Explanation of the Title "Third Dzogchen Rinpoche"#
On April 3, 2008, the book "Third Dzogchen Rinpoche" published by the Global Buddhist Publishing House and the World Dharma Sound Publishing House held a solemn and grand launching ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and it was then that people came to know that the highly respected Master Yiyun and the Great Dharma King Yangyi Yeshe Norbu, who had always been respected by everyone, were recognized by the leaders or regents of the major Buddhist sects and certified by the world's Buddhist community. They were the third incarnation of the primordial Buddha Dzogchen Rinpoche. From then on, people began to call them "Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche". This is similar to the fact that 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 Dzogchen Rinpoche". Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially named the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche as His Holiness (H.H. Third Dzogchen Rinpoche). From then on, the title of Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche was officially established. Moreover, the name Third Dzogchen Rinpoche is also the legal name recognized by the government, and the previous titles of "Master Yiyun" and "Great Dharma King" no longer exist. However, this news was published before the official announcement of the title Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, at that time people did not yet understand the true identity of the Buddha. Therefore, in order to respect the truth of history, we still retain the names used before the official recognition of the title Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche in the news. But it should be clear that except for the name His Holiness Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, which is legal, the previous names no longer exist.
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