Wang Zha Shang Zun Held the Dharma Assembly of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue And Determined the Genuine Incarnation of the Buddha
(Reported by the Taiwan Times) On September 5, 2015, an unprecedented
dharma assembly of “Determining the Status of a Buddha by the Dharma of
Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue (Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue is a dharma in Tibetan
Esoteric Buddhism for determining the result sought through selection)”
was held in the United States of America with the attendance of several
dozens of venerable ones, dharma kings and rinpoches, who are from
Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism, and dharma masters. The dharma practice was
led by Great Rinpoche Wang Zha from Tibet, who once practiced in
solitary retreat for 46 years in Tibet and has the realization of Golden
Button Grade 3 (having three Sun-Moon wheels) in Buddha-dharma. The
decisions by the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue determined that
Sakyamuni Buddha is a true Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
is a true Buddha, and Master Hui Neng, the sixth patriarch of the Ch’an
(Zen) School, was not a Buddha but was the incarnation of a great
Bodhisattva.
At what level is a dharma assembly of determination by the Dharma of
Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue? According to the explanation provided by the
United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters (UIWBAH)
who sponsored the two sessions of the dharma assembly to determine the
status of a Buddha, the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue is one of the
holy supreme great dharmas and can be used to determine the true or
false status of any holy being. In this world, this dharma and the
Dharma of Forecasting the Future (announcing events that will happen in
the future ahead of time) are the co-champions among the dharmas of
decision by selection. The dharma ranked next is the holy inner-tantric
dharma of “Bai Fa Ming Men Hei Guan Ze Jue (a dharma specifically used
to determine the correct or wrong result).” The next lower dharma is the
dharma of dropping divine pieces to receive divine instruction, which
is at the inner-tantric level. Then, there are lower, outer-tantric
dharmas of lot-drawing from a golden vase, rotating a tsampa ball,
watching a sacred lake to see the result, and others. This Dharma of Jin
Gang Fa Man Ze Jue and the Dharma of Forecasting the Future are the
highest dharmas among dharmas of decision by selection to determine the
status of either “another person” or “self.” This dharma can only be
possessed and commanded by holy ones at the level of great Mahasattvas
or higher. Therefore, no great dharma king or venerable one who is not
an extremely great holy one can hold and practice this dharma. Even
great dharma kings and great venerable ones at the level of Jiao Zun who
have the ability of performing inner-tantric initiations do not have
the qualification to hold and practice this dharma. Mo Zhi Jiao Zun
said, “Although I have just entered the door of holding and performing
inner-tantric initiations, I have not touched even the edge of the
Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue. Only a holy one who has the
realization of performing holy inner-tantric initiations that are close
to the level of state practice can perform the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man
Ze Jue. Otherwise, one is merely dreaming and far away from doing it.”
Why was this dharma assembly held to determine the status of a Buddha
by the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue? According to a writing
describing the fact by the UIWBAH, the karmic condition rose from the
fact that many Buddhists in the world wished to respectfully beseech the
contrasting photos of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III showing His returning
from an aged appearance to a youthful person three years ago. However,
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III did not agree to that. He thought that these
were just ordinary photos and were meaningless for people to have. The
discussion lasted three years to 2015. The UIWBAH finally got the
agreement from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
His Holiness the Buddha donated the two photos of His to the UIWBAH
free of charge with a requirement that the UIWBAH can only sell the
photo at a low price to those who wish to get it and must not profit
from selling the photo. At the end of October of 2015, the UIWBAH
published the contrasting photos of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III showing
His returning from an aged appearance to a youthful person to the world.
This provided people with auspicious and magnificent feelings and
abundant joy of Buddha-dharma.
Unfortunately, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
wrote a note for the photos and demanded it to be printed at the lower
part of the photo sheet. The note mainly stated that He is an ordinary
person like everyone else, He is not a holy person, He has no advantage
over other people, He does not know the dharma of returning from an aged
appearance to a youthful person, and what people saw was a temporary
phenomenon due to a medicine given by an elder virtuous one. On the
other hand, UIWBAH stated that many people witnessed the real fact that
Wang Zha Shang Zun, who is an outstanding one among great dharma kings,
publicly practiced a dharma of empowerment. After a short period of a
little over 10 minutes, an elder person whose age was over 60 changed
into an appearance of a person who was about 30 years old. Wang Zha
Shang Zun used this demonstration to show the fact that the dharma of
returning from an aged appearance to a youthful person does exist within
the realm of Buddha-dharma. Wang Zha Shang Zun said, “My Buddha Master
is the universe. I am only a small piece of stone. Even I can empower a
cultivator to return from an aged appearance to a youthful person
temporarily. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s realization is millions of
times higher than mine. Can you believe that the Buddha Master is an
ordinary person?”
Although Wang Zha Shang Zun made the above proof, the speech by His
Holiness the Buddha saying that He is an ordinary person just like
everyone else made many Buddhist disciples in the world, whose good
roots and intelligence are not strong enough, hesitate and be at a loss.
They are unsure, with pressure on their mind. All can tell that, in
terms of science and causality, how can there exists any miraculous
medicine that can completely change a person’s facial features in a
short period of a little over 10 minutes? Furthermore, three years have
already passed and there is still not even one winkle in H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III’s face. The skin and flesh on His face are clean and
tender with a light ruddy complexion. His appearance is extremely
beautiful, handsome, and majestic. Other than a Buddha, how can a
Bodhisattva have such extremely beautiful magnificence and how can any
medicine create such an effect? Additionally, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha
III’s accomplishments of perfect mastery in both exoteric Buddhism and
esoteric Buddhism and at the acme of the Five Vidyas are unmatched and
incomparable by any holy one throughout the history of Buddhism. Not
even one can be found from looking through history, searching the
internet, and exhaustive investigations! How could H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III not have advantage over others? Ordinary people do not bear
any remote resemblance to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
Then, how could H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III be an ordinary person? On
the other hand, should we not listen to His Holiness the Buddha’s
speech? Therefore, unintelligent and deluded people feel muddle-headed
and do not know what is right.
Considering this situation of cultivators being pressured, the UIWBAH
had discussions and decided to provide Buddhists a correct conclusion.
For the sake of benefiting living beings, an action that may not respect
His Holiness the Buddha has to be taken. Wang Zha Shang Zun, an
extremely great holy one at the level of Golden Button Grade 3 or
higher, took the lead to practice the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue
to determine fundamentally whether the Buddha’s status is true or false.
Many cultivators wish to know the situation of the dharma assembly that
determined the Buddha’s status by the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue.
The following is a report on that dharma assembly:
On September 5, 2015, the historic grand dharma assembly to determine
the status of the Buddha using the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue
began in a solemn and majestic scene. Wang Zha Shang Zun’s holy arrival
was welcomed by Great Holy and Virtuous One Mo Zhi Jiao Zun, Chairman of
the UIWBAH Dharma King Gar Tongstan, UIWBAH’s Secretary General Kai Chu
Ru Zun, Chief Abbot of the International Buddhism Sangha Association
Dharma Master Zhengda, Great Rinpoche Akou Lamo, and several dozens of
eminent monks, rinpoches, and dharma masters who were to serve as
observing witnesses. They held palms together to greet each other and
were seated on the dharma rostrum.
To be fair, the decision by selection was first conducted to verify
the status of Sakyamuni Buddha. The beseeching dharma document wrote,
“We respectfully beseech a verification from the decision by selection.
If Sakyamuni Buddha is truly a Buddha, a crown made by strands of hair
will be put on the head. If not, there will be no crown.” First, a
portrait of Sakyamuni Buddha was laid on an ordinary four-legged flat
table of dark-brown color. Then, a pinch of sand from the Ganges River
with the color of light camel wool was picked up and put on the portrait
at a spot of hair at the top of the Buddha’s head. Wang Zha Shang Zun
began to practice the dharma at a dharma rostrum which was about 13 feet
away from the table. After the ritual of knocking the wood fish,
ringing the bell, waving the Vajra, performing mudras, and chanting
mantras, twelve documents written on yellow papers were burnt. All
observing witnesses saw with their own eyes that the sand placed at the
spot of hair at the top of the Buddha’s head began to disperse with
inconceivable changes. Every grain of sand seemed to be alive. All sand
grains moved individually with miraculous transformations to form a
crown made of strands of hair, which very naturally and wonderfully
stood up above the top of Sakyamuni Buddha’s head. A scene of adding a
crown of strands of hair to the Buddha’s top-knot was manifested,
proving that Sakyamuni Buddha is a true Buddha.
Immediately after and on the same table, the decision by selection
was conducted for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The beseeching dharma
document wrote, “We respectfully beseech a verification from the
decision by selection. If H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the incarnation
of the primordial Sambhogakaya-Buddha Dorje Chang Buddha, a crown made
by strands of hair will be put on the head. If not, there will be no
crown.” Wang Zha Shang Zun practiced the dharma following exactly the
same ritual as before. After the twelve documents were burnt, the sand
of the Ganges River with the color of light camel wool that had been
flatly put on the spot of hair at the top of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha
III’s head suddenly had the miraculous transformation of being elevated
upward. Sand grains connected with each other to form strands of hair
standing in the air. The strands of hair then automatically formed a
crown of hair. A 3-dimensional crown was put on the head of H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III in the portrait, proving that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is a true Buddha coming to the world!
The last decision by selection was to verify whether the Sixth
Patriarch Master Hui Neng was a Buddha’s nirmanakaya (meaning emanated
body). The beseeching dharma document wrote, “We respectfully beseech a
verification from the decision by selection. If the Sixth Patriarch
Master Hui Neng is a Buddha’s nirmanakaya, a crown made by strands of
hair will be put on the head. If not, there will be no crown.” As
before, Wang Zha Shang Zun practiced the dharma following the same
ritual and the twelve documents were burnt. Everyone saw that the sand
of the Ganges River with the color of light camel wool placed at the top
of Patriarch Master Hui Neng’s head had no movement or change at all.
Therefore, the conclusion was that Patriarch Master Hui Neng was not a
Buddha’s nirmanakaya. So a lower-level status had to be verified by the
decision by selection, i.e. to determine whether Patriarch Master Hui
Neng was an incarnation of a great Bodhisattva or not. The beseeching
dharma document wrote, “We respectfully beseech a verification from the
decision by selection. If the Sixth Patriarch Master Hui Neng is an
incarnation of a great Bodhisattva, a crown made by strands of hair will
be put on the head. If he was not at the level of a Bodhisattva, there
will be no crown.” After Wang Zha Shang Zun practiced the dharma, a
dharma crown was put on Master Hui Neng’s head. Sand grains formed a
crown of hair. However, because Patriarch Master Hui Neng was not a
Buddha or a Bodhisattva with universal or wonderful enlightenment, as
stipulated by the dharma, the crown of hair did not stand up into the
air and become a 3-dimensional crown, but was formed on a flat plane.
However, it was very naturally structured and absolutely not something
that can be made by humans.
The two sessions of the dharma assembly lasted more than five hours.
To show the magnificence and extremely truthful nature of the crowning
process through determination by the Dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue,
each of the venerable ones, dharma kings, rinpoches, great dharma
masters, dharma masters, great laypersons, and others attending the
dharma assembly took a test to crown the visage using the sand from the
Ganges River. As it turned out, none of the holy and virtuous ones
present who are at the levels of Golden Button Grade 2, Golden Button
Grade 1, and Blue Button Grade 3 were able to crown the Buddha’s
portrait with sand from the Ganges River. There was no manifestation of
power of Buddha-dharma to cause miraculous changes. This proved that the
great dharma of Jin Gang Fa Man Ze Jue can only be practiced by
extremely great holy and virtuous ones at the level of Golden Button
Grade 3 or higher. No one else possesses the realization to practice the
dharma successfully.
Wang Zha Shang Zun was very dissatisfied with himself for the first
session. He said that his cultivation was shallow and lacked merit and
virtue and that his own karmic forces caused him not to practice this
dharma of decision by selection perfectly. The reality was that a few
people in the observing crowd had their karmic forces become visible
during the dharma assembly. They caused disturbance in the Buddha hall
when they could not control their excitement upon seeing holy states.
They shouted loudly and pushed others. Such disrespect toward the holy
dharma kept the outcome from being completely perfect. For this reason,
Wang Zha Shang Zun decided to hold a second session of the dharma
assembly. Before the second dharma assembly started, Dharma King Gar
Tongstan made the rules on behalf of Wang Zha Shang Zun. He announced
that onlookers could get closer to watch but no one was allowed to speak
loudly or push others. All must have the mind focusing on being
respectful before moving closer. Then Wang Zha Shang Zun practiced the
dharma. The second dharma assembly had a perfect success with extremely
magnificent manifestations, proving again that Sakyamuni Buddha is a
true Buddha and H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the incarnation of the
primordial Sambhogakaya-Buddha Dorje Chang Buddha. In the process, the
sand of the Ganges River of the light camel wool color placed at the top
of the head exhibited unimaginably miraculous transformation. A
lose-hair crown changed into a head-covering crown and a thick-hair
crown changed into a thin-hair crown. The strands of hair gathered or
separated as required at different places to knit into a naturally
perfect crown. Every sand grain had its own independent life. Some
walked extremely fast; some wandered around casually; some followed
twisted paths; some traveled past the boundary and then came back; and
some climbed from the bottom to the top. The sand grains followed each
other one by one to form strands of hair that stood into the air without
falling. Eventually, a knot was formed to create a perfect crown for
the Sambhogakaya-Buddha. Then, Wang Zha Shang Zun snapped a finger to
perform a mudra and the strands of hair fell into a pile of sand with no
trace left of the crown. Wang Zha Shang Zun issued a dharma decree to
distribute the sand of the Ganges River (which became Vajra Sand after
the dharma was performed) to all who were present. Every attendee
received a share of the Vajra Sand that manifested the holy crown worn
by the genuine incarnation of the Buddha.
The situation at the time was that the dharma was practiced with the
same table, at the same position, following the same ritual, and using
the same sand of the Ganges River. However, the three hair crowns
created were completely different. There was one Bodhisattva
two-dimensional crown and there were two Buddha hair crowns that were
three-dimensional and stood into the air. The latter two were also
different from each other in terms of shape and structure.
All attendees on the dharma assembly on that day took an oath to
testify for the above reported true facts, “We all attended the dharma
assembly for determining the status of the Buddha by the Dharma of Jin
Gang Fa Man Ze Jue as practiced by Wang Zha Shang Zun. We clearly
understand and believe in the law of cause and effect. What was stated
above is true and without any false statement. If we lied to deceive
people, we not only will not become accomplished but also will descend
into the three lower realms to undergo extremely miserable suffering. If
what was stated above is all true, we wish and pray that all living
beings be able to learn the true dharma of the Tathagata from H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III and Sakyamuni Buddha, attain perfect good fortune and
wisdom, and become accomplished and liberated to benefit countless
living beings.”
(Translated from a news report in Chinese published by Taiwan Times that can be found online at http://www.twtimes.com.tw/?page=news&nid=545275)
Date of publication: 2016-01-27 09:02:57
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It has been several months since the unprecedented and greatest holy
feat started to be spread by praises in the Buddhist World! In December
last year, Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai
informed His disciples ahead of time that He was about to enter
nirvana. Based on the Elder Dharma Master’s causes and affinities, the
condition for a holy assembly of 100 sessions would mature at the time
of His entering nirvana. This holy assembly could not be decided by
human actions, nor could it be determined by Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai
or a Buddha at a higher level. Such holy assembly is due to the rising
of the causes and affinities of a kind of great event. Exactly as
forecasted, on January 15, 2017 and in the state of California of the
United States, the Elder Dharma Master instantly entered nirvana in a
state that was completely free of any symptom of illness and
accomplished an incorruptible Vajra body. Ten days later, the Elder
Dharma Master’s holy flesh body manifested a miraculous transformation,
which created a new chapter in the history of Buddhism. The Elder Dharma
Master was the chief teacher of the Tripitaka of sutras, vinayas, and
shastras (commentaries) at the United International World Buddhism
Association Headquarters (UIWBAH, now the name has been changed to the
World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH)). The magnificent
situation manifested when He entered the nirvana is compatible to the
Elder Dharma Master’s realization and status: a Yu Zun at the level of
Golden Button Grade 4. His dharma throne has now returned to His
upper-level lotus seat in the Pure Land.
The
two contrasting photos of Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai’s flesh body,
with one taken at 11 hours after the nirvana showing deep wrinkles on a
dry, thin, and very aged face and the other taken on the 24th day after
the nirvana that presented a fully-figured, smooth, lustrous, and
perfectly majestic visage. A miraculous transformation took place that
caused the two pictures to look like two completely different persons.
This is the first Vajra-relic flesh-body remains ever known in the
history of Buddhism.
Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai was a hidden practitioner in great
cultivation. Still, many abbots of temples and monasteries possessing
rather high realizations were His disciples. Wang Zha Shang Zun, who
leads the dharma affairs at UIWBAH and served as the chief proctor in
the examination held recently by UIWBAH, is also His disciple. The
examination in the holy realm using the Vajra Battle Position was a
dharma transmitted from Yin Hai Yu Zun (aka Tai Zun) to Wang Zha Shang
Zun. Several decades ago, the Elder Dharma Master traveled west and
moved to the United States to cultivate and practice privately. The
accomplishment He realized from cultivation and practice manifested
publicly before numerous Buddhist disciples. The magnificent
manifestation from the scene of His nirvana provided a way to broadly
save living beings and point them toward the path of accomplishing
Buddha-hood. Moreover, His magnificent accomplishment and holy feats
also showed that the dharma He learned from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is utmost high and the holiest.
More than 10 years ago, due to the retribution manifested from causes
and effects of past lifetimes, Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai’s foot
tenderloins were cut and severed. He died of excessive bleeding but
revived five days later. After coming back to life, the first sentence
He spoke was, “There must not be any action to hurt those who harmed
me.” This is exactly the mind and conduct of clearly believing in the
law of cause and effect and practicing and carrying out the Most Excellent Enlightenment Emptiness-Practice Oceanic Mind Essence in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation
with tremendously great compassion and selflessness. However, with a
special empowerment by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, the foot tenderloins
grew back to normal on the same day. On the spot, the Elder Monk even
held up a person weighing close to 150 pounds and walked several steps
while carrying the person. After that, He was able to walk a distance
while carrying a load. The expedient recovery can truly be described as
“miraculously fast.” In January this year, Holy Monk Yin Hai entered
nirvana again, with a forecast made one month before then. On December
30 of last year, Wang Zha Shang Zun, the chief abbot and chief proctor
of UIWBAH, stated to the public in His remarks concluding the
examination in the holy realm, “I first congratulate the Buddhists
possessing master’s qualification who passed the examination and
received their grade levels. This is a holy event to be heard happily.
However, I will also announce a holy event of sorrow. A holy monk whose
nine precept-scars once emitted light to break the darkness in a closed
room, who is the foremost holy monk in the world, and whom I respect the
most will leave us in January next year. He will create an
unprecedented holy manifestation in the history of Buddhism. This will
be a great happy event and should be joyfully celebrated!”
You can all ponder the significance of this. How can severed foot
tenderloins grew back to normal! A revival occurred five days after
death. Yin Hai Yu Zun revived after His death and lived more than ten
years since then. From that time to the time of His entering nirvana at
the beginning of this year, the Elder Monk never had any illness or
misfortune. The most mysterious and miraculous fact is that the Elder
Dharma Master’s health was always as healthy as a young person from
every physical examination He took. What happened this time was that the
Elder Monk suddenly left the world in an instant of one second in a
state that was totally free of any symptom of illness or calamity. Being
able to live or die according to one’s own wish means one has truly
realized the freedom from birth and death! In the earlier years, Elder
Dharma Master Yin Hai manifested many holy feats of miraculous
transformation. After a miraculous transformation, His muscles and skins
were as fine, tender, and smooth at that of a new-born baby.
Furthermore, such holy state was maintained for as long as six years.
This is the result of practicing the dharma of reversing old age back to
youth in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation.
The miraculous transformation that the Holy Venerable manifested this
time after entering nirvana once again prominently showed the high and
profound stage and state of His realization and is an unprecedented holy
event in the history of Buddhism. The Elder Dharma Master is the one
and only holy venerable who manifested miraculous transformations after
entering nirvana from ancient time to the present. He wrote a new holy
chapter about nirvana in the history of Buddhism. Please ponder deeply
again on who caused a dead person to revive. The cause is the Holy
Venerable’s accomplishment and practice.
One
of the two inscribing couplets written by a tremendously holy virtuous
one for Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai (The text says, “Elder Dharma Master
created a new chapter in the history of Buddhism, with a great
transformation taking place 10 days after nirvana that changed His flesh
body into a majestic face; The Eminent Monk broke old records on the
religious calendar, 6 years ago while He was alive when His holy body
powerfully manifested a miraculously different appearance.”)
WBAH is densely populated by outstanding persons and holy ones. From
what I know, there are at least two Yu Zuns at the level of Golden
Button Grade 4, two Shang Zuns at the level of Golden Button Grade 3,
two Jiao Zuns at the level of Golden Button Grade 2, and four Ru Zuns at
the level of Golden Button Grade 1. The Holy Assembly of 100 Sessions
was presided in person by Yin Hai Yu Zun and Wang Zha Shang Zun, as well
as Gekan Deqian Shile Yu Zun and Diou Ke Shang Zun. This sentence truly
sounds miraculous, “The Holy Assembly of 100 Sessions was presided in
person by Yin Hai Yu Zun,” a person who has already entered nirvana and
is laying in His coffin. How could He preside over the holy assembly?
Actually, “this death is really not a death.” The death of a flesh body
is really a false death. Though Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai had died,
various signs of life continued to appear, including the continual
growth of His beard, gradual changing of His facial type from a thin and
bony face to a fully figured one, having finer and tender skin day by
day, and even the growing longer of His fingers. These phenomena went
against the process of formation, abiding, decaying, and vanishing and
manifested an appearance of reversing old age back to youth after death.
Such change in one’s appearance can only appear as a result of
practicing Buddha-dharma. This fact shows that the Elder Dharma Master’s
spiritual existence is unlike that of an ordinary being which has to
reply on a stinky body packed inside the skin and, rather, is the
manifestation of the treasure from Buddha-dharma. A public announcement
issued by UIWBAH pointed out the nature of this “Holy Assembly of 100
Sessions,” which means it is a grand dharma assembly of tremendous
holiness. Specifically, it is a grand dharma assembly led by
tremendously holy ones. For instance, the “Vulture Peak Dharma Assembly”
held by Sakyamuni Buddha was over once it ended. There is no such a
thing that any dharma master or holy virtuous one can hold his/her own
“Vulture Peak Dharma Assembly” at any place. This is because the
“Vulture Peak Dharma Assembly” was a specific and unique dharma
assembly. As another example, the “Sutra-Gathering Assembly” held at
Saptaparna-guha no longer exists after the meeting ended. Even if
another 200 holy ones and Arhats gather there again to talk about and
discuss the teachings from the sutras, there can never be a
“Sutra-Gathering Assembly” again. The “Sutra-Gathering Assembly” is
defined by its specific time, location, dharma matters, and presiding
holy ones and is a unique dharma assembly with definitive
characteristics.
Now let’s see how the curtain of this holy assembly of 100 sessions was lifted:
Due the limitation of the funeral home located in the Los Angeles
area in the United States, there was no way to keep Elder Dharma Master
Yin Hai’s flesh body there for too long. With the responsibility to make
arrangement for the holy assembly of 100 sessions, Wang Zha Shang Zun
decided on the eighth day to move the holy flesh body to the Kuan Yin
Hall at a temple in the greater Los Angeles area that was not open to
the public yet. At the moment when H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
consecrated the Kuan Yin Hall where the holy flesh body of Yin Hai Yu
Zun was to be worshipped, a heavy rainstorm immediately stopped and the
sky became completely blue without any cloud in sight. At that time,
about 1000 vajra parrots (Note: the number is about 1000, not several
dozens.) flew over from afar and encircled above the Kuan Yin Hall for
several dozens of rounds. The roaring sound of the parrots was
ear-trembling, as if the buildings and the ground were shaken. The
parrots’ praising applause even caused swirling waves in a tea cup on
the table. Please imagine how rare and magnificent the scene was! Their
performance lifted the curtain for the Holy Assembly of 100 Sessions.
The arrival of such a crowd of about 1000 vajra parrots was extremely
auspicious and magnificent.
After that, Wang Zha Shang Zun made the arrangement to have the seven
types of Buddhist disciples chant sutras in front of the holy body
every day. On each day, three dharma assemblies were held. During the
entire period of 24 hours, there were always 6 to 8 people chanting the
holy name of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva without a pause. Since Holy Venerable
Yin Hai had practiced The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation
in combination with the dharma of Red Kuan Yin of Magnificent Ocean of
Great Compassion, His holy body worshipped in the Kuan Yin Hall emitted
special fragrant scent or light from time to time. Watched by all
people’s eyes, the holy body underwent a miraculous transformation day
by day. According to what I, a humble cultivator, saw with my own eyes
from attending the three dharma assemblies every day for several
consecutive days, the Yu Zun’s holy body gradually turned whiter and
more delicate each day, His beard was growing day by day, and His facial
complexion became more lively red every day. His appearance became more
and more perfect and majestic as time went by. On the tenth day after
His entering nirvana, with a permission from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha
III, Great Dharma Masters Ruo Hui and Miao Kong who are the abbot and
deputy abbot respectively of Hua Zang Si, Great Dharma Master Long Hui
who is the head of Hua Zang Buddhist Institute, Abbot of the Pagoda
Temple Xiongge Qiongwa and Long Zhou Rinpoche who are the co-founders of
True Buddha-Dharma Center, Great Dharma Master Jue Hui of International
Buddhism Sangha Association (IBSA) and others used their hands to touch
the Yu Zun’s holy body and found that the holy body was as hard as a
Vajra stone. Great Dharma Master Long Hui, who once performed the dharma
of Five Thunder True Dharma Palm to break an orange tree at a distance
of more than 10 feet, stated publicly that she purposely applied a large
force to press the Yu Zun’s cheek which is typically the softest spot
and her hand was reflected back. The Yu Zun’s muscle was as hard as a
rock and exerted an unimaginably large force of reaction. This fact made
the attending crowd realize in astonishment that the Yu Zun’s holy body
leaped through the common procedure of waiting for three years while
the holy body is covered by a large vase before checking whether the
holy body of one who has attained very good accomplishment is
incorruptible and turned into a whole-body relic after only ten days.
Additionally, the holy body showed a miraculous transformation to
manifest a perfectly majestic appearance!
A photo of Elder Monk Yin Hai taken some years ago.
Before transforming into a rainbow body, the remains of one who has
attained a great accomplishment in Buddha-dharma cannot be touched by
people. In particular, if contacted by one who has violated precepts of
esoteric Buddhism, the invasion and disturbance of karmic force would
prevent the body from transforming into a rainbow body. That was why
Wang Zha Shang Zun was very angry about the more than 10 people who even
touched the Yu Zun’s holy body. The Shang Zun said that, although the
holy body had been touched by more than 10 people, it was fortunate that
the Yu Zun was not affected due to the rather high stage and state He
had attained. After that incident, no one was allowed to touch or
contact the Elder Dharma Master’s holy body that had already turned into
a Vajra body. Still, this incident did not affect the miraculous
transformation incurred in the Yu Zun’s holy body.
The Yu Zun’s holy body rested in open space through the entire
process without being stored in a freezer at all and was in the same
chamber as the attending crowd was in. The coffin was only covered by a
transparent acrylic encasement, to prevent dust brought up by the many
people from contacting the holy body. According to common knowledge,
after undergoing such a process for so many days, a person’s remains
should have corrupted and should have been generating stinky smells long
ago. However, the Yu Zun’s holy body only became more and more majestic
as time went by. Cultivators who entered the hall where the coffin was
rested felt an atmosphere of auspiciousness and peace, as if being in a
different space that is filled with bliss. I drove there by myself. When
I left during the day after a session of the dharma assembly had ended,
the sky was always embellished by auspicious clouds. On a sunny day,
the view was truly splendid and beautiful while hearing blissful bird
singing along the way. When driving toward the temple in the evening, I
saw the bright illumination of a clear moon surrounded by auspicious
clouds. Sometimes, the Moon and the stars emitted competing light rays.
The penetrating sound of clear and loud singing of birds crossed through
the otherwise silent and tranquil sky embedded with stars.
According to the law of the United States of America, staff of a
funeral home must move the body to the burying ground no later than the
32-th day. On the eve of the burial, the professionals working at the
funeral home who came to examine the body found: After 31 days, the
original physical characteristics of the Elder Monk lying in the coffin
had totally disappeared; An elderly thin person with a protruding bony
face full of wrinkles turned into a totally different person with a
perfectly majestic appearance; His purely white beard not only grew
longer and denser but also had three black strains added. Moreover, two
of the fingers also grew longer. Facing such unprecedented magnificent
scene, the professionals at the funeral home who had processed countless
dead bodies were stunned and offered praises and respect repeatedly.
A
picture was taken on the 31-th day after Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai’s
nirvana, when rinpoches, dharma masters, and others took a group picture
with the Elder Dharma Master’s Vajra dharma remains that were as hard
as steel and stone.
A photo taken at 11 hours after Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai entered nirvana
On the 32-th day, the Holy Monk’s revered body was moved to the holy
site for burial and worshipping. Rituals and orders of Buddhism were
followed. With four rinpoches including Gongga Rinp[oche, Chuanggu Tulku
and others carrying the coffin, the holy body arrived at the holy site.
When the dharma assembly of chanting sutras started, we saw several
dozens of eagles circling above the holy site at a low vertical height
of several stories from the attending crowd! In esoteric dharmas, eagles
represent the Golden-Wing Garuda while crows represent the Mahakala
Dharma Protector. The presence of a crowd of eagles encircling at the
site symbolizes the arrival of the Golden-Wing Garuda to manifest the
dharma and that Sakyamuni Buddha came! Also present were herds of crows
representing the Mahakala Dharma Protector. They were lingering in the
sky above the holy site, while singing praises in the language of birds.
What did this fact show? It showed that the accomplishment of Elder
Dharma Master Yin Hai was praised by Sakyamuni Buddha!
After the site was moved from the Kuan Yin Hall to the holy place at
the Rose Hills Memorial Park, the Holy Assembly of 100 Sessions
continued to be held every day. At the start of each session of the
dharma assembly, the staff members of the memorial park at the site saw
that eagles and crows would fly over, with unusual body movements while
flying and somewhat different tones of singing. They would immediately
fly away at the end of the dharma assembly. Such holy manifestations and
expressions of the dharma were certainly a part of leading the holy
assembly by Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai. By definition, the “Holy
Assembly of 100 sessions” must comprise 100 dharma assemblies held and
completed at the site that is where the Elder Dharma Master is.
Then, how did the holy assembly of 100 sessions conclude? On the day
when the holy assembly of 100 sessions had the perfect ending, the great
Los Angeles area was raining on the west side but the sky was clear on
the east side. An extremely obvious double rainbow appeared in the sky.
As the rainbow gradually faded away, two golden dragons emerged from the
orange-colored afterglow, expressing the praises from both human and
heaven realms. I specifically took a picture of this magnificent scene
to share with all. Also, the trees of red flowers planted above the holy
place had branches that had grown densely and fully bloomed with
flowers all over the trees, showing a sign of prosperity. In contrast,
the trees near other graves planted with the same spacing between them
had only dried branches and almost completely withered flowers. I also
took pictures to provide a proof of the magnificence of this holy place.
The accomplishment and holy realization of Elder Dharma Master Yin
Hai achieved the status of “Yu Zun,” which represents the level of
Golden Button Grade 4 in the system of grade levels published by UIWBAH.
This level is only next to the level of Golden Button Grade 5, which is
for Bodhisattvas with universal enlightenment or wonderful
enlightenment. That is why Wang Zha Shang Zun called Him as the
first-place holy monk in the current world. His accomplishment means He
is not a common holy monk and, rather, He is a top-level holy monk. That
is why he absolutely cannot be described with titles such as elder
monk, great virtuous one, or elder dharma master.
A
picture was taken on the day when the holy assembly of 100 sessions
concluded perfectly. The holy site where Yin Hai Yu Zun’s holy body
rests for worshipping is at the east side of the greater Los Angeles
area and had a heavy rain. In the west direction, the sky was completely
clear. Two arc-shaped rainbows appeared in the rainy side of east. The
first one, the inner ring, was extremely bright. The dark colored areas
between two rainbows resembled an arc-shaped heavenly path with
seven-colored borders. The lower-left picture shows the gradual fading
of the two rainbows. Within the orange-colored afterglow, two hazy
golden dragons could be seen.
With the perfect conclusion of such magnificent holy assemblies of
100 sessions, what kind of merit was produced? The merit is greater than
that accumulated from holding several thousand or even several ten
thousand sessions of dharma assemblies. The opportunity of attending
such a holy assembly is truly hard to encounter even in millions of
kalpas. Wang Zha Shang Zun who is at the level of Golden Button Grade 3
will hold the Initiation of Dharma Affinity with the Yidam for
cultivators who have a perfect attendance of the 100 sessions of the
holy assembly. The merit required for receiving this Initiation of
Dharma Affinity with the Yidam cannot be achieved by a common cultivator
even after cultivating for several thousand or more than ten thousand
lifetimes. However, a cultivator who had perfect attendance of the 100
sessions of the holy assembly can gain such merit. During the
initiation, your yidam will come to the mandala in person to have a
conversation with you and transmit the dharma to you. This is because
the merit from the Holy Assembly will give rise to special karmic
conditions. It was said that another such holy event took place in this
world about 2000 years ago. The attendees dedicated the merit to Buddhas
and Bodhisattvas to gather tremendous merit in return to increase their
benefits and resources for cultivation. The fact is that the Yu Zun
does not need them to assist with the chanting. Rather, the purpose of
their chanting Buddhas’ names and reciting sutras is to take advantage
of the Elder Dharma Master’s empowerment to create and perfect their
resources for cultivation. How could Buddhas and Bodhisattvas need
people with stinky bodies of five turbidities to assist with their
chanting? Even if you chanted for 1000 years, the merit accumulated
would still be less than the Elder Dharma Master’s merit from practicing
the dharma for just one day.
Yin Hai Yu Zun was a hidden practitioner with great cultivation. Not
much about the Elder Monk was known to the outside world. The Yu Zun
once wrote this verse, “Since ancient times holy and kind ones mostly
live in loneliness. Actually only ones hiding from the world leave their
names in history. One should never do anything evil and should do all
acts of kindness, have a heart of great compassion and be free of any
evil or fraud. Your origin does not belong to any sect or school. You
should accumulate merit from doing goodness to enter the door to the
dharma. To quest true Buddha-dharma at the summit level, follow me to
become a student of the School of Buddha.”
The School of Buddha represents authentic Buddhism and is not a sect
of any patriarch. The fact is that the School of Buddha affiliates
directly with the teaching and dharma transmission by the Buddha in
person and has no classification in terms of various sects and schools
of later generations. Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai also told the Shang
Zun that the best and the highest Buddha-dharma of cultivation is The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation.
The Vajra dharma transmitted by Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai to the
Shang Zun is not just solely in exoteric Buddhism or esoteric Buddhism
and, rather, is directly in the Buddha’s Buddhism. For example, the Diamond Sutra
mentioned the Eight Great Vajras, including Ucchusma Vajra (the Filthy
Vajra) of Tang (Tang is a dynasty in the history of mandarin China.)
Esoteric Buddhism and Kalachakra Vajra and Yamantaka Vajra of Tibetan
Esoteric Buddhism. In which sect or school should these Vajras be
categorized? The truth is that They simply are not in the lineage or
dharma tradition of any sect or school and directly belong to authentic
Buddhism. Therefore, They are in the School of Buddha rather than the
dharma lineages of patriarch masters and belong to pure Buddhism.
People wish to know the feats and events in Elder Dharma Master Yin
Hai’s life. I once interviewed a Buddhist disciple with the last name of
Tang. From what he remembered, it was around the year of 1980 or 37
years ago when he was assigned to go to the airport to receive Elder
Monk Yin Hai who was returning to Sichuan after visiting France. At that
time, there were eight people who were abbots and khenpos in the Elder
Monk’s entourage. This Buddhist disciple, Mr. Tang, said that he felt
that Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai was very kind and polite. From the two
walking distances of from getting off the airplane to the receiving
vehicle and from getting out of the vehicle to the lodging room at the
hotel, he noticed that the Elder Dharma Master’s feet were always
floating in the air, at a distance of 4 to 5 centimeters above the
ground! This observation left a very deep impression in him. Later,
Master Wan Ko Yee Museum was built in the Dayi County of Sichuan
Province. One day before the Museum’s grand opening, Elder Dharma Master
Pu Guan who was the 13-th patriarch of Mt. Emei and also the abbot of
Kaihua Temple at Mt. Wuzhong which was the first stop in the spread of
Buddhism southward, Elder Dharma Master Tong Hui who was the abbot of
Long Ju Temple, and Elder Dharma Master Guo Zhang who was the abbot of
Jie Wang Temple accompanied Holy Monk Yin Hai to the Master’s Museum.
They were disciples of Holy Monk Yin Hai. At that time, the Museum was
still under construction with dust and mud all over the site. Also, it
had been raining for several days. The road was covered with thin mud
and cement paste just mixed for construction. As they walked from the
gate of the Jinghuishan Park to the site of the Museum, the path was
completely wet and covered with puddles and mud. People had to step on
pieces of bricks to go in. With the previous experience, he paid special
attention to Holy Monk Yin Hai’s feet. He said that, after walking
through the muddy road surface to enter the Kuan Yin Hall, everyone’s
shoes were very dirty with lots of mud. The only exception was Holy Monk
Yin Hai, whose shoes of white bottoms were completely clean without any
mud stain. As He walked inside the Kuan Yin Hall, the path behind Him
was completely clean, without any footprints. Simply speaking, Elder
Dharma Master Yin Hai did not walk on the ground to get to the Kuan Yin
Hall. Rather, He traveled forward while floating above the road surface!
This scene was seen by many of the people who were present.
If you have a good memory, can you recall the historic incident when
Master Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of the Zen School, crossed a
large river using a stick of reed? Some people saw that Patriarch
Bodhidharma picked up a stick of reed and then stepped onto it to cross
the river, without taking a ferry boat. The state of accomplishment that
Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai manifested demonstrated exactly the ability
to offset gravity and walk in the air. Then, are walking without
touching the ground and walking on a surface of water the same thing?
What do you think? As I write here, this is the right place to mention
the karmic affinity between Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai and Wang Zha
Shang Zun who is at the level of Golden Button Grade 3.
Wang Zha Shang Zun spoke about the rising of the affinity that caused
He and Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai to know each other. The affinity was
related to a surface of water. Several decades ago and at the Jinsha
River (a big river separating Tibet and Sichuan Province), Wang Zha
Shang Zun saw Elder Monk Yin Hai walking on the surface of water to
cross the river. From the river bank, He prostrated to the Elder Monk.
The Elder Monk turned His face back and asked loudly, “Why do you
prostrate to me?” Holding His palms together, Wang Zha asked, “Holy
monk, what is this dharma?” The Elder Monk replied, “Dharma has no fixed
name. Form is emptiness. Floating on the surface of water is a
skin-shallow manifestation.” Wang Zha Shang Zun asked, “Can you keep
teaching me the profound esoteric dharma?” The Elder Monk said, “The
Vajra Battle Position can recognize and distinguish what is upright and
what is evil, and can destroy demons into ashes.” From then on, Wang Zha
Shang Zun followed the Elder Monk to enter a cave in a deep mountain to
practice the profound dharma in retreat.
Wang Zha Shang Zun said that the Elder Dharma Master’s holy
realization and cultivated power are very great and strong. The Shang
Zun said that, in His early years, He practiced the dharma together with
Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai in a cave in a deep mountain. At that time,
the Shang Zun once accidentally saw that the nine precept-scars on top
of the Elder Dharma Master’s head emitted light rays that illuminated
the completely dark retreat chamber as if it was under open daylight to
instantly save living beings of non-human realms to higher realms. The
Shang Zun also said that Elder Monk Yin Hai transmitted the dharma of
Vajra Battle Position to Him. Additionally He became a disciple of H.H.
Dorje Chang Buddha III through the introduction by the Elder Monk. To
express His gratitude to the unlimited kindness and virtue from the
Elder Monk, the Shang Zun wrote a verse using the official-script style
of Chinese calligraphy, which says, “The merit of Monk Yin Hai shines
splendidly the sky and the ground. The nine holes of His precept-scars
once emitted light to illuminate a dark retreat room. This greatly
compassionate and accomplished one cultivating in seclusion has left His
name to the world. Following His wish, He has returned to His
upper-level lotus seat in the World of Ultimate Bliss. After entering
nirvana, the flesh body of this holy venerable one will undergo a
miraculous transformation. A new holy chapter of nirvana will be written
in the history of Buddhism. In the past He and I practiced together in
retreat in a cave in a deep mountain. Later we both went to the teaching
of true Buddha-dharma and became close to the Buddha. Written by
Buddhist Disciple and Humble Bhiksu Wang Zha Gong Bo, February 15, 2017”
Figure caption: The Verse of Praise written by Wang Zha Shang Zun for Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai.
In February 2017, WBAH published two contrasting visages of Holy Monk
Yin Hai, one taken at 11 hours after His entering nirvana and the other
showing the miraculous transformation occurred 10 days later, another
visage of Holy Monk Yin Hai taken some years ago, and the Verse of
Praise written by Wang Zha Shang Zun, for the seven types of Buddhist
disciples to request respectively. Wang Zha Shang Zun said that He and
Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai had received initiations of state practice
and the initiation of Buddha-bestowed nectar from H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III. Elder Dharma Master Yin Hai is a great holy one who came
again from the World of Ultimate Bliss to fulfill His vow and a greatly
accomplished one in the dharma of Red Kuan Yin of Magnificent Ocean of
Great Compassion Practiced with The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation. He has now returned to His upper-level lotus seat in the Pure Land.
As I write to this point, I would like to remind all readers. Elder
Dharma Master Yin Hai has left this world, since He attained great
accomplishment and returned to His upper-level lotus seat in the World
of Ultimate Bliss. As cultivators, we should ask: Where is the source of
His accomplishment? Can we also attain the accomplishment like Him to
go to the lotus seats in the World of Ultimate Bliss? Would H.H. Dorje
Chang Buddha III meet me? How should we look for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha
III to take refuge in, become His disciple, and learn the dharma? Only
that is the greatest voice of good fortune that Elder Dharma Master Yin
Hai brought to cultivators. Think about this: As soon as Wang Zha Shang
Zun saw Elder Monk Yin Hai walking on the surface of water, He
immediately became His disciple and followed Him to practice in retreat
in a mountain cave to pursue accomplishment wholeheartedly. This is
similar to the situation with Hui Ke, the second patriarch of the Zen
School. After knocking off Master Bodhidharma’s teeth, he tried to
follow him and chased him to the river side. There, he was told by the
mariner that Master Bodhidharma had already crossed the river by
stepping on a stick of reed without taking a ferry. He immediately
realized that what he did was wrong and went to Master Bodhidharma to
beseech the dharma. With a firm determination, he severed an arm to
color the snow with his blood, to meet Master Bodhidharma’s requirement
that he could only be transmitted the dharma if red snow came down from
the sky. Now H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
is staying in this world due to the karmic affinities and holds such
supreme Buddha-dharma that can truly liberate living beings to ascend to
the World of Ultimate Bliss where beings can rely on mental
contemplation to enjoy food, clothing, eternal bliss, and the absence of
impermanence. Aren’t we fools if we do not look for His Holiness the
Buddha to be received and be transmitted with the dharma? Do we still
want to be pulled by karmic forces in the six realms of transmigration
or to be deluded by the hollow teachings given by those so-called great
holy ones who cannot even guarantee themselves when their life is about
to end? One who mistakenly follows a false holy one will transmigrate
between birth and death in the six realms of samsara without a date to
exit and will have endless suffering without the possibility of being
liberated!
Let’s not talk about the fortunate affinity we have to pay respect to
and meet H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for now. Wang Zha Shang Zun who is
a disciple of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
is already a truly great holy one. I once had the opportunity to take
part in a session of the large form of the Eight-Wind Battle Position
and saw in person the real manifestation of Buddha-dharma. Wang Zha
Shang Zun used a rope to circle a zone on the ground to establish the
levels of golden button(s). Then, absolutely no one could step into the
ring encircled by the rope. Anyone getting close was bounced up and then
fell to the ground and knocked unconscious. Let me ask, which great
dharma king or great dharma master in today’s world has such true and
real Buddha-dharma? I can say that there is simply not even one!
Regardless of how high the statue or how big the fame, dharma kings or
holy ones simply do not have true Buddha-dharma that can let people see
the effect. They only have hollow speeches. Isn’t this true?
(This article is republished from the public WeChat account of Buddha
Voice Broadcasting Alliance (BVBA). Please visit BVBA’s website at www.bvba.co to see more related photos.)
The
picture on the left side was taken while the author was on the road in
front of the temple, showing auspicious clouds and the Moon with a Vajra
stick crossing it. The picture on the right side shows the spot right
above the holy place where the holy body of Yin Hai Yu Zun is
worshipped. This red-flower tree that should have withered for the
season is still showing abundant signs of life and is greatly different
from other red-flower trees planted by the same space between them.
The above is a news report published in Chinese on April 24, 2017 on the websites of:
Xinhua Net (website of the Xinhua News Agency): http://www.xinhuauet.com/politics/2017-04/24/3337.html?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0
People Net (website of the People’s Daily): http://news.people.com.bz/a/2017/0424/3496.html?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0
