Explanation of the title "Third Sakyamuni Buddha"#
On April 3, 2008, the book "The Third Sakyamuni Buddha" published by the Global Buddhist Publishing House and the World Dharma Publishing House held a solemn first launch ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and people only then realized that the highly respected Yiyun Gao Master, Yang'e Yixi Nobu Dafawang, who has been respected by everyone, has been recognized by the leaders or regents of various major Buddhist sects in the world, as the third incarnation of the Buddha Sakyamuni, known as the Third Sakyamuni Buddha. Since then, people have referred to him as "Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha." This is similar to before Sakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, his name was Prince Siddhartha, but after Sakyamuni Buddha became a Buddha, he was called "Namo Sakyamuni Buddha." Therefore, we now call him "Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha." Especially on December 12, 2012, the United States Senate Resolution No. 614 officially named the Third Sakyamuni Buddha as His Holiness (H.H. Third Sakyamuni Buddha), and since then, the title of Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha has been confirmed. Moreover, the Third Sakyamuni Buddha is also the legal name recognized by the government, 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 title of Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha was announced, at that time people did not yet understand the true identity of the Buddha, so in order to respect the truth of history, we still retain the names used before the official title of the Third Sakyamuni Buddha in the news, but everyone should be clear that except for the name H.H. Third Sakyamuni Buddha, the names used before the official title no longer exist.
California Designates March 8 as Yiyun Gao Day#
To commend the achievements of the artist Yiyun Gao from China in art, philosophy, and life sciences, the California government recently announced the designation of March 8 as Yiyun Gao Day. Yiyun Gao has been highly praised in Buddhism and painting, and in 1995, he received the International Grand Master Certificate from the World Poets Cultural Conference. He excels in meticulous painting, landscapes, figures, and animals. In addition, Yiyun Gao has also made achievements in scientific research related to life. (Li Weijing)