Important Replies from the Holy Monks
Consultation Center of the World Buddhist Headquarters Responds to Inquirers' Questions
Lunar Calendar, the 9th day of the first month
Answer No. 9:
"The Three Vajra Pestles" refer to 1. "Earth Pestle," 2. "Heaven Pestle," and 3. "Dharma Pestle." These three pestles are necessary procedures for establishing an inner secret altar. Unless one can directly "present an offering to the Bodhisattva," the "Three Vajra Pestles" are also used to verify whether a guru possesses internal certification, whether their body is deteriorating, whether they have good physical and internal strength, and whether their spiritual practice is genuine. For a true male living Buddha, who is around 30 years old (around refers to the range of four to five, meaning that 25-34 years old is considered as 30 years old, and 35-44 years old is considered as 40 years old), and weighs around 200 pounds (also calculated using the range of four to five), they must lift the 260-pound "Earth Pestle" and offer it on the initial offering platform. At around 40 years old, they must lift and place the 240-pound pestle on the offering platform. At around 50 years old, they must lift and place the 220-pound pestle on the offering platform. At around 60 years old, they must lift and place the 200-pound pestle on the offering platform. At around 70 years old, they must lift and place the 180-pound pestle on the offering platform. If offering the "Heaven Pestle," it must be lifted above the shoulder, so the weight of the "Earth Pestle" must be subtracted according to age and weight. All offerings are done with one hand. Offering the "Dharma Pestle" is more difficult. Although the "Dharma Pestle" is small, it cannot be lifted by external force alone. It also requires the certification of holy spiritual power to be able to offer it. Any Rinpoche who can "lift the Three Vajra Pestles" proves that they are indeed a true living Buddha with a healthy body and certified spiritual practice. "Presenting an offering to the Bodhisattva" is even more important than "lifting the Three Vajra Pestles" because it is a statement that must be reported to the Bodhisattva. Only when one sees the "rainbow from receiving the statement" can it serve as evidence for approving the establishment of an inner secret altar. This can only be achieved by truly holy and virtuous masters. When the empowerment master is standing 15 feet away, they can request the Vajra Pill deity to change or transform, to become taller or shorter, bigger or smaller, to dance, to manifest, or to suddenly disappear into the sky. "The transformation of the Vajra Pill deity" and "presenting an offering to the Bodhisattva" strictly prevent evil teachers and fraudsters from deceiving Buddhists with magic and evil methods. Although a master of magic can perform various evil magic tricks, they cannot claim to have a piece of paper written by someone else guarded in front of them, and ask the empowerment master to stand far away and publicly request the Bodhisattva to take away the paper guarded by someone else and make it disappear into the sky as a rainbow. If they cannot do this, it proves that this teacher does not possess the Buddhist practice and spiritual cultivation necessary to establish a true inner secret altar. This person is not a holy being!!! On the contrary, any other miracles displayed by a teacher who impersonates a holy being are all magic tricks. They are ordinary people, and moreover, they are ordinary people with physically impaired bodies. Just think about it, if they were truly holy beings, wouldn't they be able to turn a piece of paper into a rainbow? If they don't even have this ability, how can they be extraordinary holy people?
Consultation Center of the World Buddhist Headquarters
Representatives of the Holy Beings respond to questions
February 24, 2018