tummo concentration dharma to eliminate karmic hindrances. Why do I need to cultivate myself? It is even permissible for me not to cultivate myself since I will still succeed and become liberated.&rdquo; That view is extremely evil.

10. THE VIEW THAT THE DHARMAKAYA IS A BODY WITH FORM

Our tathagata-garbha true mind refers to the dharmakaya. The dharmakaya is one of the three bodies; namely, the dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. Those with this view describe the dharmakaya as having form, size, color, or a feeling of tranquility, peace, or happiness. Any view that regards the dharmakaya as an object with shape or awareness of feelings is an evil view.

11. THE VIEW THAT YOU CAN DO BAD THINGS AND STILL BE FREE OF SIN BY RELYING ON THE POWER OF THE BUDDHAS

Those with this view think that due to the power generated from their own dharma practice, they are already blessed by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions. They think that they can do something bad and still be free of sin because the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will come and eliminate their sin right away.

12. THE VIEW THAT CUTTING OFF ATTACHMENT TO SELF MEANS CUTTING OFF FEELINGS FOR YOUR PARENTS

For the purpose of cutting off attachment to self, there are sons and daughters who do not even recognize their relationship with their parents. There are also sons and daughters who ignore the feelings of their parents when their parents sadly cry over the decision of their son or daughter to become a monastic. Such sons and daughters even think that in so doing they are cutting off attachment to self. In reality, such filial disobedience is an evil view. Cutting off attachment to self entails benefiting living beings, caring about living beings, and putting one&rsquo;s own interests second to those of living beings. It does not entail disregarding the feelings of one&rsquo;s parents and cutting off one&rsquo;s relationship with them.

13. THE VIEW THAT ONE CAN ATTAIN HOLY NIRVANA BY SIMPLY DOING GOOD DEEDS

Those who with this view think that as long as they do good deeds and everything that they do benefits living beings, that is enough for them to attain the nirvana of holy beings and become a Buddha or Bodhisattva. One must know that doing good deeds is performing conditioned charity. Based on the law of cause and effect, such charity will result in karmic rewards in the human or heavenly realms. However, attaining holy nirvana entails realizing a holy state. That means attaining the unconditioned state in which one has ended the cycle of birth and death and possesses total self-mastery. It means reaching that holy land where there is no arising or ceasing. Therefore, thinking that one can attain holy nirvana by simply doing good deeds is an evil view. You must understand that in addition to doing good deeds one must also practice unconditioned, holy dharma. Only then can one attain holy nirvana. There is no other path to attain holy nirvana.

14. THE VIEW THAT REGARDS AS A BODHISATTVA SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT ACT OUT OF GREATLY COMPASSIONATE BODHICITTA

Within society, there are various kinds of dharma kings, rinpoches, masters, and great dharma teachers. Some of them do not have bodhicitta and do not act out of bodhicitta. However, certain publicity portrays them as great Bodhisattvas. In reality, they are false people of holy virtue. Therefore, one who does not have bodhicitta of great compassion is not a Bodhisattva no matter what status he may have. The view that regards as a Bodhisattva this type of person who does not act out of greatly compassionate bodhicitta is an evil view.

15. THE VIEW OF NOT CLEARLY BELIEVING IN CAUSE AND EFFECT BUT SUPERSTITIOUSLY BELIEVING IN DIVINATION AND LUCK INSTEAD

Those with this view do not clearly believe in the law of cause and effect. They do not believe in the law of cause and effect. They deny the law of cause and effect. They instead believe in divination and luck. This is an evil view. You must understand that everything is based on the law of cause and effect.

16. THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO SIMPLY EXPOUND THE PRINCIPLES OF EMPTINESS WITHOUT SPEAKING ABOUT REAL CULTIVATION THROUGH CONCRETE PRACTICE

This type of situation exists more in exoteric Buddhism. However, it also exists in esoteric Buddhism. Some currently well-known people in society especially like to expound the principles of emptiness. They talk about the Zen method of penetrating the truth. They explain that all phenomena are without self-nature and are originally empty, that one should generate a mind that is unattached to anything, that one&rsquo;s mind should be empty and tranquil. They talk about the original nature that does not come or go. They talk about these principles in elaborate, high-flown terms that are mysterious and hard to understand. They especially like to talk about the Platform Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, and prajna. They speak on and on about the principles of emptiness without ever mentioning real cultivation through concrete practice. They do not teach real cultivation. They do not tell living beings how to practice through concrete actions the path that leads to enlightenment. There are too many people like this. They very seriously violate the law of cause and effect. One may talk about the principles and truth of emptiness as contained in the Buddha-dharma. However, that is just theory and cannot solve the problem of ending the cycle of birth and death. That is why Sakyamuni Buddha told us how to cultivate ourselves. Only through cultivation and transforming cause and effect can one actually realize the states that those theories describe. Therefore, those who simply expound the principles of emptiness without speaking about real cultivation through concrete practice are evil people. This view is an evil view.

17. THE VIEW THAT THE EXSTENCE OF THE SIX REALMS OF SAMSARA IS AN UNTRUE LEGEND

Those with this view regard the six realms of heaven, asura, human, hell, animal, and hungry ghost as existing only in legend. They think that such realms do not actually exist. They think that there are no ghosts and that none of the six realms exist. Won&rsquo;t such a concept lead to the conclusion that all causes and effects are meaningless and false and that the law of cause and effect is not true? You must understand and think clearly about this. Sakyamuni Buddha stated that the six realms of reincarnation are real. He spoke of the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and the five turbidities of an evil age. You are all living in that reality now. Could it be that this is not the case? Such are the facts. One who denies the existence of the cycle of reincarnation is opposing the Buddha. Such people can describe the human world with the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death as the Pure Land of the West. I will give you an example. There truly are people who want to change this world of suffering into a human Pure Land. This type of following what is good, promoting benevolence toward others, and guiding people to be good and do good is implementing of the four limitless states of mind. However, if you believe that this world can be made into a real human Pure Land, then you believe in something that goes against the teachings of the Buddha. There is no method that can change the laws of cause and effect and reincarnation that exist in a world. No matter what method is used to create a desired result, that result will not be a Pure Land. The human realm is the human realm. A Pure Land is a Pure Land. The difference is like that of heaven and earth. One is a holy world and the other is an ordinary world. The Pure Land is a world where there is no arising or ceasing. Beings there get clothing when they think about clothing and get food when they think about food. There is no form of impermanence there. On the other hand, a so-called Pure Land in the human realm would still be full of all of the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death. People would not get clothing or food just from thinking of clothing or food. People would still have to work and make money to obtain such things. They could not rely upon visualizing such things to obtain them. In this world, people do not want the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, but such sufferings truly exist. It is inevitable that this world be filled with such sufferings. No matter what method is used, the result will still entail the attribute of impermanence inherent in a world within samsara. Nobody can change the impermanence that exists in this world caused by arising and ceasing. No ordinary person, regardless of how smart he may be, can escape the sufferings of five turbidities because that is the inevitable law of impermanence that exists in the six realms of reincarnation. Therefore, the six realms of reincarnation do exist.

18. THE VIEW THAT FAMOUS LAMAS OR FAMOUS MONKS ARE DEFINITELY PEOPLE OF GREAT HOLINESS AND VIRTUE

Whenever those with this view meet a famous lama or famous monk, they conclude that he is as a holy monk or a person of great holiness and virtue. What is meant by the terms famous lama or famous monk? They are a type of eminent monastic who has great fame or who is regarded around the world as being amazing. Those with this view conclude that such monastics are people of great holiness and virtue. In reality, such monastics might be people of holy virtue, and they also might not be people of holy virtue. There are even some extremely famous dharma kings of Buddhism who actually are ordinary beings.

19. THE VIEW THAT PERSONAL INTERESTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE BUDDHA-DHARMA

When there is a conflict between your personal interest and the Buddha-dharma, do you choose the Buddha-dharma or your personal interest? If you regard your personal interests as being higher than the Buddha-dharma, your view is an evil view. Personal interests should not be regarded as being higher than the Buddha-dharma. The Buddha-dharma is a supreme treasure. It is better to give up one&rsquo;s life than give up the Buddha-dharma.

20. THE VIEW THAT ONE MAY KILL A LIVING BEING WITHOUT COMMITTING AN OFFENSE SO LONG AS ONE CHANTS THE MANTRA TO RAISE THE DECEASED TO A HIGHER REALM OF EXISTENCE

Those with this view think that by chanting the Mantra to Raise the Deceased they can raise deceased beings to higher realms of existence, including those beings they killed or any other deceased being. They think that as long as the being has died, they can raise that deceased being to a higher realm by chanting the Mantra to Raise the Deceased. As such, they think that no problems will remain. However, if you chant the Mantra to Raise the Deceased as you purposefully kill a living being, you will not be able to raise that being to a higher realm of existence, and you will have committed an extremely large sin. Therefore, those who chant the Mantra to Raise the Deceased while killing a living being will experience no resulting increase in merit. The only result will be an increase in their dark karma.

21. THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO GO AGAINST MATTERS DECIDED UPON BY YOUR ROOT MASTER WHO HAS BOTH HOLY REALIZATION AND BODHICITTA

The term root master refers to a root master who has holy realization and bodhicitta; that is, a greatly virtuous one with holy realization who acts out of bodhicitta. Moreover, such a master does not follow any of these 128 evil and erroneous views. You practice the dharma he transmitted as your fundamental dharma. For example, your own yidam comes from practicing the dharma he transmitted to you. You plan on practicing throughout your entire life the dharma he transmitted to you so as to become accomplished. That is what is meant by a root master. If a disciple thinks it is acceptable to go against or not carry out matters decided upon by his root master, this is an evil view. However, if your root master follows some of these 128 views, then he has become an evil root master regardless of whether he is a dharma king, a venerable one, or a master. In such case, you absolutely may not follow and execute what he has decided upon, for to do so would be assisting evil. If you continue to follow a master with evil and erroneous views, you will not experience any beneficial effects from your practice no matter what Buddha-dharma you practice.

22. THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO RESPECT THE BUDDHAS AND YOUR MASTER BUT NOT SHOW FILIAL PIETY TOWARD YOUR PARENTS 

Some people are very respectful toward their master and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. However, they talk back or speak defiantly to their parents and act against the wishes of their parents. They do not show filial piety toward their parents and even leave their parents to go to a faraway place, where they totally ignore their parents. This reflects an evil view.   

23. THE VIEW OF BELIEVING IN SOMEONE&rsquo;S POSITION AND STATUS RATHER THAN THE DEFINITIVE TRUTH

There are some great dharma kings, great rinpoches, and great dharma masters whose positions are quite high. They can even be ranked as first or second class great dharma kings, great rinpoches, or great dharma masters. When we hear them mistakenly expound the dharma, we do not apply the correct and definitive truth to recognize such mistakes, and we do not apply Buddha-dharma principles to judge whether their words are correct. We think that the dharma they expound must be correct simply because they have the status of a great dharma king or some other position. Such a view is an evil view.

24. THE VIEW THAT LIVING BEINGS WERE BUDDHAS WHO LATER DEVOLVED INTO LIVING BEINGS

There are some people who frequently describe living beings as Buddhas. They say that in beginning-less time living beings were once Buddhas but later devolved into living beings due to the arising of ignorance and defilements. This is an evil doctrine expressed by those who do not understand Buddha-dharma. Living beings have always been living beings and since beginning-less time have never been Buddhas. Living beings are surrounded by karmic hindrances, such as the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death. However, all living beings possess Buddha-nature. They can become Buddhas through learning Buddhism, cultivating themselves, and practicing according to the dharma. You must understand that living beings definitely did not devolve from Buddhas into living beings. Living beings are living beings. There is no such thing as Buddhas devolving into living beings. If Buddhas could devolve into living beings, then when would Sakyamuni Buddha devolve into a living being?

25. THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO MIX HERETICAL PRACTICES WITH THE PRACTICES OF THE BUDDHA-DHARMA

This type of situation occurs quite a lot. People practice a mixture of regular Buddha-dharma and heretical methods. This is because there are numerous and varied heretical methods or practices, such as selecting a good hour or auspicious day for an event, yin and yang, feng shui, Taoist magic figures or incantations, beseeching spirits, fortune-telling by means of Chinese characters and other methods, witch dancing, rearing a small ghost, and so on. All of these are heretical practices. Practicing a mixture of these with the Buddha-dharma is evil.

26. THE VIEW THAT THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT IS IMAGINARY AND NOT REAL

Some people think that the law of cause and effect does not exist. They think that there is no need to be afraid since there is no karmic retribution. They think it is all right to do bad things as long as nobody finds out. In short, to them there is no such thing as karmic retribution. Remember, regarding the law of cause and effect as imaginary and not real is an evil view.

                      The Supreme and Unsurpassable

                         Mahamudra of Liberation

The book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, "A Treasury of True Buddha Dharma" published early in 2008, revealed that a great buddha had incarnated in this world with the purpose of correcting the erroneous and evil views held by many in the world today and to introduce new dharma and reintroduce lost dharma that is suitable for this age and time. Leading Buddhists in the world today recognized this being as Buddha Vajradhara, the source of all true dharma and who manifested as Buddha Dipankara, the teacher of the buddha of our era, Shakyamuni Buddha.

The dharma that Shakyamuni Buddha brought to this world over 2,500 years ago was suitable for various types and levels of practitioners but many incorrect translations and interpretations as well as the loss of many of these teachings has caused the dharma to lack its former power. In addition, we are living in what the Buddha predicted would be the "Dharma-Ending Age" whereby it is difficult for people to understand and practice the incomplete and often erroneous dharma that we do still have. Most people no longer believe that it is possible to obtain enlightenment in one lifetime or that individuals are able to manifest the miracles that were common in Shakyamuni's time in India and later in places where advanced forms of Buddhism flourished like Tibet. Soon the Mahamudra of Liberation will be avaliable to the public both in publication and through teachers who can guide you through the process of learning and practice.

The Dharma of Liberation Made Available to the West

The Holy Dharma expounded by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III made available to Westerners.

Hong Kong, August 20, 2009 -- In April 2008 the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was formally presented to the National Library of Congress in Washington, DC. This marked the introduction to the West of a buddha who had returned to this world and is living in America. The book explains just who Dorje Chang Buddha is, the relationship of this buddha to the historic Shakyamuni Buddha, and how many dharma kings and great rinpoches recognize this holy being as an incarnated buddha based on his accomplishments and level of realization. The third person to serve as the leader of the Nyingma sect, Penor Rinpoche, told Venerable Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche that "because this is the Dharma Ending Age, it is good that such a high being has incarnated."

The book also contains several sutras and holy discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and provides numerous testimonials from disciples who had received empowerments and teachings from this holy being. This amazing Buddha expounds the true Buddha-dharma that can liberate and eliminate suffering in this lifetime, and the book documents all of this. Release of this book also created a groundswell of interest from those who wanted to hear these teachings, become empowered, and learn more about the miraculous events associated with H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III such as the bestowing of nectar from other realms, the raising from the dead of humans and nonhumans, the physical changing of objects based on verbal commands, the opening of the crown of disciples so as to enable their consciousness to come and go at will through the Vajra Substitution Body, the ability to telekinetically move various objects, the realization of the rainbow body state after a few hours of practice' the ability to raise one's body temperature to almost 200 degrees&mdash;the list could go on. Thousands of temples, institutes, and dharma centers have sprung up where people could gather to listen to the recorded discourses and see videos of many of these events.

The International Buddhism Sangha Association (IBSA), headquartered in San Francisco, is responsible for the release of these holy discourses and videos. In order for the distribution to proceed in an orderly and appropriate manner, the IBSA conducted a certification process to test those who were leaders of these Buddhist organizations to make sure that they understood the basic principles of the dharma and could correctly introduce these teachings to others. The first exam was held in San Francisco in April 2009 with almost three hundred men and women being certified as Masters of Dharma-Listening Sessions and three as Acharyas. On August 1, 2009 the second exam was given in Hong Kong with one thousand Buddhist leaders being certified as Masters of Dharma-Listening Sessions and fifty as Acharyas.

Venerable Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, a close disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, founded the Xuanfa Institute in California to establish dharma centers and temples where westerners could hear preliminary translations of these discourses. Under the auspices of the IBSA, the rinpoche toured over forty states, making over sixty presentations to various groups about how this incarnated buddha was living in America and how one could enter the true dharma of liberation. The rinpoche will continue this tour in the fall, completing a visit to all fifty states and reading a preliminary translation of a sutra on emptiness written by His Holiness when He was quite young. This will include presentations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

For more information and to find the rinpoche&rsquo;s schedule and locations where one can listen to English translations of the correct Buddha-dharma expounded by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, contact the Xuanfa Institute website.

Ven. Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche said in a video shown in Hong Kong that "as long as you have the correct Buddha-dharma, do not have attachments, and always consider benefiting others, your body and mind will both be healthy. And if you continuously practice in this manner, you will become liberated."

SOLEMN STATEMENT After World Buddhism Publishing and World Dharma Voice Inc. jointly published the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and after various media announced the news that leaders, dharma kings, and rinpoches worldwide from each of the major Buddhist sects have recognized the identity of and have congratulated H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, people who understand the true situation happily said, "H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has formally come to our world. The karmic conditions of living beings relating to good fortune and wisdom have finally matured such that they can now personally receive the teachings of a Buddha." However, people who do not understand the situation and some demonic people have taken this opportunity to make trouble. They have falsely claimed to be the disciples of certain masters of great holiness and virtue. They have stated on the internet that those masters of great holiness and virtue did not recognize the identity of or congratulate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Additionally, they have groundlessly criticized our two publishing companies. Many good Buddhist disciples do not know what to do in the face of this confusion caused by this extremely small number of people. Those many good Buddhists have no way of distinguishing between what is true and what is false. They have also used a variety of different methods to inquire of us about this matter. We asked the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to answer these questions, but that office strictly adheres to the admonishments of the Buddhas to be unmoved by any circumstances and to abstain from sullying oneself through quarreling. Our publishing companies understand that the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was right when it said that this is a dispute caused by those who have the mindset of an ordinary person. However, for the sake of the good fortune and wisdom of living beings, we have decided to make an exception and give our open response this one time. This will be the only time we do so. From this time on, we will not answer one after another of this type of question. The reason is that all of this is not part of true cultivation that one engages in on the path to enlightenment. Rather, all of this has resulted from the conduct of those who have extremely strong attachment to self. Such conduct will lead to their descent into one of the three lower realms of existence and is the source of bad karma. FIRST, the recognitions of identity and the congratulations issued by dharma kings and rinpoches to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III were solemnly made based upon the realization and karmic affinity of each of those dharma kings and rinpoches and based upon the rules of Tibetan Buddhism for recognizing the incarnation of a rinpoche. All of the dharma kings and rinpoches listed in the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III issued their letters of recognition or supporting congratulatory letters in accordance with the dharma. Moreover, they stamped those documents with a seal required by the dharma or with their own fingerprint. There is something that must first be understood. Could it possibly be that those dharma kings and rinpoches do not clearly believe in the law of cause and effect? Could it possibly be that they would ignore the facts and write recklessly? Those dharma kings and rinpoches, based upon their enlightenment, act with utmost solemnity, act according to the teachings and the dharma, and act responsibly toward living beings. Those recognitions and congratulations are extremely holy and solemn! It should be specially noted that out of caution those dharma kings and rinpoches of holy virtue had a photograph taken of them actually writing their recognition or congratulatory letter. We had planned to publish in the treasure book the photographs of those dharma kings and rinpoches writing and stamping their seal or fingerprint upon their recognition or congratulatory letter. However, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III did not agree with our plan to openly publish such photographs. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III said, &ldquo;We must respect those dharma kings and rinpoches. To openly publish those photographs would be impolite. Publishing them is not something that a self-cultivator would do. If people with bad karma want to berate me, then so be it. I do not pay any attention to words that praise or blame me. What I care about is benefiting living beings.&rdquo; Therefore, no matter how the outside world acted, we complied with the teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and did not make public those valuable photographs. However, there are now demonic people who are insulting a Buddha and going against their own master. They have already caused great harm to living beings. In order to uphold the dignity of Buddhism and the interests of living beings, we will in this statement refute them with a few points in the hope that these demonic people will stop being bad people, will escape from their state of degeneration, and will have a chance to learn the true Buddha-dharma and attain liberation. Why do we call these slanderers demonic people? They have openly denied, insulted, and opposed the decision of their own master of great holiness and virtue to recognize or congratulate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. That alone is a breach of the fourteen basic precepts of the esoteric school and the planting of seeds leading to rebirth in hell. Such conduct constitutes the conduct of a demonic person. Of course, we believe that among such demonic people are many frauds who falsely claim to be disciples of masters of holy virtue. Such individuals have falsely claimed to be disciples of H.H. Dharma King Omniscience Jamyang Lungdok Gyaltsen Achuk Lama of the Nyingma school; H.H. Dharma King Jigme Dorje, the supreme leader of the Jonang school; H.E. Mighty Lion Dharma King Renzeng Nima, who is the root master of Nianlong Rinpoche and Dakini Deri Lamao; H.E. Dharma King Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo of the Jonang school; H.E. Xiazhu Qiuyang Rinpoche of the Geluk school; and H.E. Dorje Rinzin Rinpoche, a person of great holiness and virtue who went into retreat for thirty years. They have also started rumors that these masters of holy virtue did not write recognitions or congratulations. In response, we are now releasing photographs of only those masters of holy virtue who those demonic evildoers mentioned;

We would first like to express our sincere apology to those dharma kings and rinpoches. We had no choice but to make public those precious and holy photographs. However, we want to emphasize that our goal in providing people of the world with these photographs is not to prevail over anyone or prove that we are genuine and others are false. Rather, our goal is to tell all Buddhist disciples and all good people that they should not be duped and led astray by those demonic people. We even tell those demonic people whose goals are to harm the true dharma of the Tathagata and destroy the wisdom-root of living beings that they should stop before it is too late and repent.

Furthermore, we will only respond to these questions this one time. In the future, no matter who it is and no matter what their goals may be, we will definitely not fall into the net of quarreling and samsara laid by those demonic people. We will not turn over and over in that net, responding to them time and time again. That is because those people who have broken the precepts of the esoteric school are not qualified to talk to us. They are full of negative karma. Whoever comes into contact with them will have bad luck. Within the fourteen basic precepts of the esoteric school there is the clear prohibition against discussions with evil people. Therefore, we will definitely not provide any material on other masters of great holiness and virtue in response to the rumors of demonic people.

 SECOND, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first one in human history to have truly manifested the state of complete proficiency in exoteric and esoteric Buddhism and perfect mastery of the Five Vidyas. The treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III contains thirty different categories of accomplishments attained single-handedly by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Nonetheless, those thirty categories of accomplishments represent only a tiny bit of the overall accomplishments of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. If anyone has any doubts about this, we welcome him to take the test according to the rules of the Blue Platform Verification that was established in the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. That test involves achievements in only two of the thirty categories. Anyone who could do that would not only obtain US$20,000,000, he would also prove that everything he said was correct. Anyone who cannot pass that test but who still wantonly slanders H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and opposes the recognition or congratulation issued by his own master is undoubtedly a demon who insults a Buddha and opposes his master or is a just a scoundrel in society.

THIRD, everyone should ponder the following. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has been able to manifest the dharma through thirty different categories of accomplishments, which shows supreme wisdom unprecedented in history. Assuming that His Holiness had not received recognitions and congratulations from dharma kings and rinpoches of each of the sects of Buddhism, how could such a being of supreme wisdom be so stupid as to falsify documents and thereby subject Himself to great criticism? As publishers, how could we have possibly decided to publish those recognitions and congratulations in the book if we did not have witnesses and evidence proving the genuineness of those documents? If we did not have such witnesses and evidence, what would we use as evidence to prove our case if we wanted to sue those deceivers should they one day become too egregious? The present time is the age of the internet. There is no distinction between far and near anymore with respect to any two places in the world. Anyone with a phone can now determine what is true and what is false. Wouldn&rsquo;t fabricating those recognitions and congratulations be tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot?

Take, for example, the recognition letter issued by H.H. Dharma King Sakya Trizin. The content of that original letter is published in the book. What is written in that letter is very clear. You will know what it says from one quick reading of it. Moreover, in front of six people, H.H. Dharma King Sakya Trizin personally handed over that already written recognition letter to two people so they could deliver it. One of those two people was Respected Khenpo Chucheng Qupei, who was conferred the title of khenpo by H.H. Sakya Trizin, and the other was Venerable Baima Dorje Rinpoche. Photographs were taken and there were witnesses. Additionally, Respected Khenpo Chucheng Qupei had a photograph taken of him holding the recognition letter written by the dharma king. Respected Khenpo Chucheng Qupei also wrote a verification about it.

Thus, some demonic people or deceivers pretending to be disciples of these holy dharma kings and rinpoches are spreading rumors and slandering the true dharma of the Tathagata. If anyone dares to continue this slander, this immoral denial of truth, we will certainly sue them. It is very simple. The truth can easily be discerned. The handwriting, seals, and red inkpads of those dharma kings and rinpoches still exist. Their hands certainly touched the recognition certificates that they wrote. Naturally, their fingerprints are on their recognition or congratulatory documents. Simple forensic evidence can determine the truth very clearly. Moreover, there is evidence of the country and the location in the country where each of those dharma kings and rinpoches was at the time they wrote their recognition or congratulation. There are records indicating when the contact person who received such a document entered and left the country. There are photographs that were taken at the time such documents were handed over. There are many people who can testify as to what happened. There is other evidence as well. All of this is sufficient evidence for us to institute a lawsuit and seek compensation for harm to reputation and economic loss. If the harm that those lowly people cause results in loss of sales of a large quantity of books, we will at any cost take legal measures. Actually, before the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was published, Venerable Khu-ston brTson-&lsquo;grus g.yung-drung V Henghsing Gyatso Rinpoche, who traveled more than 1,100 kilometers around the island of Taiwan by making a full prostration after each step, predicted that there would be three types of people who would oppose the book. He said, "The first type of people lack knowledge and talent and have low insight. Their opposition will stem from their ignorance and inferior conduct. The second type of people undoubtedly consists of demons who have incarnated as humans. Their savage, cruel, and evil nature will cause them to oppose this book. The third type of people is composed of those who are rinpoches or great dharma teachers in name but who actually lack realization, do not understand both exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, and are not proficient in the Five Vidyas. They will oppose this book in order to hide their shortcomings. However, all three types of people share common characteristics. They express erroneous reasoning, indulge in high-sounding but meaningless talk, utter empty words about the subtleties of Zen, or are so-called highly virtuous people who assume solemn airs. In fact, they have no abilities or realization whatsoever. If you do not believe me, then you should carefully observe them. They could not accomplish the feats shown in even half of the categories contained in this precious book." Those people also would not dare say that they will use whatever enlightenment or wisdom they may have to obtain the reward of US$20,000,000 and in so doing show that the recognitions of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III do not stand.

FOURTH, there are many Buddhist disciples today who say that they learn from their dharma king or rinpoche master. They say that their three karmas correspond with those of their master. However, in a disguised or covert way, they actually oppose their dharma king or rinpoche master. For example, there is the Nyingma Tribune published by the Buddhism Alliance Society on the internet. This is a typical example of those who oppose H.H. Dharma King Achuk while flaunting the banner of H.H. Dharma King Achuk. H.H. Dharma Kig Achuk clearly recognized the identity of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Those people, however, in a disguised or covert way, go against their master, H.H. Dharma King Achuk, by wantonly slandering H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Based on this alone, they have already completely violated the first of the fourteen precepts of the esoteric school. The fourteen precepts of the esoteric school were not recklessly made up by someone. Rather, from ancient times to modern times, anyone who learns the esoteric dharma must abide by these precepts.

For example, when H.H. Dharma King Omniscience Achuk Lama confirmed that Khenpo Aqiong had attained the rainbow body state, he gave clear and definite instructions that strictly prohibited anyone who had violated the fourteen precepts of the esoteric school from touching the deceased body of Khenpo Aqiong. Otherwise, the deceased body of Khenpo Aqiong would not transform into rainbow light. Think about this. Even a greatly accomplished person cannot attain liberation if after he dies his body is touched by one who has violated the fourteen precepts of the esoteric school. Given this, can an ordinary Buddhist disciple who associates with one who has violated the fourteen precepts of the esoteric school still attain liberation? What&rsquo;s more, those people slandered a Buddha and insulted their master. The only place that could await them is hell! The fourteen precepts of the esoteric school clearly state that one will descend into the vajra hell if one drinks the same cup of water that an evil person drank or if one sits on the same bench that an evil person sat on. Those precepts also clearly state that if one talks with an evil person or conspires with an evil person one will surely have committed an offense on par with having committed one of the Five Heinous Crimes.

Thus, we say to all Buddhist disciples and good people that if you have met those demonic people who slander H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and who slander the dharma kings and rinpoches who recognized and congratulated H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, or if you have seen the Nyingma Tribune website or other like websites, articles, etc., you must cut off all relations with such people and must never again visit such websites. Otherwise, not only will you not become accomplished in the dharma, you will instead be contaminated with endless bad karma. Consequently, you will not be able to attain liberation, and you will lose your good fortune and wisdom. But these things are minor compared to the fact that you will be equally culpable as those slanderers.

This human life is difficult to come by in countless eons, as is the learning of the Buddha-dharma. If you do not become liberated in this lifetime, could it possibly be that instead you will forever stay in the hell of uninterrupted suffering? Quickly leave those deceivers, bad people, and demonic people. Change your evil ways and follow what is good. If you have slandered out of ignorance, quickly repent and move back toward the shore of salvation. If you do, the magnificent H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III will empower you, and the dharma kings and rinpoches of great virtue will pray for your good fortune. They will do this to enable you to leave the sea of suffering soon. If you have the karmic affinity to hear only five days of the recorded dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, that will be enough. You will be moved at having found the true dharma of the Tathagata!

We will not discuss here all of the many supreme teachings on the dharma given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. We will only mention here that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has vowed that He will simply benefit living beings and that He will never accept offerings. Is that the conduct of a deceiver or bad person? What bad person in this world has such a mentality? Are there prior examples of this in history? No. There is not even one prior example! Only H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, this most magnificent Buddha, has made such a vow and has carried it out!!! 

 FIFTH, both humans and celestial beings deeply admire the awesome virtue of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. On June 21, 2008 in San Francisco, U.S.A., the International Buddhism Sangha Association held a grand assembly to honor the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. At that dharma assembly, the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and dharma protecting deities made nectar descend from a holy tree in order to offer their congratulations. At that time, the hot sun was high in the sky, and it was 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Still, nectar fell for two days and two nights, like fluttering snowflakes in a big snowfall. More than one thousand people who were there witnessed that scene. We welcome everyone to view the video of that scene shot live. That video will be given as a gift to all those with the karmic affinity to receive it. Could it possibly be that an ordinary person is able evoke such wonderful and auspicious phenomena? This thoroughly proves that the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is a treasury of the highest Buddha-dharma!

Let us not engage in idle talk. No matter what status you may have, if you have special abilities, then respond to the Blue Platform Verification offer and obtain the reward of US$20,000,000. If you make false charges, slander, or deny yet do not dare respond to the Blue Platform Verification offer, then everyone will know that you are just a demonic person or deceiver who cannot bear the light of day. That is because you have no morals, wisdom, or skills!

RESPECTFUL NOTIFICATION

After the joint statement of our publishing companies was published in newspapers, we received today from the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III a letter containing a short discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III about this matter. We now make public this letter that we received.

World Buddhism Publishing

World Dharma Voice Inc.

July 5, 2008

The content of that letter is as follows:

To World Buddhism Publishing and World Dharma Voice Inc.:

After reading your statement, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III specially instructed our office to pass on to you the view of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III:

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. At that dharma assembly, the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and dharma protecting deities made nectar descend from a holy tree in order to offer their congratulations. At that time, the hot sun was high in the sky, and it was 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Still, nectar fell for two days and two nights, like fluttering snowflakes in a big snowfall. More than one thousand people who were there witnessed that scene. We welcome everyone to view the video of that scene shot live. That video will be given as a gift to all those with the karmic affinity to receive it. Could it possibly be that an ordinary person is able evoke such wonderful and auspicious phenomena? This thoroughly proves that the treasure book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is a treasury of the highest Buddha-dharma!

"First of all, I thank you for publishing the humble book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in order to benefit living beings. I hope that book will add to the blessings and wisdom of living beings and will help them attain liberation. Additionally, there is something that needs to be discussed. I do not know whether you will consider the following. Your publishing companies are planning to take legal action against those ignorant and confused people who harm the true dharma of Buddhism. This definitely is your right, and I will not intervene. However , I hope that the goal of your legal action is to edify those confused people so that they will leave suffering and attain happiness. Thus, can you change your mentality of wanting to discredit them thoroughly and bankrupt them to a mentality that wants them to awaken to right understanding, have increased blessings and wisdom, hear the true dharma soon, and realize enlightenment? Even when King Kalinga was dismembering an earlier incarnation of Sakyumuni Buddha, the Buddha remained unattached. Instead, the Buddha gave rise to the great compassion of enlightenment. I hope that my teaching on "What Is Cultivation? will be of benefit to you."

Wishing you peace in the dharma!

Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III      

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III contains thirty different categories of accomplishments attained single-handedly by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Nonetheless, those thirty categories of accomplishments represent only a tiny bit of the overall accomplishments of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. If anyone has any doubts about this, we welcome him to take the test according to the rules of the Blue Platform Verification that was established in the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. That test involves achievements in only two of the thirty categories. Anyone who could do that would not only obtain US$20,000,000, he would also prove that everything he said was correct. Anyone who cannot pass that test but who still wantonly slanders H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and opposes the recognition or congratulation issued by his own master is undoubtedly a demon who insults a Buddha and opposes his master or is a just a scoundrel in society.

 In 2006 a manuscript copy of the book A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma documenting a few of the accomplishments of His Holiness Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu (Master Wan Ko Yee) was distributed to the leading Buddhist practitioners of various sects. These were incarnated Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who are greatly accomplished themselves. After reviewing the book, they were shocked. A number of them entered into a deep samadhi state and traveled to the dharma realms to investigate just who His Holiness Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu really is while others came to the same conclusion just from reading the book. This book reveals what they found and includes the certificates of recognition and congratulatory letters from many who responded. Never in the history of Buddhism has anyone received such a large number of recognitions and written congratulations from great dharma kings and rinpoches of the highest order in the world.

What they found was that His Holiness Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu is the second incarnation of the famous layman Venerable Vimalakirti who was actually the second incarnation of the great Sambhogakaya Buddha Dorje Chang. His Holiness Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu is Dorje Chang the Third--the leader of all Buddhas and the highest and greatest Buddha in the dharma realm. All dharma originated with Dorje Chang! No wonder the Buddha Master was able to accomplish so much in so short a time! No wonder His Holiness's discourses can be considered sutras! They are sutras because His Holiness is a Buddha--in fact, the primordial Buddha. Dorje Chang Buddha has come to this world for the third time to help restore the correct dharma as taught by Shakyamuni Buddha and to give us dharma methods that are suitable for our age and place. Shakyamuni Buddha only taught 30% of the Buddha-dharma that He possessed while He lived in this world. He taught Ananda additional and higher dharma so that Ananda could, in turn, teach Guru Padmasambhava, who brought the highest dharma to Tibet. Generally speaking, this world was simply not ready for the higher dharmas at that time.

This most extraordinary book detailing thirty categories of accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu and the recognition He has received from the most highly realized Buddhist Masters and leaders in the world today was published and released in April 2008 as H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and formally presented to members of Congress and their staffs, ambassadors, and other dignitaries at a special event sponsored by the the Library of Congress, the Organization of American States, and the International Buddhism Sangha Association. This book is now available for the general public. The book reveals the true identity of this Buddha and how and why His Holiness came to this world.

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III also contains the translation of a discourse by His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu entitled "What Is Cultivation?" This is such a special transmission of dharma that when this discourse was being given, great holy beings from the dharma realms came to the mandala and blessed those present. This event as well as many other holy occurrences or miracles relating to His Holiness are also documented in the book and on this web site. Examples include turning ordinary water into Bodhi Holy Water that can heal and perform miracles; the bestowal of true holy nectar from the sky by the Buddhas; precious holy pills that chant, dance, fly, and increase; the appearance of magnificent Dharma Protectors; rainbow body states; and other evidence of enlightened activity. Many of this Buddha's disciples are incarnations of great ancient virtuous ones.

Click "Testimonials" in the sidebar to see the names of some of the leading Buddhists who provided testimonials about His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III along with brief biographies and pictures of who these living Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are and, where available, their primary monasteries in Tibet, India, China, Japan, Nepal, the U.S.A., etc.

The book demonstrates the outstanding, unprecedented, and complete mastery of exoteric Buddhism (the Tripitaka), esoteric Buddhism, and the Five Vidyas attained by H. H. Dorje Chang III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu.

Although the Five Vidyas are simplistically defined as the Healing, Craftsmanship (art and technology), Sound, Causality (logic), and Inner-Realization, they really represent all that is good in the universe&mdash;the original or true nature of everything. Very briefly, they include fixing that which is broken, incomplete, or inferior; creating beauty or joy; all forms of communication by sentient and non-sentient beings or things; the relationship between cause and effect; and supernormal powers. The Five Vidyas are the manifestation of the powers and wisdoms of holy beings. These vidyas represent the realization of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas &mdash; they are the result of what holy beings do. They encompass everything seen and unseen, animate and inanimate in the universe that is beneficial to living beings. Everything in the universe can be classified into five aspects of brightness and darkness. That is the real meaning of the Five Vidyas. To develop everything that is good in the universe and that benefits living beings is classified as &ldquo;bright,&rdquo; while that which confuses and is evil is classified as &ldquo;dark.&rdquo;

The accomplishments of H. H. Dorje Chang III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu are not limited to the human realm or even to sentient beings. Animals and beings from other realms have taken refuge in His Holiness and come to listen to His discourses. His Holiness also takes mist from the air with His hand, puts it inside a hole in a sculpted boulder, and makes it stay there. Those who see this incredible holy work are amazed and blessed by it.

The book also explains the role that supernormal powers play in Buddhism and why Shakyamuni Buddha both manifested such powers and spoke against them. The book gives many examples of the use of supernormal powers by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, by His disciples, as well as by the other incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who are mentioned in the book. Their brief biographies and the incarnated identities of some of them are also included in the book. This book is a treasure never before seen in the past several thousand years. It proves that the true Buddha-dharma expounded by Shakyamuni Buddha and this ancient Buddha does still exist in this world and that it is possible to obtain by all who want to learn it.

In this Dharma-Ending Age of such gross commercialism within religious institutions, one of the most amazing statements in the book is His Holiness&rsquo;s personal vow that He will only benefit living beings and not accept any offerings. This Buddha actually supports many philanthropic causes as well as His disciples and temples through His own creative endeavors in art, businesses, innovations, etc. and not the reverse. His state of unselfishness is beyond imagination.

Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, a close disciple of the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, will represent the International Buddhism Sangha Association, in leading a group of lamas and laypersons on a tour of the U.S.A. to introduce to the West this Buddha and the treasures contained in this precious book. They will also make offerings at stupas and holy sites across the land in honor of this most wonderful and auspicious event and will pray for world peace, the good fortune of all Americans, and the prosperity of the country. Please check the schedule or calendar to find a location near you.