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 came to know that the highly respected Master Yiyun Gao and Yang'e Yixi Nuo Bu Dafawang, who had been revered by everyone, were recognized by the leaders or regents of major Buddhist sects and the living Buddhas as the third incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, the primordial Buddha. His title is the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha. Since then, people have been calling him "Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang 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 Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha." Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially bestowed the title of His Holiness on the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha (i.e., H.H. the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha). Since then, the title of Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha has been officially established. Moreover, the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha is also the legally recognized name, and the previous titles of "Yiyun Gao" and the honorable titles of Master and Supreme Dharma King no longer exist. However, this news was published before the official announcement of the title Namo Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, when people still did not 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 establishment 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. the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, which is legal, the names used before the official establishment of the title no longer exist.