Explanation of the Title "Third Sakyamuni Buddha"#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The Third Sakyamuni Buddha" published by the Global Buddhist Publishing House and the World Dharma Publishing House held a solemn first launch ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and people only then realized that the highly respected Master Yiyun and the Venerable Yangle Yixi Nobu, recognized by the leaders or regents of various major Buddhist sects in the world, are the third incarnation of the primordial Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha, with the title of the Third Sakyamuni Buddha. Since then, people have referred to him as "Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha." This is similar to before Sakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, his name was Prince Siddhartha, but after Sakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, he was called "Namo Sakyamuni Buddha." Therefore, we now call him "Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha." Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially bestowed the title of His Holiness on the Third Sakyamuni Buddha (H.H. the Third Sakyamuni Buddha), and from then on, the title of Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha was established. Furthermore, the Third Sakyamuni Buddha is also the legal name recognized by the government, and the previous titles of Master Yiyun and Venerable Yixi Nobu no longer exist. However, this news was published before the title of Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha was announced, at that time people did not yet understand the true identity of the Buddha. Therefore, to respect the truth of history, we still retain the names used before the official title of the Third Sakyamuni Buddha in the news. But everyone should be clear that except for the name H.H. the Third Sakyamuni Buddha, the previous names no longer exist before the official designation.
Republic of China, March 10, 2000, Friday
People's Daily
California and San Francisco Designate March 8 as Yiyun Gao Memorial Day#
Commending His Achievements in Painting, Calligraphy, Medicine, and Religion#
(Reporter Lin Rongjun Taipei reported) According to news from the United States, the highly accomplished master Yiyun Gao, praised for reaching the highest achievements, the California state government and the San Francisco city government have designated March 8 as Yiyun Gao Day to commend his achievements in painting, calligraphy, medicine, and religion.
According to Yiyun Gao's disciples in Taiwan, Yiyun Gao once studied Tibetan Buddhism in Sichuan, mainland China when he was young, and achieved a high level of realization. He also had outstanding achievements in calligraphy, painting, medicine, and other fields, and was awarded the Special International Master Certificate by the World Poets Cultural Conference in 1995. He has visited Taiwan several times and has many disciples in Taiwan.
Governor Davis of California and Mayor Brown of San Francisco, in recognition of Master Yiyun Gao's outstanding achievements and his contributions to humanity, have designated March 8 as Yiyun Gao Memorial Day.
According to his disciples in Taiwan, Yiyun Gao's accomplishments in meticulous, landscape, figure, and animal painting have reached the pinnacle. In terms of Buddhist studies and Dharma, his realization is exceptionally high. Particularly noteworthy is his special achievements in medicine, making him an extraordinary individual.