Explanation of the "Third Dijie Qiang Buddha" Buddha Name#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The Third Dijie Qiang 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 only then that people came to know that the highly respected Master Yi Yun Gao and Yang E Yi Xi Nuobu Dafawang, 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 Dijie Qiang Buddha, with the Buddha name being the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha. Since then, people have referred to him as "Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha." This is similar to how before Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, his name was Siddhartha Gautama, but after Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, he was called "Namo Shakyamuni Buddha." Therefore, we now say "Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha." Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially named the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha as His Holiness (H.H. Third Dijie Qiang Buddha). From then on, the title of Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha was officially established. Moreover, the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha is also the legally recognized name by the government, and the previous titles of "Yi Yun Gao" and the honorable titles of Master and Dafawang no longer exist. However, this news was published before the announcement of the Buddha name of Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha, 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 designation of the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha in the news. But everyone should be clear that except for the name of H.H. Third Dijie Qiang Buddha, which is legal, the names used before the official designation no longer exist.