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 launch ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and people then learned that the highly respected Master Yi Yun Gao, Yang E Yi Xi Nu Bu Dafa Wang, who has always been respected by everyone, has been certified by the leaders or regents of the major Buddhist sects and the Great Living Buddha, as the third incarnation of the Buddha Dorje Chang, with the Buddha name being the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha. Since then, people have been calling him "Namo Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha". This is similar to before Shakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, his name was Prince Siddhartha, but after Shakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, he was called "Namo Shakyamuni Buddha". Therefore, we now call him "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). Since then, the title of Namo Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha has been officially established. Moreover, the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha is also the government's legal name, and the previous "Yi Yun Gao" and the honorable titles of Master and Dafa Wang no longer exist. However, this news was published before the Buddha name of the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha was announced, and people did not yet know the true identity of the Buddha. Therefore, in order to respect the truth of history, we still retain the name used before the official naming of the Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha in the news. But everyone should be clear that except for the name of H.H. Third Generation Dorje Chang Buddha, which is legal, the previous name no longer exists.
Master Yi Yun Gao Transmits Amitabha Dafa, Liu Huixiu Attains Liberation in Body and Ascends to Heaven#
Following the disciple Hou Yushan's attainment of the essence of Pure Land Dafa and ascension to the Pure Land, which is currently being widely discussed, on August 6th, Buddhist disciple Liu Huixiu also passed away and ascended to the Pure Land. Moreover, she did not experience the suffering of the eight difficulties or the dissolution of the four elements. What's even more remarkable is that she left peacefully without any signs, saying goodbye to the world. It is even more surprising that she achieved the "high-level state of attaining liberation in body" that practitioners in the Buddhist community strive for, and ascended to the Western Pure Land. At that time, colorful auspicious clouds slowly appeared in the sky, moving westward. Lin Yongmao, her husband who was by her side, gratefully said that his wife's ability to attain liberation in body and ascend to the Pure Land was all thanks to the Dharma transmission and secret hand seal of their Dharma King, Master Yi Yun Gao, especially the secret seed syllable in the center of the hand seal, which was of great importance.
Liu Huixiu passed away in a sitting position with her hands in the hand seal at 9:55 am on August 6th. Even when she was taken to the funeral home, her body remained soft, sitting in the hand seal with a calm and dignified expression. Her family specially made a coffin with a sitting posture for her, which amazed everyone.
According to Liu's husband, Lin Yongmao, they had been searching for the path of cultivation and had visited many masters in Taiwan and internationally, but none of their practices were effective. It wasn't until three years ago when they found Master Yi Yun Gao and heard about his authentic Dharma of the Tathagata that they were greatly astonished and finally made up their minds to take refuge under the guidance of the Master. However, at that time, his wife Huixiu was suffering from cancer and had visited many doctors and tried various medicines, but to no avail. This year, they had the opportunity to meet the Master and take refuge under him. On July 7th, due to his wife's weakness and inability to travel far, he flew from Seattle to Los Angeles to seek an audience with the Dharma King, requesting him to transmit the Dafa and help his wife attain liberation and ascend to the Pure Land. Originally, it was not allowed, but fortunately, the compassionate Master saw that his wife could practice the Dafa of ascension, so he made an exception and transmitted the Amitabha Dafa and the secret hand seal to him. He also informed him that after performing the hand seal, if he wore the seed syllable, he should not casually recite "Namo Amitabha Buddha" because once he recited it, the Buddha or Bodhisattva might appear immediately to receive him, unless he decided to ascend to the Western Pure Land. After his wife received the Dafa, she diligently practiced the Dafa four or five times a day, even with her terminal cancer.
On July 9th, after Master Yi Yun Gao transmitted the Amitabha Dafa to Lin Yongmao, he went to the Bodhi Monastery to give a teaching to the monks there. The Master immediately predicted that a female disciple would soon attain liberation in body and ascend to the Western Pure Land. At that time, he recorded the prediction, and the recording tape of the teaching has been sent to Buddhist temples around the world to be heard.
On the evening of August 5th, Lin's wife became weak and seemed to be on the verge of death. Lin Yongmao urgently called the Dharma King in Seattle and requested his blessings to help his wife attain liberation and ascend to the Western Pure Land, and asked if he should let his wife sit in the hand seal to prepare for ascension. However, the Dharma King on the other end of the phone said, "Let her sleep first. She won't leave today. She will leave tomorrow. She won't leave tonight." Lin Yongmao worriedly said to the Master, "No, Master! What if she passes away in her sleep and can't reach the Western Pure Land?" The Dharma King said firmly, "Just let her lie down and sleep. She will leave when she wakes up tomorrow. She won't leave tonight!" So Lin's wife listened to the Master's words and lay down to sleep. At three o'clock, she woke up and told her husband that she had just been to the Western Pure Land, which was incredibly beautiful and indescribable. Lin Yongmao asked his wife, "Who took you to the Western Pure Land?" She replied, "I don't know." He asked again, "How did you go there?" She answered, "I flew there on a carpet!" He asked again, "How beautiful is the Western Pure Land?" She replied, "There are mountains and water, it's incredibly beautiful!" She didn't let him ask any more questions and quickly resumed her practice.
At five o'clock in the morning, Lin's wife woke up again and said, "I'm leaving! I'm going to the Western Pure Land!" Then she sat in the lotus position and formed the hand seal for ascension. After about half an hour, Lin Yongmao saw that his wife had passed away and her breath had ceased, so he immediately called the Dharma King, but he couldn't get through as the Master had turned off his phone. Lin Yongmao then urgently called the Master's attendant, KUAN, and asked him to convey the news of his wife's passing and urgently request the Master's blessings. Due to the urgency of the situation, KUAN urgently reported to the Master that Sister Liu Huixiu had passed away. Unexpectedly, the Master laughed and said, "Nonsense! That's not true! The time for the Buddha and Bodhisattvas to receive her hasn't come yet, so how could she leave!" KUAN thought to himself that Brother Lin Yongmao saw Sister Liu Huixiu by her side and saw that she had stopped breathing and had passed away and ascended to the Pure Land. Isn't that accurate? But the Master, who was thousands of miles away, said she hadn't left yet. Since he had been with the Master almost every day for the past three years, he had full faith in what the Master said. He wanted to call Lin Brother and tell him that their sister had not yet passed away, but since he didn't know Lin's phone number, he gave up and continued sleeping!
It wasn't until 7:55 am that day when Venerable Longhui, the President of the International Buddhist Sangha Association, received a call from Dharma King Yi Yun Gao. The Master said, "The student Liu Huixiu in Seattle has not yet passed away, but she will pass away soon! Please arrange for some monks to help her with chanting and perform rituals." At that time, Venerable Longhui immediately notified the monastic sangha of three temples to take immediate action. As expected, Liu Huixiu passed away and ascended to the Pure Land after 9:55 am. At that time, colorful auspicious clouds appeared in the sky and gradually dissipated, signifying a auspicious passage to the Western Pure Land. The clouds lasted for more than an hour before dispersing. The monks at the Bodhi Monastery saw the beautiful auspicious clouds in the sky at that time and captured them on camera. It happened to be Liu Huixiu's 50th birthday that day.
After Liu Huixiu's sitting liberation, her posture remained in the sitting position, which was extremely auspicious. This news immediately spread in the Buddhist community, and it is no wonder that the American National Buddhist Organization, composed of 34 countries including the United States and Canada, has concluded that Master Yi Yun Gao holds the highest and most authentic Buddha Dharma. Indeed, his Buddha Dharma enables people to attain liberation in life and death. Not only did he enable his disciples to attain liberation in a short period of time, but he also made three accurate predictions about Liu Huixiu's passing, demonstrating the profound meaning of true Buddha Dharma. The world's Buddhist community praises the greatness of the Dharma King, the greatness of the realization of Buddha Dharma, and the truth of Buddha Dharma. Especially, Lin Yongmao said that without the authentic essence of the Dharma King's Pure Land Dafa, Liu Huixiu's short period of practice would not have achieved such great merit to ascend to the Western Pure Land. Moreover, she left instantly, attaining liberation in life and death. He said that although he was by his wife's side, he didn't know about her passing as accurately as the Dharma King who was thousands of miles away. This truly explains the situation. After discussing with their family, they decided to preserve their wife's sitting posture peacefully without cremation.