Explanation of the "Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha" Buddha Name#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha" published by the Global Buddhist Publishing House and the World Dharma Sound Publishing House held a solemn and grand launching ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and it was then that people learned that the highly respected Master Yi Yun Gao and the Great Dharma King Yang Yi Yeshe Norbu, who had been respected by everyone, were recognized by the leaders or regents of the major Buddhist sects in the world as the third incarnation of the Buddha Dorje Chang, with the Buddha name being the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha. Since then, people have referred to him as "Namo Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha." This is similar to how before Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, his name was Prince Siddhartha, but after Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, he was called "Namo Shakyamuni Buddha." Therefore, we now say "Namo Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha." Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially named the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha as His Holiness (H.H. Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha). From then on, the title of Namo Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha was officially established. Moreover, the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha is also the legally recognized name by the government. The previous names of "Yi Yun Gao" and the honorable titles of Master and Great Dharma King no longer exist. However, this news was published before the announcement of the Buddha name of the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha, and at that time people did not yet know the true identity of the Buddha. Therefore, in order to respect the truth of history, we still retain the names used before the official naming of the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha in the news. But everyone should understand that except for the name of H.H. Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha, which is legal, the names used before the official naming no longer exist.
Yi Yun Gao's Rhyme Sculpture Transcends Nature, Could It Be the Buddha Dharma?#
November 3, 2003 16:06
Reporter Su Jingrong/Washington Report
In late October, Master Yi Yun Gao was invited to exhibit his rhyme sculptures at the Capitol Building. This is the first time that artworks have been exhibited in the Capitol Rotunda, although there have been precedents for exhibitions near the Capitol Hill dining hall. The Capitol Building's Rotunda in the Rayburn Building was still discussing issues such as how to prevent terrorists two days before the exhibition of the rhyme sculptures. The status of the creator of the rhyme sculptures is outstanding, and his achievements in rhyme sculpture are remarkable.
Master Yi Yun Gao is an internationally renowned artist from China. He has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, which are rare honors in American history. Various governors, state legislatures, universities, county mayors, city mayors, city councils, and various groups have awarded medals and certificates to Master Yi Yun Gao, too numerous to mention.
The rhyme sculptures exhibited in the Capitol Rotunda in the United States are the first-ever form of sculpture seen by mankind. The exhibition lasted for two days, and thousands of congressmen and congressional staff members visited. At least five hundred people wrote their impressions after viewing the exhibition, and everyone was amazed. Such a mysterious, beautiful, and transcendent artwork that surpasses nature has finally appeared in this world. Those who have seen it all have the same impression: this kind of mysterious and supernatural rhyme sculpture cannot be replicated.
Among the viewers were white, black, yellow, and Latin people, regardless of race, they all expressed their astonishment and appreciation for the rhyme sculptures. Rhyme sculpture art transcends race, national borders, and the space-time environment.
What does this "transcendence of nature," "incomparable beauty," "unique," "mysterious transformation," and "unreplicability" represent?
One viewer, after seeing the exhibition, said incredulously that the person who created this artwork must have been inspired by God. Otherwise, with the imagination of an ordinary person, it would be impossible to conceive such a beautiful scene that does not exist in this world, let alone create it through his state of mind for the world to see! Perhaps the creator is a saint himself, who can bring the beautiful scenery of another world to this world.
A Westerner went even further and concluded that only a Zen master or a saint with higher attainments could create such a work. In Catholicism, the greatness of God is "supernatural," and in Christianity, the greatness of Christ is supernatural. In Buddhism, the "supernatural" Tathagata Buddha is the highest. These are all recognized. But who has truly obtained the supernatural technique to achieve an unreplicable accomplishment? Many Buddhist patriarchs in history have not achieved this. They are only recorded in writing or orally transmitted, and at most, they are represented by thangkas, butter sculptures, and the use of Western colors, representing the display of the five wisdoms in Buddhism. But how does that explain the height of the complete wisdom of a saint? Master Yi Yun Gao has achieved the perfect accomplishment of the skillful means of the five wisdoms displayed in the world of the Tathagata's Dharma in Buddhism. Doesn't the appearance of these rhyme sculptures clearly indicate that Master Yi Yun Gao embodies the true Dharma of the Tathagata? If not, does it mean that it is the embodiment of ignorant ordinary beings? If that's the case, why hasn't anyone been able to replicate the "Pillar Holding Up the Sky" rhyme sculpture? Even so-called authentic Buddhist practitioners are at a loss. Does being at a loss belong to wisdom? Is it the authentic skillful means? This thoroughly explains that the master is the embodiment of the wisdom of authentic Buddhism, expressing the highest level of skillful means.
Let's think again, how is it possible to form a misty wonderland in a two or three-foot-long stone cave? Even if you use a compressor to blow mist into it, I don't think the mist will last for five minutes. However, the mist carved by the master is not damaged at all when blown by a fan or washed with a hose. Isn't this a manifestation of true Buddhism? If not, it should be the power of God or Christ.
In history, there is a public case that tells the story of Tie Guai Li and Lu Dongbin becoming master and disciple. One day, Tie Guai Li was washing a sand pot by the river. This sand pot in Tie Guai Li's hand seemed like rubber or clothes. It could be turned over from the front to the back to wash, and then turned back from the back to the front to wash. Passers-by were amazed, but they just looked and walked away. Only Lu Dongbin saw the special skill of washing the sand pot like washing clothes, and he saw that the person who had the ability to do so must be an immortal, so he insisted on asking to become his disciple. Sure enough, after becoming his disciple and seeking the Tao, he also became an immortal. Replace the sand pot with rhyme sculptures. Doesn't the appearance of rhyme sculptures represent a kind of manifestation? No wonder Master Yi Yun Gao firmly refuses to sell them, saying that rhyme sculptures belong to all of humanity, and he has no right to sell them. Doesn't this clearly indicate that the master's creation of rhyme sculptures is a manifestation of the wisdom of authentic Buddhism, and only Buddhism has such a high level of skillful means!