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 and grand launch ceremony at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Library of Congress officially collected this book, and people then learned that the highly respected Master Yiyun and the Great Dharma King Yangle Yixi Nobu, who had been respected by everyone, were 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. From then on, people started calling him "Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha." This is similar to before Sakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, his name was Prince Siddhartha, but after Sakyamuni Buddha became enlightened, 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. the Third Sakyamuni Buddha), and from then on, the title of Namo Third Sakyamuni Buddha was established. Furthermore, the Third Sakyamuni Buddha is also the legal name recognized by the government, and the previous titles of Master Yiyun and Great 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, but everyone should be clear that except for the name H.H. the Third Sakyamuni Buddha, the previous names no longer exist.
Disciple of Yangle Yixi Nobu, Lu Quanfang, Passed Away and Obtained Relics After Cremation#
Central Daily News [Taipei News]
Lu Quanfang, a disciple of Yangle Yixi Nobu, recently passed away and after cremation, forty-nine solid relics appeared, considered to be those of a practitioner who has attained enlightenment.
Lu Quanfang, a native of Chengdu, Sichuan, had long been a Buddhist along with her husband Wang Guangming, receiving empowerment and teachings from the Great Dharma King. In November last year, Wang Guangming passed away due to his devout heart, following the example of the Buddha of the Great Dharma King, and after cremation, eleven solid relics appeared.
On September 9 this year, Lu Quanfang passed away. At five o'clock in the afternoon on the thirteenth day, disciples chanting the Buddha's name lined up to send Lu's body into the crematorium. After the cremation, a total of forty-nine solid relics were obtained from Lu Quanfang's ashes.