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 then that people learned that the highly respected Master Yi Yun Gao and the Grand Master Yang E Yi Xinuo Bu, who had always been respected by everyone, were recognized by the leaders or regents of the major Buddhist sects and were certified by the world's major Buddhist sects 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 before Shakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, his name was Siddhartha Gautama, but after Shakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, he was called "Namo Shakyamuni Buddha". Therefore, we now call him "Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha". In particular, 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). Since then, the title of Namo Third Dijie Qiang Buddha has been officially established. Moreover, the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha is also the legal name recognized by the government, and the previous titles of "Yi Yun Gao" and the Grand Master and the Grand Master of the Dharma have ceased to exist. However, this news was published before the official announcement of the Buddha name of the Third Dijie Qiang 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 name used before the official designation of the Third Dijie Qiang Buddha in the news. However, everyone should be clear that except for the name of H.H. Third Dijie Qiang Buddha, which is legal, the previous names no longer exist.
Taiwan Daily
B3 February 7, 2005 Monday Community News No.277
Master Yi Yun Gao International Cultural Foundation
Exhibition of 26 Rhyme Sculpture Paintings Receives High Praise
#(Reporter Lin Lianhua reports)
On the afternoon of the 6th (Sunday), the Master Yi Yun Gao International Cultural Foundation held a unique "Rhyme Sculpture and Landscape Art 3D Painting Exhibition" at the newly completed Hilton Hotel in San Gabriel. A total of 26 paintings by the world-renowned artist Master Yi Yun Gao's Rhyme Sculpture Paintings were exhibited for the first time, as well as the landscape art 3D paintings by the two youngest world-class artists, 16-year-old Yi Henggong and 13-year-old Yi Peizhu. People from the political, business, and cultural circles who visited the exhibition were amazed by the novelty of these 3D paintings.
Yi Yun Gao's painting "Great Power King" was once sold for more than 2.2 million US dollars in the international art auction market, making it the highest-priced work by a living artist in the world. In recent years, Master Yi Yun Gao has created unprecedented "Rhyme Sculptures" in the United States, setting a historical record that art pieces cannot be replicated. The birth of one of the Rhyme Sculptures, "Mysterious Stone Mist," is the first time in prehistoric history that "gas" has been sculpted on Earth.
It is reported that last year's exhibition was a real-life 3D sculpture, created by three sculptors using various natural materials to create a three-dimensional real-life scene. It was originally a Zen-like landscape art. This year, they also created a real-life scene with landscape sculptures, and then took pictures with a 3D camera to create paintings. When viewed on-site, each painting is very three-dimensional, with overlapping layers and a strong sense of perspective, adding a spiritual touch to the artwork.
Yi Yun Gao's paintings are more inclined towards the etherealness of stone milk caves or Chinese ink landscape paintings. The painting style of his 16-year-old son Yi Henggong and 13-year-old daughter Yi Peizhu, in addition to the three-dimensional sense of landscape paintings, also incorporates animals such as eagles and spotted deer from the United States, showing a blend of Chinese and Western elements.
On the day of the 3D painting exhibition, celebrities and politicians attended and presented commendations to Master Yi Yun Gao, Yi Henggong, and Yi Peizhu. Although the three of them could not personally receive the awards, they were represented by Zhang Tianyou, the president of the cultural foundation. Representatives included Zhang Zihao, representing Los Angeles County Mayor Antonovich, Chen Mayunwei, representing Los Angeles Mayor Han James, Congressman Adams, representing Arcadia Deputy Mayor E Zhi Chao, Monterey Park Mayor Wu Guoqing, South El Monte Mayor Bai Langka, California Assemblywoman Zhao Meixin, and Dr. Zu Bingmin, Chairman of the Asian Pacific Advisory Committee of the former White House, representing Su Shunguo, Mayor of Alhambra, Daniel, Mayor of South Pasadena, Mike Ten, Councilor Peter Yao of Claremont, Huang Zhaoqichen, former school district board member of Alhambra, Duke University consultant Zhang Xinyi, Quantum University President Lu Suixian, and more than 100 social celebrities from various social organizations.
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The guests present at the ceremony were curious about how the paintings, which were no different in thickness from ordinary paintings, could show the multi-layered 3D effect. (Reporter Lin Lianhua photo)
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