Explanation of the Title "Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha"#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The Third Incarnation of 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 it was then that people learned that the highly respected Master Yi Yun Gao and the Great Dharma King Yangyi Yixi Nuo Bu, who had always 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, known as the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha. Since then, people have referred to him as "Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha". This is similar to how before Gautama Buddha became enlightened, his name was Siddhartha Gautama, but after Gautama Buddha became enlightened, he was called "Namo Gautama Buddha". Therefore, we now say "Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha". Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially named the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha as His Holiness (H.H. Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha), and since then, the title of Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha has been officially established. Furthermore, the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha is also the legally recognized name, and the previous titles of "Yi Yun Gao" and the honorable titles of Master and Great Dharma King no longer exist. However, this news was published before the official announcement of the title Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, and at that time people did not yet know the true identity of the Buddha, so in order to respect the truth of history, we still retain the names used before the official recognition of the title Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha in the news. But everyone should be clear that except for the name of H.H. Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, which is legal, the names used before the official recognition no longer exist.
Daily News Focus Topic
January 28, 2002, Monday
World News
Miracle from Heaven: No Raindrops under the Scorching Sun, Cottonwood Tree Produces Fragrant Rain that Listens#
[Reporter Su Jingrong's On-site Witness Report] A cottonwood tree was discovered in a certain location in the United States. It rained several times, starting from 8 a.m. in the morning and lasting for twelve hours until 8 p.m. in the evening. There were many onlookers, and the weather was sunny that day. Prior to this, it had not rained for more than twenty days, so the branches were dry before the rain. However, strangely, the rain did not fall on the branches, but instead, the raindrops were fragrant and shaped like pine needles, falling diagonally. This can be called a world miracle.
This unusual rain fell from the branches of the cottonwood tree, which was about one yard wide and had no leaves. The trees adjacent to the cottonwood tree, whether they had leaves or were dead branches, did not have a single drop of water. The most amazing thing was that all the raindrops that fell were very dense, but not a single drop fell on the trunk of the cottonwood tree. Instead, they suddenly appeared between the branches and flowers of the cottonwood tree, shining with white light and emitting a pleasant fragrance. The people present looked up at the descending raindrops, some held the raindrops in their mouths, some used them to wipe wounds, and some applied them to their heads. They all exclaimed in unison, "How fragrant!" After a while, everyone's clothes were soaked by the rain. Among the onlookers were famous living Buddhas, famous masters, monks, and ordinary people.
According to the living Buddha who witnessed this extraordinary rain, the cottonwood tree is located in a large monastery where the Buddhist world's leading figures reside, including the most famous female Dharma King and several great Rinpoche and masters. On that day, a well-known master and the female Dharma King led the living Buddha and the monks to inspect the craftsmanship on the broad lawn of the monastery. A disciple brought a rattan chair and placed it under the cottonwood tree, and the master meditated on the chair. While inspecting the craftsmanship, the living Buddha suddenly saw auspicious clouds enveloping the cottonwood tree in the sky. Everyone was shocked and rushed to the cottonwood tree. They found the master meditating and at the same time, they noticed that raindrops were falling densely between the intertwined branches of the cottonwood tree. At that time, the area outside the tree was sunny without a single raindrop. The monks said that this was a manifestation of a miracle and quickly took out cameras to capture it. After half an hour, the camera was ready, and the master stood up from his seat and said, "This is nectar, it will stop." As soon as he finished speaking, the rain stopped. Then he said, "The nectar will continue to fall until 8 p.m." As soon as he finished speaking, the rain began to fall from above the cottonwood tree. The master said, "Do you want to see other trees also produce nectar?" The crowd moved to a maple tree about twenty meters away, which had already lost all its leaves. Immediately, fragrant rain also began to fall from this tree.
The female Dharma King exclaimed loudly, "Disciples! The master sat under this tree for a while and the nectar fell. It shows how virtuous the master is!" The master said, "What abilities and virtues do I have? This place is the residence of the female Dharma King, so it has such great merits. Why is there no other place in the world where nectar falls?"
On that day, the monks and living Buddhas guarded the cottonwood tree from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until the nectar stopped falling. At this time, the master and the female Dharma King announced that they would hold another ceremony at 8 a.m. the next day for people to observe, and there would be a continuation of the nectar falling phenomenon.
I personally went to observe the ceremony the next day with a group of laypeople and monks. It was indeed as described before, incredibly miraculous. I stood under the tree and looked up, with nectar on my face, body, and in my mouth. It was truly fragrant, not comparable to ordinary perfume. Even in the clear sky, with the continuous falling of nectar, the trunk, branches, and flower buds of the cottonwood tree were dry. Two visitors, one from Taiwan and one from the United States, had different opinions on this situation. They climbed to the top of the tree trunk to investigate in detail and found that the branches were completely dry and there were no insects. The raindrops appeared out of nowhere in the space between the branches, sometimes spraying or sprinkling, and bypassing the dry branches. They could not explain how this phenomenon occurred.
What was even more miraculous was that when I was about to take out my camera to capture this historic moment, a monk said, "You don't need to take a camera, it won't capture it!" As someone working in the media, I did not give up the opportunity to capture this historic moment. However, as the monk said, the camera's shutter could not be pressed. I changed to a new battery, but it still didn't work. At this point, a monk said, "Quickly ask the female Dharma King or the great saint to bless it, the camera we used yesterday could only function after being blessed." At this time, a Miss Xu said, "My camera has already been blessed, you can use it!" It was really strange that this camera worked in my hands. The camera captured the scene of nectar falling through the branches and also captured the scenes of the master and the female Dharma King giving teachings to the living Buddhas, great masters, monks, and laypeople under the tree and on the grass.
The female Dharma King and the master were extremely humble and did not want their titles to be publicized. Of course, they did not want their private residence to become a tourist attraction that would hinder their practice. Rain would fall when they called for it to fall, and it would stop when they called for it to stop. They displayed such great supernatural powers. However, this master of great virtue said humbly, "I have practiced poorly throughout my life. How can I have the qualifications to become famous in the world?"
The next day, the sun was still shining. In order to compare the difference between normal rain and the previously mentioned miraculous rain, reporters, laypeople, and monks went to the cottonwood tree again. They found that the branches were still dry. Under the gaze of everyone, someone used a showerhead to spray water on the tree for a while. As a result, only then did water drip from the cottonwood tree, which had no leaves but only flower buds. The water dripped for less than twelve minutes. How could it drip continuously for more than ten hours? The trunk and branches of the tree were wet, and some water droplets hung on the branches and did not fall. When they were tapped with a pole, some water droplets fell, but some still did not fall. This phenomenon indicates that if the fragrant rain was sprayed with water, it would dry up in less than ten minutes, and both the branches and trunk would be wet. How could it drip continuously for more than ten hours without any moisture?
By comparing the recorded video, the shape of the water droplets and the nectar were completely different. Water droplets were larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, while nectar was shaped like pine needles, with a consistent thickness from top to bottom, and it emitted light. From the recorded video, it can be seen that the direction of the nectar falling was not completely vertical, but sometimes it fell diagonally, as if it automatically avoided the branches and fell. No wonder the branches and trunk of the cottonwood tree did not have any moisture after the nectar fell for more than ten hours. This phenomenon completely contradicts scientific common sense and can only be described as a world wonder, a historical miracle!