Explanation of the Title "Third Dzogchen Rinpoche"#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The 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 Gao and the Great Dharma King Yang'e Yixi Nuo Bu were recognized by the leaders or regents of the major Buddhist sects in the world as the third incarnation of the primordial Buddha Dzogchen Rinpoche. His Buddhist title is the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche. Since then, people have been calling him "Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche". 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 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. The previous titles of "Yiyun 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 Dzogchen Rinpoche, when 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 establishment of the title Namo Third Dzogchen Rinpoche in the news. But everyone should be clear that except for the name His Holiness Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, which is legal, the previous names no longer exist.