Explanation: This report was written by a reporter immediately after the end of the Dharma Assembly. At that time, the reporter had not yet seen the weight certification of the Vajra Pestle that was notarized by the lawyer on site, so the reported weight is incorrect. After the lawyer's on-site notarization, it was confirmed that the Vajra Pestle lifted by the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, weighed 434.8 pounds, exceeding 59 segments. This is a special explanation.
Taking the Pestle to the Seat Dharma Assembly: High Monks Pose Difficult Questions, Qiangfo Solves the Problem by Single-handedly Lifting a 420-pound Vajra Pestle
Washington News Daily
February 15, 2020, A7 News
Introduction: According to the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, in order to practice Buddhism, one must cultivate the essence of the perfect and supreme oceanic mind and the supreme bodhi oceanic mind, refrain from doing evil, and engage in virtuous deeds for the benefit of sentient beings. This is the right path. He does not support the examination of taking the pestle to the seat. In order to gain Qiangfo's support for taking the pestle to the seat, the holy beings deliberately set a trap and invited Qiangfo to witness the ceremony. As a result, Qiangfo attended and was unable to refuse, so he had to solve the problem.
The standard for taking the Vajra Pestle to the seat is to exceed 30 segments, which is the highest peak. In other words, any powerful king or extraordinary holy being in history who exceeds 30 segments is considered the highest peak. However, the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, single-handedly lifted the Vajra Pestle, exceeding 56 segments, for over 13 seconds. The weight of the pestle is 420 pounds, making him the unprecedented Vajra Pestle King in the world. The holy beings say that Qiangfo's record of taking the pestle to the seat is unparalleled in history and dare to predict that there will be no one like him in the future, truly embodying the essence of a Buddha.
This Vajra Pestle is stored in the Holy Relics Temple in California, USA. Everyone is welcome to respectfully come and take this Vajra Pestle, which will bring auspicious and extraordinary blessings.
(Los Angeles News) On February 9, 2020, in the Grand Hall of the Holy Relics Temple in the United States, a Dharma Assembly was held to test the true and false levels of practitioners' cultivation. The purpose was to assess the extent to which their actual cultivation has transformed their physical structure.
During the Dharma Assembly, in front of the public, the Initial Teacher, who weighs only a little over 180 pounds and is 88 years old this year, used his three fingers, which had broken and deformed joints, to single-handedly lift a 200-pound Vajra Pestle on its base, demonstrating his power that exceeded sixteen segments, surpassing even the top Asian strongman and astonishing the world.
All the Buddhist disciples who registered for the examination failed to lift the Vajra Pestle starting from 180 pounds with one hand. However, the nearly 90-year-old Initial Teacher was able to lift it, and even increased the weight to 200 pounds, successfully suspending it for seven seconds, astonishing everyone with his divine power. Monks and nuns in the picture are responsible for supervising and recording the examination results.
(1) How does the Initial Teacher's power compare to the world's strongmen?
It is reported that many people have witnessed the Asian strongman Long Wu, who won the "World Strongman Grand Master" belt, taking the pestle to the seat in Xi'an in December 2019. Although he eventually achieved a score exceeding ten segments, his fingers were torn and bleeding on the spot. He finally won the title of World Strongman Grand Master, but he still did not reach the level of the Initial Teacher, who is a junior holy being.
As for Lv Xiao, the "Number One Asian Strongman" weighing 350 pounds and 36 years old, although he won first place in the "World Strongman" competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2014, and demonstrated his power in the 2017 Liaoning Spring Festival Gala by pulling a 184-ton train for 20 meters, he only achieved a score exceeding two segments when he took the pestle to the seat in Shenyang, China in December 2019. He became a strongman, but his power was still inferior to that of Long Wu, who exceeded ten segments, and the gap between him and the Initial Teacher's power was even greater.
(2) What is "taking the pestle to the seat"? Why hold such a Dharma Assembly? Why do professional strongmen who train with heavy weights every day have weaker physical strength and stamina than practitioners who meditate and do not engage in weight training?
It is understood that "taking the pestle to the seat" is the most direct and straightforward test in the Buddhist community to distinguish true and false Buddhist teachings and true and false holy beings. Since ancient times, the Buddhist community has used this method to directly examine the level of cultivation of practitioners. The requirement for the practitioner being tested is to be able to lift the Vajra Pestle with one hand and place it on the base within a specified time. This test is called "taking the pestle to the seat". It is a clear indicator of whether one is a holy being or an ordinary person. Although both holy beings and ordinary people have a human appearance, their physical and internal qualities are completely different, similar to the difference between a pigeon and an eagle. Although they both appear as birds, their internal structures and strengths are vastly different, which is a natural difference.
Professional strongmen train every day and it takes more than ten or twenty years for them to become physically strong. However, their essential nature does not change, and they cannot change their ordinary physical functions. On the other hand, holy beings who have studied true Buddhist teachings naturally possess a physical structure and strength that far surpasses that of strongmen. It is beyond the reach of ordinary people's physical abilities. Otherwise, they would not be holy.
Many facts have proven that even strongmen who can lift weights of thousands of pounds with both hands cannot lift a 300-pound "seat pestle" with one hand off the ground. They can only look at it with admiration. Knowing the difference between the holy and the ordinary, it is not difficult to understand why the Initial Teacher, who is a junior holy being and has never participated in any fitness training, martial arts, or weight training, can effortlessly lift the Vajra Pestle exceeding sixteen segments with one hand. On the other hand, the Asian strongman Lv Xiao, who is the champion among more than three billion people in Asia, cannot achieve the same result as the nearly 90-year-old Initial Teacher, because the physical qualities and functions of the holy and the ordinary are different.
According to the regulations of the "taking the pestle to the seat" test, each person's standard for passing the test is determined based on their age and weight. Exceeding this weight standard is considered "healthy and fit". There are 30 segments above "healthy and fit", and there are 5 levels below "healthy and fit".
The regulations stipulate that a junior holy being can exceed 12 to 19 segments based on their own standard, a mid-level holy being can exceed 20 to 25 segments, a great holy being can exceed 26 to 29 segments, and reaching the highest peak of 30 segments is the "Vajra Pestle King" holy being. Generally speaking, it is difficult for a strong man with great strength among ordinary people to exceed two or three segments. National-level strongmen can exceed nine segments, and world-class strongmen cannot exceed ten segments.
For example, Long Wu, who won the "World Strongman Grand Master" belt, only achieved a score exceeding ten segments even though his fingers were torn and bleeding. However, the nearly 90-year-old Initial Teacher was able to achieve a score exceeding sixteen segments, proving that he possesses the extraordinary physical strength of a junior holy being. This is the difference between the holy and the ordinary.
(3) Witnessing the unparalleled holy power of the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo
At the "taking the pestle to the seat" Dharma Assembly on February 9th, the attendees had the privilege of witnessing the unparalleled holy power of H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo.
That day, in the Grand Hall of the Holy Relics Temple, there was a 420-pound Vajra Pestle, which was placed on the golden steps by the holy beings during the previous Dharma Assembly. Especially for this "Vajra Pestle of the Seat", whether it is "on the golden steps" or "away from the holy seat", only a great holy being who has reached the peak weight of exceeding 30 segments can lift it. No one in the world has ever been able to move it even a bit. This level of weight would cause the bones and muscles of an ordinary person to rupture and collapse.
According to the Dharma regulations, if the "Vajra Pestle of the Seat" cannot be removed from the golden steps, the activities in the main hall cannot be initiated, and naturally, the "taking the pestle to the seat" examination cannot be conducted. The Vajra Hook cannot be used to remove the pestle, otherwise it would violate the rules. What should be done? Everyone looked at each other, extremely worried. All the strong people present tried to remove the pestle from the golden steps with all their strength, but no one could move it with one hand, let alone move it away from the holy seat. The Dharma Assembly could not begin.
Coincidentally, H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, was invited to witness the Dharma Assembly. Therefore, the public respectfully asked Dorje Qiangfo to solve the problem.
Qiangfo said, "I originally did not agree with this examination. After all, it is just an ordinary person who has been tested for half a day. How many of them are junior holy beings? Without being a holy being, it is impossible to exceed ten or more segments! Whoever put this pestle on the golden steps should be the one to remove it."
The monks said it was a holy monk who placed it there. Qiangfo said, "This is completely ridiculous. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult? They clearly knew that you were going to have an examination today, yet they deliberately set up a difficult obstacle here! Let him remove it!" The monks said the holy monk went to another state to spread the Dharma yesterday.
Helplessly, Qiangfo had to go up to the Dharma platform and said, "I did not come here to participate in your activities of taking the pestle to the seat, I am just helping out. Let's see if I can help you remove the pestle, I don't know if it will work."
After speaking, Qiangfo walked in front of the "Vajra Pestle of the Seat" and single-handedly lifted the 420-pound pestle, suspending it in the air for 13 seconds, far exceeding the 7-second time limit specified by the Dharma regulations, and lawfully removed it from the golden steps.
At that moment, the disciples were extremely shocked. They did not expect that the 420-pound "Vajra Pestle of the Seat", which even a strongman weighing over 300 pounds could not move, was easily lifted by H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, who weighs only a little over 100 pounds. According to the segments, he exceeded 56 segments, setting the highest record in history! Such a holy physical structure and holy physical strength have never appeared on Earth before!
Although the "Vajra Pestle of the Seat" was removed from the golden steps, a new problem arose. There was also a 280-pound examination pestle on the golden steps, which had to be removed in order to initiate the examination Dharma Assembly. In fact, everyone knew that even the champion among more than three billion people in Asia, the strongman Lv Xiao, could not lift this pestle with one hand from the golden steps. None of the strongmen present could do it. In the end, it was only H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, who single-handedly lifted the pestle and removed it from the golden steps to solve the problem. Finally, the examination Dharma Assembly could officially begin.
Before the examination, the public not only had the opportunity to witness the holy power of Dorje Qiangfo, but also unexpectedly discovered that the rejuvenation of H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, was not only reflected in his youthful appearance, but also in his internal qualities, which were superior to those of young people by many times!
The disciple of Qiangfo, the Initial Teacher of the World Buddhist Headquarters, said, "I dare to assert here that besides H.H. the Third Dharma Prince, Dorje Qiangfo, no other Dharma King or great living Buddha or great master can even move the 'Vajra Pestle of the Seat' a bit! They cannot break the record of exceeding 56 segments set by the Buddha! "
This is the fact. With such great holy power, besides the essence of a Buddha, who else in this world can achieve it? Whether you believe it or not, the fact is right in front of us. There are no tricks or gimmicks that can be used. It is a straightforward test of lifting the actual weight. Besides being amazed and acknowledging the profound level of cultivation, what else can be said?
Buddhist history has always been ambiguous and filled with abstract theories. The "taking the pestle to the seat" test has finally opened the door and revealed the essence of the truth!
True Buddhist teachings manifest actual levels of cultivation, while false Buddhist teachings are mere theoretical discussions.
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