The International Buddhist Sangha Association held the Dharma Teacher Examination in Hong Kong in August 2011. In order to be responsible for practitioners, sentient beings, and the qualifications of Dharma teachers in terms of possessing the Ten Virtuous Actions, Five Precepts, and Four Immeasurable Minds, some applicants proposed that practice should be equal. Although their literary skills were not good, their eloquence and conduct were good, and they could help others hear the Dharma and cultivate goodness. Therefore, they should be given the opportunity to take the examination. For this reason, the association agreed to conduct an oral examination. However, during this conference, people from different countries and provinces spoke different dialects, and some dialects could not be translated at all. As a result, the examiners could not understand what many candidates were saying, so it was impossible to determine whether their answers were correct.
Furthermore, even before the conference, the International Buddhist Sangha Association had prepared a large number of portraits of the Third Dharma King Rangjung Rigpe Dorje and couplets written by him for the cultivation of Dharma teachers, based on the number of people who registered to attend the conference. The association specially produced and distributed these couplets and gifts to the participants. These couplets and gifts were originally sufficient in quantity. However, within two days, more than a thousand people suddenly requested to participate in the conference, and these badges and couplets were finely crafted and required a considerable amount of time. There was no way to supplement them temporarily, so a small number of Dharma teachers did not receive these items at that time. The International Buddhist Sangha Association deeply regrets this. Now, relevant factories have been entrusted to produce them, and they will be delivered to each Dharma teacher at the next conference or through appropriate means.
As for the distribution of newspapers during the conference, although this was not a topic of the conference and was not distributed by the conference, it is a fact that promotes the Third Dharma King Rangjung Rigpe Dorje and benefits sentient beings. It is a virtuous act. It is not appropriate for anyone to obstruct it.
It needs to be reiterated that the portraits of the Third Dharma King Rangjung Rigpe Dorje and the couplets he wrote for all Dharma teachers (the original couplets are displayed in the International Art Museum in the United States, and what everyone received was made of rice paper) were individually produced by experts commissioned by the International Buddhist Sangha Association. Therefore, they were not made using conventional printing techniques. According to experts, it was very difficult. The Third Dharma King Rangjung Rigpe Dorje only blessed everyone and did not receive any money. The office of the Third Dharma King Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was also not involved. We distributed them to all Dharma teachers without charging any money.
This announcement is hereby made by the International Buddhist Sangha Association.
August 26, 2011