Because H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
has received so many recognition and corroboration certificates, which
total more than any leader, patriarch, or rinpoche in the history of
Buddhism has received, we are unable to list here all them one by one.
We invite all of you to go online to read the following website: https://ibsahq.org/buddha-data-en?id=162.
Many of the Dharma kings not only issued a recognition or corroboration
in writing, they also recorded their recognition or corroboration
through photo or video.
According to the Buddhist system
of status-recognition, as long as two people with recognition authority
who are Dharma kings, rinpoches, or lamas recognize the status of
someone, then the status of the person recognized is established.
However, as history evolved, the statuses of many people were
established in Buddhist circles after they were recognized by just one
rinpoche with recognition authority. For example, the popularly known
14th Dalai Lama only received one recognition from one person, Reting
Rinpoche V. The 17th Karmapa likewise only received two recognitions.
Moreover, the one or two recognitions they received came from within
their own sects.
However, with respect to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III,
the situation is completely different. His Holiness the Buddha has
received over 100 recognitions and corroborations, making Him the first
person in the entire history of Buddhism to have received such a large
number of recognitions. Furthermore, those recognitions and
corroborations did not come from just a single Buddhist sect. Rather,
they were recognition documents written and issued by the top leaders of
all of Buddhism and each of the major Buddhist sects. The status
recognized was not the status of a rinpoche; rather, it was the status
of a Buddha (Buddha Vajradhara), which is the highest holy being in the
entirety of Buddhism. A Buddha is the highest leader of all of Buddhism.
3. The accomplishments of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in the Five Vidyas are the highest in the history of Buddhism. Shakyamuni
Buddha, the supreme leader of Buddhism in our Saha world, prescribed in
the sutras that “Bodhisattvas must possess the Five Vidyas.” Since
Bodhisattvas must possess the Five Vidyas, a Buddha must all the more be
a champion in the Five Vidyas.
Perusing historical records, one finds that in the history of human civilization, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
has been the only one who has reached the pinnacle of accomplishment in
the Five Vidyas, whether in terms of worldly or transcendental
accomplishments. His Holiness is the pre-eminent, tremendously holy one
within Buddhism who truly meets the criteria of “perfect mastery of
exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, and perfect accomplishments in the Five
Vidyas” as prescribed by Shakyamuni Buddha!
The accomplishments of H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III are too numerous to mention and too exceptional
to describe. From poetry, iambic verses, odes and songs, to calligraphy
and writing, to medicine and healing, to paintings and sculptures, to
science, technology, and craftsmanship, to the teachings and principles
of the Buddhist scriptures, to the absolute truth of the Dharma, and to
the intrinsic reality of all phenomena, His Holiness has unimpeded
proficiency and wondrous excellence in all of these fields without
exception. No other person in history can be found who is comparable.
With respect to the
Craftsmanship Vidya alone, there has been for many years an open offer
with huge reward money for anyone who can duplicate certain sculptures
or the painting “Dragon-Carp Playing in a Lotus Pond,” all of which were
created by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The reward is still being
offered to this day, but no one has yet been able to reproduce such
artworks through their own sculpting knife or painting brush! If you
cannot duplicate it, you can ask someone else to attempt a successful
duplication. If anyone is successful, we will admit right away that
these were not the products of the enlightenment and wisdom of a
Buddha!
Based on the real
accomplishments mentioned above and the recognition and corroboration
certificates that accord with the Buddhist system of recognition, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
is a true Buddha. A Buddha is the original entity that all Buddhists
take refuge in and learn from. The appellation of “Buddha” indicates one
with the greatest and highest state of enlightenment in all of
Buddhism. No patriarch or Dharma king within any sect of Buddhism is
qualified to have a status above that of a Buddha! At present, in this
world, there is only one Buddha who is the highest leader of
Buddhism—H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. There is no other!
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
is inherently a Buddha. A Buddha is relied upon by all Buddhists as the
one from whom they learn and receive teachings. Not only is His
Holiness the Buddha the model that we at World Buddhism Association
Headquarters follow and learn from, numerous other Buddhist
organizations also rely on, follow, and learn from Him. Buddhists learn
from the words of as well as the personal example set by His Holiness
the Buddha. They have set up Dharma-listening centers to listen to and
learn from the audio-recorded Dharma imparted by His Holiness the
Buddha. Furthermore, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the only
tremendously holy being in the history of Buddhism who does not accept
any offerings but simply serves all people voluntarily.
4. Even though H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III is an authentic Buddha, His point of view regarding His
status has remained consistent. His Holiness the Buddha clearly
expressed His attitude through His words that werepublished alongside
the two contrasting photos showing the reversal of His appearance from
old age to youthfulness. Which of those words carry the slightest
element of self-boasting? H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III said,“Although the title of Buddha has been legally affirmed in my name, the name Dorje Chang Buddha III means nothing to me.I
am not a Bodhisattva, not an Arhat, not a venerable one, not a Dharma
king, and not a rinpoche. I am not a holy person. I am one with a heart
of humility.”
5. When H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III was still living in China, because He propagated Buddhism and
upheld justice and morality, He was persecuted by some people in the
Chinese public security system. On August 1, 1999, H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III came to the United States with a valid visa and subsequently
settled down here. During the almost twenty years since then, His
Holiness the Buddha has never returned to China even once.However, on
June 20, 2002, the Chinese public security bureau in Shenzhen went so
far as to groundlessly fabricate the allegation that H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III “in April of 2000 in Shenzhen, sold a building to Liu Juan,
defrauding Liu Juan out of RMB150 million.” They used this pretext to
establish a case and started to persecute H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha
III and some of His disciples.
Since H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
was in the United States throughout the month of April 2000, how could
He possibly have gone to Shenzhen to sell any building? On the contrary,
it was some public security agents who bulldozed the only residence
that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III had in China, without giving any
compensation at all. Public security personnel took away more than 700
paintings and calligraphic works that were painstakingly created by H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III. As of today, there is no trace of the
whereabouts of those artworks. Public security agents also arrested some
disciples of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, changed their names, and
secretly incarcerated them.
Meanwhile, since those public
security personnel were afraid that the truth would come out about their
embezzlement of paintings and calligraphic works by H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III, they made use of certain news media that were under their
control. The day before the case against disciples of H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III was to be heard in court, newspaper media were already
spreading rumors that the trial resulted in a guilty verdict and were
defaming H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and His disciples as being bad
people who defraud others. The public security personnel went even
further by requesting INTERPOL to issue warrants for the arrest of H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III and some of His disciples.
However, after conducting an
investigation into the case, INTERPOL found that the details of the case
provided by the Chinese public security bureau were not true and
that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and His disciples did not commit any
fraud. On such basis, between October 30-31, 2008, during the 72nd Session of The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files held
in Leon, France, INTERPOL reached the decision to cancel thearrest
warrant against H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Also, during the time
INTERPOL was investigating this case, China likewise found out through
investigation that the facts are that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III did
not commit any fraud or crime. Therefore, on June 11, 2008, on its own
initiative, China requested that INTERPOL withdrawal the arrest warrant
against H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. His Holiness the Buddha underwent
thorough investigation by INTERPOL and was found not to have committed
any crime. China requested the withdrawal of the arrest warrant. This
clearly demonstrates how law-abiding H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is and
how morally pure His conduct is. That is why He was found to be innocent
of any crime or offense!
However, such a holy and pure
person was not commended for this. On the contrary, a small number of
people who do not understand the truth have assisted evildoers in
defaming H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Does this kind of conduct have any
morality to speak of? What kind of lowly character do such people have?
Does this kind of news media have any credibility? Although the arrest
warrant for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was canceled a long time ago,
those who embezzled paintings and calligraphic works of His Holiness the
Buddha continue to circulate the cancelled, nulled arrest warrant on
the internet and in newspapers to delude the public and prevent the case
from being re-opened for investigation.
To minimize the likelihood of
people being duped, an inquiry was made to INTERPOL through legal
channels. In response to that inquiry, on November 19, 2009, INTERPOL
specially issued a letter to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The letter
clearly states that China requested that the arrest warrant against H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III be cancelled and that such arrest warrant no
longer exists. INTERPOL also notified all of its member countries that
they cannot use this arrest warrant as a pretext to detain H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III.
Attached hereto is the official
letter issued by INTERPOL. It must be clearly stated that this letter
from INTERPOL uses the name Yungao Yi. Spelled according to the Pinyin
transliteration system, this is the secular name that was used by H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III more than twenty years ago while He was in China.
Also, the lower-left corner of this letter from INPERPOL originally
contained the residential address of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
For the sake of security and privacy, the address has been omitted.
However, every other part of the entire letter is the identical copy of
the original. Not even one word was altered.
This is the truth about the
INTERPOL arrest warrant against H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III! We ask all
of you to think about something—Is H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III a person
of noble morality or a villain who has committed a crime? Additionally,
multiple times over the past many years, the so-called victims in this
fabricated case—Liu Juan and Lau Pak Hun—have separately written
statements or held press conferences proving that H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III not only never swindled them, He instead selflessly helped
them. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is a good person who selflessly
benefits the public.
6. With respect to the
recognitions of the status of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, the letter
from INTERPOL, evidence that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was persecuted,
and other information, please go online to the website https://ibsahq.org/buddha-en.
Just as we did in the past, we at World Buddhism Association
Headquarters will take the teachings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and
Namo Shakyamuni Buddha as our foundation and will guide Buddhists all
over the world to learn and practice the Buddha Dharma so that they will
become good people who are unselfish, benevolent, and law-abiding, who
contribute to society and have happy family lives, who eventually
realize the true suchness of Dharma-nature, and who attain liberation.
World Buddhism Association Headquarters
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