Important Replies from Holy Monks#
Responses from the Consultation Center of the World Buddhist Headquarters#
Lunar February 5th
Answer 34:
You mentioned that the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche is from the Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism, but this is a misunderstanding. You don't understand the concept of the Buddha. The Third Dzogchen Rinpoche is a Buddha, not a patriarch or a sect of any particular lineage. The Buddhism propagated by Rinpoche is a complete Buddhism without any sectarian views, just like the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. In 2017, some evil individuals in society slandered and defamed the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, and the case was brought to the highest court of the global Buddhist community, the World Buddhist Court. In 2018, in case number 003, the final verdict concluded that all the accusations against the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche were fabricated. The judgment stated: "The teachings of the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche are in line with the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, and belong to the pure Buddhism." Because Rinpoche represents pure Buddhism and not the teachings of a specific sect, he has received unanimous recognition and endorsement from the heads of major Buddhist sects around the world as a Buddha, making him the only one in the history of Buddhism to be recognized for over two thousand years. The Buddha is the highest holder of the entire Buddhist tradition, not just a great Dharma King belonging to a single sect. If he were a Dharma King or a living Buddha of a particular sect, he would be recognized by that sect, not by the leaders and regents of various sects. The recognition of H.H. the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche is equivalent to the recognition and reverence of Shakyamuni Buddha by all sects. Shakyamuni Buddha does not belong to any particular sect; he is the Buddha of the entire Buddhist tradition.
Consultation Center of the World Buddhist Headquarters
Answered by the representatives of the Holy Monks
March 21, 2018