The International Buddhist Sangha Association recently held the second Dharma Teacher Examination during the period at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. After watching the video, some Acharyas and Dharma Teachers had some incorrect understanding. At the same time, in two different countries, three people claiming to be the third incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha appeared, claiming to be recognized by him as practitioners and held the sacred inner secret empowerment, and recognized that there are three types of transmission: wealth deity, protector deity, and main deity. This is false, there is no such thing. In fact, one of these people has never received the sacred inner secret empowerment. Therefore, the Office of the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha briefly explains some fundamental issues as follows:
First, in general Buddhist practices, the ritual is divided into three parts: preliminary practice, main practice, and concluding practice. However, "The Great Liberation Mahamudra" is not divided into three parts, but into five parts: preliminary practice, main practice, concluding practice, environmental practice, and realization practice.
Second, the practices of Mahamudra and Vajra Transformation belong to the environmental practice of "The Great Liberation Mahamudra". These two practices are the most supreme and excellent Buddhist practices, and they are not ordinary concentration practices. These two practices are not found in ordinary Buddhist practices.
Third, regarding the wealth deity, protector deity, and main deity practices, in order to achieve the most expedient and supreme accomplishment in cultivation, one must receive the sacred inner secret empowerment. None of these three individuals claiming to be practitioners have received the sacred inner secret empowerment.
Fourth, no one is allowed to record and upload the audio of the teachings given by the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha. Due to the involvement of spoken dialects, it is very easy to mishear pronunciation, make mistakes in written records, and reverse the meaning. Once mistakes are made, endless negative karma will be accumulated.
Fifth, regardless of one's identity, anyone who claims that the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha has announced or said something, or has done something, or has been sent by him to handle any issues, must present the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha's seal and video evidence. The recipient must also request these evidence to be verified by the Office of the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha to distinguish between truth and falsehood, in order to avoid causing harm to the public.
Sixth, up to now, at least five Rinpoche have received the sacred inner secret empowerment of the Wealth Deity. The empowerment of the Wealth Deity in the video is the first step of the sacred inner secret empowerment, which is the empowerment and study of the Wealth Deity by Dacheng Hengsheng Rinpoche. According to the teachings of the sacred inner secret empowerment, the correct size of the inner altar is a sealed cube made of pure wood and transparent glass with a side length of 2 feet. A small bell is suspended in the center, and the bell hammer is suspended one foot above the bottom plate, with all four sides also suspended one foot above, which means it is one foot away from the outside world.
After receiving the sacred inner secret empowerment, the cultivation and realization are divided into three stages: the first step of empowerment, the second step of perfection, and the third step of non-duality. Regardless of the wealth deity practice or protector deity practice, as long as it is the sacred inner secret empowerment, the altar setting is basically the same. In addition to the outer altar, there must be an inner altar, and it must go through the three stages to achieve the corresponding accomplishments, otherwise it does not belong to the sacred inner secret empowerment.
As for how far one must cultivate the wealth deity practice and protector deity practice before being qualified to bestow empowerment, for the practices of the sacred inner secret empowerment and the exoteric empowerment, one must achieve perfection before being qualified as a master to bestow empowerment. The certification after achieving perfection is signed and certified on the spot by seven masters and ten witnesses after careful selection. Only in this way can the bestowal of empowerment be considered legitimate. As for the bestowal of the sacred inner secret empowerment, there are specific regulations.
The initial concentration practice of Rinpoche belongs to the stage between the perfection stage and the non-duality stage of concentration. The temperature measured by a thermometer at the beginning is approximately 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and in another video, recorded with a precise camera, the highest temperature is precisely 197.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The concentration practice Rinpoche cultivates does not belong to the Tibetan secret yoga concentration practice, but belongs to the Vajra posture, which is different from the concentration practice cultivated by Achok Lama Rinpoche, which is the sitting posture of Naljor.
As a practitioner, one should not be entangled in right and wrong. In fact, the office's response or non-response to you is unnecessary. Everyone should focus their time on their own practice, as the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha said, "Although I have no accomplishments, I still have to say that displaying accomplishments is a violation of precepts. Any self-serving extraordinary Buddhist accomplishments are not the essence of liberation. I must say that practitioners should not be involved in right and wrong rumors, but should establish a selfless altruistic mind and conduct, which is the path to learning and practicing Buddhism and attaining enlightenment." The essence of this teaching is that being attached to what has been said or not said, done or not done, has already fallen into the realm of right and wrong. Everything should be seen from the perspective of essence, especially for teachers. Displaying accomplishments in Buddhism is not allowed, and it is also a violation of precepts in tantric Buddhism. The phenomena of any Buddhist accomplishments are not important. They are just a kind of self-serving ability. The most important thing is benefiting others, without attachment to oneself, and practicing great compassion and bodhicitta towards all sentient beings. That is the essence of Buddhist practice. After studying the preliminary and main practices of "The Great Liberation Mahamudra," that is the truly supreme and excellent Buddhist practice, and then one will truly understand the greatness and purity of the compassion and realization of the Buddha! Congratulations to those who seek advice to free themselves from the web of right and wrong and truly embark on the path of benefiting others. This is the only way to learn the environmental and realization practices of "The Great Liberation Mahamudra."
Office of the Third Incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha
August 10, 2009
https://www.hhdcb3office.org/html/information/statement_no4_2009_08_10.html