The Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum in the United States officially opened today. This is a very good thing, adding another cultural art museum to the world. The cultural and artistic civilization of the world has gained another member, and it can bring a wonderful enjoyment to the public. The museum is the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum, which belongs to the permanent display of the achievements of the Third Dzogchen Buddha.
However, it needs to be pointed out that many people do not understand the situation and think that the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum is a personal institution of the Third Dzogchen Buddha. This is a very wrong concept. The correct understanding is that the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum is a non-profit cultural and artistic institution, not a personal or private art museum. This institution uses the name of the Third Dzogchen Buddha, but the Third Dzogchen Buddha is neither the initiator, nor the leader, nor a member of this institution. He does not participate in any operation or management activities of the museum. The only thing the Third Dzogchen Buddha has done is to donate many artworks to the museum for exhibition, providing society with good and beautiful cultural, artistic, and religious benefits. Therefore, to put it in a very secular way, the Third Dzogchen Buddha not only did not profit from the museum, but also made a loss. This reflects the essence of the Buddha - sacrificing one's own interests for the benefit of sentient beings.
As early as April of this year, before the opening of the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum, the representative of the Dzogchen Buddha Office, Qiangfo, and our office signed an agreement on the exhibition of artworks, which clearly stipulates that all these artworks are provided to the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum for long-term permanent display free of charge. The Dzogchen Buddha Office and the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum are completely independent institutions. The Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum is very clear that the Third Dzogchen Buddha and his office do not participate in any operation or management affairs of the museum, nor do they participate in any activities of the museum. Even on the opening day, the Third Dzogchen Buddha did not attend. The agreement clearly states that the Dzogchen Buddha Office and the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum have no cooperation relationship. H.H. the Third Dzogchen Buddha, like the Dzogchen Buddha Office, purely makes voluntary contributions to the good and beautiful work of the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum for society, and has no administrative, work, business, operation, fundraising, gift shop sales, personnel, and other relationships with the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum. All activities of the Third Dzogchen Buddha Cultural Art Museum are self-responsible.
Dzogchen Buddha Office
June 7, 2014