THE CORRECT DHARMA OF TRUE BUDDHISM HAS APPEARED IN THE UNITED STATES
SEVEN TYPES OF HOLY STATES APPEARED BEFORE ONE’S EYES;
BASED UPON BUDDHA DHARMA REALIZATION, WATER WAS POURED;
THIS IS THE TRUE BATHING OF THE BUDDHA
(This is the text of an article published in the Asian Journal on Jul. 14, 2004.)
(Los Angeles) May 26, 2004 of the Gregorian calendar and April 8th of the lunar calendar was the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The sun over that place in the United States was unusually radiant and beautiful. On a lawn of a religious site surrounded by large blue curtain screens that formed a dignified-looking mandala (Buddhist altar area), great rinpoches, great dharma teachers, and great laypearsons from all over the world assembled. An unprecedentedly wonderful “Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly” was taking place. This was certainly not an ordinary, worldly bathing of the Buddha accompanied by chanting that one is used to seeing in temples. On such occasions, the participants merely show their respectful hearts. In contrast, the bathing that took place that day was a true bathing of the Buddha grand assembly. At such a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly, the conductor must have the state of realization of a Buddha or Bodhisattva to invoke the manifestation of holy supernatural sights. At the May 26th assembly, the Buddha personally arrived, the dharma protecting Bodhisattvas exhibited holy sights, and celestial dragons and other dharma protecting deities laughed in the sky. It was a grand dharma realm assembly in which various holy scenes unimaginable to worldly people appeared. Buddha Vajradhara Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu1 who is the supreme leader of both exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, conducted that assembly and practiced the dharma during that assembly.
The Dharma Assembly was divided into an internal mandala and external mandala. The internal mandala was the central area where the Buddha was bathed. The external mandala was the dharma realm of accomplishment. Eminent monastics and persons of great virtue attended the Dharma Assembly. Those who were part of the internal mandala included Akou Lamo Great Rinpoche, Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, Dharma Teacher Long Hui, Dharma Teacher Jue Hui, Dage Gongla Rinpoche, Bodi Wentu Rinpoche, Dharma Teacher Kui Zhi, Dharma Teacher Ruo Hui, layman Ciren Gyatso, Dharma Teacher Miao Kong, Dharma Teacher Baolian, and others. Those who were part of the external mandala included Fuzang Wanghu Great Rinpoche, Yan Long Great Rinpoche, Awang Nuobu Great Rinpoche, Kang Qin Great Rinpoche, Xijao Zhibenge Rinpoche, Yixi Kanbu, Dharma Teacher Cikong, Dharma Teacher Fahai, Dharma Teacher Cixin, Dharma Teacher Haoling, and others.
The dharma stipulates that the purpose of a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly is pouring dharma water that has been used to bathe the Buddha. The ability to pour such dharma water is based upon one’s true level of realization. Pouring such water bathes the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms. It shows that the Buddha blessed the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms, the dharma protecting deities, and the seven types of disciples. Thus, there must be a successful “pouring of water based upon one’s true realization.” Otherwise, it is not a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly.
Additionally, at that Dharma Assembly all seven holy states were manifested. The seven types of holy states are: (1) Wind Celebrates the Mandala, (2) Flowers Rain from a Tree, (3) A Dharma Object Manifests Holiness, (4) A Cloud Provides an Umbrella-Like Covering, (5) Celestial Dragons Laugh Joyfully, (6) A Rinpoche is Given a Sign, and (7) The Color of Dharma Water Is Received.
The successful “pouring of water based upon one’s true realization” is the most important part of such a Dharma Assembly. It is the key aspect of a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly. It is why the name of such a Dharma Assembly contains the words “Highest Form.” Three to five thousand pounds of dharma water are used to bathe the Buddha. After the Buddha is bathed, this water is used to bathe the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms. When bathing the celestial beings, the dharma water must be poured down from the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings. During the pouring process, one cannot touch the dharma water with any part of one’s body, nor can one use any type of container to be filled with water. That is because the human body and containers are soiled by unclean dust and dirt. People are only allowed to tilt the entire lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha so that water is poured downward.
With such a heavy amount of dharma water in the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha, how could anyone tilt that tub to pour the water down into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings? One must rely upon one’s Buddha-dharma state of realization. But no more than ten people can attempt to lift the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha. Otherwise, it would not be regarded as the Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly. If the dharma water is not successfully poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings, then no matter what types of supernatural holy sights may appear at the Dharma Assembly, it cannot be called a “Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly.”
FLOWERS RAIN FROM A TREE
A DHARMA OBJECT MANIFESTS HOLINESS
Everyone surrounded the lotus tub to see that Dharma object. One or two minutes later, everyone indeed saw the Vajra Wheel moving in the water. No one touched the lotus tub. While in the water, that Dharma object moved forward and backward, to the left and the right, all on its own. One moment, it sank downward; the next moment it floated to the surface of the water. When the Vaja Wheel was approaching the bottom of the water, many saw red light emanate from the bottom of the Vajra Wheel. That red light was the true fire of samadhi. Many people saw eight Dharma protecting Bodhisattvas standing on that Dharma object. There were also those who saw Mahakala and Sri-maha-devi supernaturally change their forms on that Vajra Wheel. Everyone present was full of Dharma joy.
WIND CELEBRATES THE MANDALA
POURING OF WATER BASED UPON ONE’s BUDDHA DHARMA REALIZATION
That lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha weighs more than seven hundred pounds. When 90 buckets of fragrant water used to bathe the Buddha were added to this weight, the total weight was 4,260 pounds. Only a large crane could lift that tub. Even world-class musclemen would have no chance of lifting it.
Everyone looked at the lotus tub and felt the situation was hopeless. Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui did not know whether to cry or laugh. She could not announce that the ritual was successfully completed. Under these circumstances, the Dharma Teacher thought of a disciple of the Great Dharma King by the name of Akou Lamo Rinpoche. That Rinpoche is from Tibet and can cause a mani stone to fly through the air. Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui asked Akou Lamo Rinpoche to test her strength and attempt to lift the lotus tub. Akou Lamo Rinpoche said, “I want to select someone to assist me.” She then invited an elder layman who lives in the Unites States, Ciren Gyatso, to step forward and assist her. Elder layman Ciren Gyatso has realized the state of prajna emptiness. He constantly abides in the Dharmakaya state. His state of realization is extraordinary. He is the person of great accomplishment spoken of in the tapes contained in the silver box.
Akou Lamo and Ciren Gyatso each held one side of the lotus tub. Upon Akou Lamo’s uttering the mantra “Ong Ah Hong,” they lifted their shoulders. With a roaring sound of cascading water, the lotus tub tilted upward. Holy water used to bathe the Buddha was poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings. Upon another uttering of the mantra “Ong Ah Hong,” the two of them again lifted the lotus tub. Like a silver pillar, Dharma water poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings.
All of the attendees were astonished! They sat there dumbfounded. Fourteen men using all their strength in concert could not move that more than four thousand-pound lotus tub. However, to everyone’s surprise, a young woman and an elder man seventy years old exhibited their states of realization and lifted that lotus tub for all to see! What a wonderful expression of the true Buddha-dharma, of the power of Vajra! Neither of them has any innate spiritual powers. Under Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu, they have practiced and learned the true dharma and have reached a high level of Buddha-dharma realization. That is why they were able to successfully complete the key ritual of the Dharma Assemblypouring water based upon one’s Buddha-dharma realization. All of the attendees were surprised and praised the two of them highly. Everyone was moved and joyful. That Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly was successful precisely because of this holy event.
CELESTIAL DRAGONS LAUGH JOYFULLY
A RINPOCHE IS GIVEN A SIGN
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Out of the mark on the body of that overweight Rinpoche, a mandala object has already grown. A ring of light as bright as the light of a flashlight emanates from his skin around that mark. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu said, “Next, it will further extend outward, will be translucent and lustrous, and will be like the skin of a baby.”
PHOTOGRAPHS:
(1) The seven kinds of disciples pour ninety buckets of fragrant water into the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha.
(2) During the Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly, some people saw the Vajra Wheel float up, sink down, and move around in the water. Some also saw the appearance of eight dharma protecting deities. Additionally, some people saw two dharma protecting deitiesMahakala and Sri-maha-devisupernaturally change their forms. On the right side of the left picture, the head of a dharma protecting deity is very small. The deity is wearing a helmet, and its right hand is holding a skull used to subdue demons. Its left hand is holding a bell. In that left picture, the small head of the dharma protecting deity on the left suddenly became a large head (see right picture). In the left picture, the whole body of the dharma protecting deity on the right is tightly covered with armor. The sleeves of its red robe are small. In the right picture, the small sleeves of the dharma protecting deity on the right suddenly spread open. Its red sleeves and robe became large. It used its hand to lift the robe on its left leg, thereby exposing its leg. In an instant, the two dharma protecting Bodhisattvas appeared. In an instant, they disappeared from the Vajra Wheel without a trace. In both pictures, the Vajra Wheel turned into the shape of a lotus leaf floating on the water. From the size of the Vajra Wheel’s shadow, one can know the height of its position in the water. The water was outdoors and reflected countless green lotus flower leaves in the sky.
(3) Fourteen people using all their strength could not lift the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha that was filled with fragrant water.
(4) Akou Namo Rinpoche and Ciren Gyatso Rinpoche exhibit their true Buddha-dharma states of realization by lifting 4,260 pounds of holy water used to bathe the Buddha and pouring such water into the tub below used to bathe the celestial beings. What ordinary person in this world could lift such a tub? Only those who learned the true Buddha-dharma can lift it.
(5) Buddhist disciples bathe the Buddha. A colorful and auspicious cloud continuously shaded the statue of the Dharma Prince like an umbrella. For more than three straight hours, it did not let the sun shine on the body of the Buddha.
Bodi Wentu Rinpoche
Link:http://dorjechangbuddhaiiibuddha.blogspot.my/2018/02/the-correct-dharma-of-true-buddhism-has.html
SEVEN TYPES OF HOLY STATES APPEARED BEFORE ONE’S EYES;
BASED UPON BUDDHA DHARMA REALIZATION, WATER WAS POURED;
THIS IS THE TRUE BATHING OF THE BUDDHA
(This is the text of an article published in the Asian Journal on Jul. 14, 2004.)
(Los Angeles) May 26, 2004 of the Gregorian calendar and April 8th of the lunar calendar was the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. The sun over that place in the United States was unusually radiant and beautiful. On a lawn of a religious site surrounded by large blue curtain screens that formed a dignified-looking mandala (Buddhist altar area), great rinpoches, great dharma teachers, and great laypearsons from all over the world assembled. An unprecedentedly wonderful “Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly” was taking place. This was certainly not an ordinary, worldly bathing of the Buddha accompanied by chanting that one is used to seeing in temples. On such occasions, the participants merely show their respectful hearts. In contrast, the bathing that took place that day was a true bathing of the Buddha grand assembly. At such a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly, the conductor must have the state of realization of a Buddha or Bodhisattva to invoke the manifestation of holy supernatural sights. At the May 26th assembly, the Buddha personally arrived, the dharma protecting Bodhisattvas exhibited holy sights, and celestial dragons and other dharma protecting deities laughed in the sky. It was a grand dharma realm assembly in which various holy scenes unimaginable to worldly people appeared. Buddha Vajradhara Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu1 who is the supreme leader of both exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, conducted that assembly and practiced the dharma during that assembly.
The Dharma Assembly was divided into an internal mandala and external mandala. The internal mandala was the central area where the Buddha was bathed. The external mandala was the dharma realm of accomplishment. Eminent monastics and persons of great virtue attended the Dharma Assembly. Those who were part of the internal mandala included Akou Lamo Great Rinpoche, Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, Dharma Teacher Long Hui, Dharma Teacher Jue Hui, Dage Gongla Rinpoche, Bodi Wentu Rinpoche, Dharma Teacher Kui Zhi, Dharma Teacher Ruo Hui, layman Ciren Gyatso, Dharma Teacher Miao Kong, Dharma Teacher Baolian, and others. Those who were part of the external mandala included Fuzang Wanghu Great Rinpoche, Yan Long Great Rinpoche, Awang Nuobu Great Rinpoche, Kang Qin Great Rinpoche, Xijao Zhibenge Rinpoche, Yixi Kanbu, Dharma Teacher Cikong, Dharma Teacher Fahai, Dharma Teacher Cixin, Dharma Teacher Haoling, and others.
The dharma stipulates that the purpose of a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly is pouring dharma water that has been used to bathe the Buddha. The ability to pour such dharma water is based upon one’s true level of realization. Pouring such water bathes the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms. It shows that the Buddha blessed the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms, the dharma protecting deities, and the seven types of disciples. Thus, there must be a successful “pouring of water based upon one’s true realization.” Otherwise, it is not a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly.
Additionally, at that Dharma Assembly all seven holy states were manifested. The seven types of holy states are: (1) Wind Celebrates the Mandala, (2) Flowers Rain from a Tree, (3) A Dharma Object Manifests Holiness, (4) A Cloud Provides an Umbrella-Like Covering, (5) Celestial Dragons Laugh Joyfully, (6) A Rinpoche is Given a Sign, and (7) The Color of Dharma Water Is Received.
The successful “pouring of water based upon one’s true realization” is the most important part of such a Dharma Assembly. It is the key aspect of a Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly. It is why the name of such a Dharma Assembly contains the words “Highest Form.” Three to five thousand pounds of dharma water are used to bathe the Buddha. After the Buddha is bathed, this water is used to bathe the celestial beings in the various heavenly realms. When bathing the celestial beings, the dharma water must be poured down from the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings. During the pouring process, one cannot touch the dharma water with any part of one’s body, nor can one use any type of container to be filled with water. That is because the human body and containers are soiled by unclean dust and dirt. People are only allowed to tilt the entire lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha so that water is poured downward.
With such a heavy amount of dharma water in the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha, how could anyone tilt that tub to pour the water down into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings? One must rely upon one’s Buddha-dharma state of realization. But no more than ten people can attempt to lift the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha. Otherwise, it would not be regarded as the Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly. If the dharma water is not successfully poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings, then no matter what types of supernatural holy sights may appear at the Dharma Assembly, it cannot be called a “Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly.”
The atmosphere that day at the mandala to bathe the Buddha was holy
and solemn. Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu wore his Dharma King robe. He
had an extremely dignified-looking appearance. A golden bronze statue of
Dharma Prince Siddhartha stood in the mandala. In the middle of the
mandala was a lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha that was 3 feet high,
square, and weighed 700 pounds itself without water. Over the middle of
that tub was a beautiful lotus flower about the size of a car wheel.
Below and adjoining that lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha was a
rectangular, one-foot high tub used to bathe the celestial beings.
Ninety buckets of fragrant water were also placed in the mandala to be
used to bathe the Buddha. The offering water in those buckets was light
brown due to the sandalwood, eaglewood, saffron, and other scents that
were boiled and added to the water.
At the beginning of the Dharma Assembly, the Great Dharma King
practiced Dharma according to Buddhist scriptures. As soon as the Great
Dharma King began practicing Dharma, a tree full of jacarandas (a pale
purple flower) immediately began raining flowers. The jacarandas drifted
in the golden sunlight and fell all over the mandala and into the
ninety buckets of water. Auspicious clouds rolled through the sky. It
seemed that the mandala was no longer part of this world. Rather, it
seemed like a holy Buddha-land. Flowers rained for more than three hours
continuously, starting from the beginning of the Dharma Assembly. Those
flowers floated down upon everyone. However, not one petal touched the
Great Dharma King. When the Dharma Assembly ended, the flowers instantly
stopped raining.
In order to express the unity of exoteric and esoteric Buddha Dharma,
the Great Dharma King did not select a highest-level practitioner of
great virtue or a highest-level Great Rinpoche to announce and conduct
the rituals and ceremonies of that Dharma Assembly. Rather, the Dharma
King selected Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui to announce the rituals and
ceremonies. Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui is Han Chinese and is
Chairperson of the International Buddhism Sangha Association. The Dharma
King also selected Great Dharma Teacher Jue Hui, Great Dharma Teacher
Kui Zhi, Great Dharma Teacher Ruo Hui, and Dharma Teacher Miao Kong to
conduct the rituals and ceremonies.
When Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui announced that all Buddhist
disciples in attendance should pour fragrant water into the tub used to
bathe the Buddha, all of the Rinpoches, Dharma Teachers, and laypersons
in attendance quickly poured the ninety buckets of light brown fragrant
water into the tub used to bathe the Buddha, filling it up completely.
Everyone then returned to their seats and respectfully requested that
the Great Dharma King consecrate the fragrant water in the lotus tub.
The Great Dharma King was then seen holding a white Vajra Wheel. The
Great Dharma King approached the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha and
placed that Dharma object (i.e. the Vajra Wheel) into the water. That
Dharma object is half as thick as a coin and as large as the palm of the
hand. The Buddha Dharma stipulates that only a Buddha Vajradhara Dharma
King may possess such a Vajra Wheel. After the Buddha Vajradhara Dharma
King’s empowerment, the Dharma protecting Bodhisattvas in the sky
descended upon that Dharma object. That Dharma object can move around in
the Dharma water used to bathe the Buddha. It can rise up in the water
and sink down into the water. After it does this, the practice of the
Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly may begin.Everyone surrounded the lotus tub to see that Dharma object. One or two minutes later, everyone indeed saw the Vajra Wheel moving in the water. No one touched the lotus tub. While in the water, that Dharma object moved forward and backward, to the left and the right, all on its own. One moment, it sank downward; the next moment it floated to the surface of the water. When the Vaja Wheel was approaching the bottom of the water, many saw red light emanate from the bottom of the Vajra Wheel. That red light was the true fire of samadhi. Many people saw eight Dharma protecting Bodhisattvas standing on that Dharma object. There were also those who saw Mahakala and Sri-maha-devi supernaturally change their forms on that Vajra Wheel. Everyone present was full of Dharma joy.
After a Dharma object manifested holiness, everyone began to
respectfully recite the invocation text. Suddenly, a strong wind began
blowing from the west. Trees began to sway and things began to shake in
the once peaceful mandala. Jacarandas flew through the air. Everyone was
amazed. Indescribable and auspicious Dharma joy filled the entire
assembly. The world-honored Buddha had arrived in the sky above the
mandala to manifest the Dharma! Everyone chanted a mantra in unison to
respectfully welcome the arrival of the Buddha. That strong wind from
the west blew for a period of time and then abruptly stopped. The
quietude of the mandala was restored.
An auspicious atmosphere filled the mandala. Amid the sound of
everyone chanting a mantra, the holy ritual of bathing the Buddha
formally began. Great Dharma Teacher Kui Zhi respectfully lifted the
statue of Dharma Prince Siddhartha off the altar and put it on the lotus
flower in the middle of the lotus tub. Everyone then respectfully
requested that the Great Dharma King bathe the Buddha. After the Great
Dharma King bathed the Buddha and practiced Dharma, each of the
attendees bathed the Buddha three times. Great Dharma Teachers Jue Hui
and Ruo Hui wiped dry the statue of the Buddha with a white silk scarf,
put a robe on the statue of the Buddha, and placed it back on the altar.
After the Buddha is bathed, according to the rules and rituals of the
Buddha Dharma, it is time to pour fragrant water from the lotus tub used
to bathe the Buddha into the lower tub used to bathe the celestial
beings. At that time, the Great Dharma King must practice Dharma to
bathe the celestial beings. According to fixed Dharma, the bathing of
celestial beings must take place in order for it to be a real Highest
Form of Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly. Otherwise, the words
“Highest Form” should not be used. This is the key factor in determining
whether the Dharma Assembly will be completely successful.
Dharma Teacher Long Hui announced the ritual and requested that
everyone attempt to lift the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha so that
its fragrant water would pour into the tub used to bathe the celestial
beings. All of the attendees stepped forward one after another and
attempted to lift it in groups of ten. However, no matter how hard they
tried, they could not lift that lotus tub. Later, in violation of the
rules, fourteen strong men together attempted to lift that tub. They
assumed various postures and used all of their strength to tilt that
lotus tub while shouting out a mantra. In the end, their faces turned
red, they became exhausted, and they gave up in frustration. They were
not able to move that lotus tub one bit. With awkward smiles on their
faces, they went back to their seats.That lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha weighs more than seven hundred pounds. When 90 buckets of fragrant water used to bathe the Buddha were added to this weight, the total weight was 4,260 pounds. Only a large crane could lift that tub. Even world-class musclemen would have no chance of lifting it.
Everyone looked at the lotus tub and felt the situation was hopeless. Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui did not know whether to cry or laugh. She could not announce that the ritual was successfully completed. Under these circumstances, the Dharma Teacher thought of a disciple of the Great Dharma King by the name of Akou Lamo Rinpoche. That Rinpoche is from Tibet and can cause a mani stone to fly through the air. Great Dharma Teacher Long Hui asked Akou Lamo Rinpoche to test her strength and attempt to lift the lotus tub. Akou Lamo Rinpoche said, “I want to select someone to assist me.” She then invited an elder layman who lives in the Unites States, Ciren Gyatso, to step forward and assist her. Elder layman Ciren Gyatso has realized the state of prajna emptiness. He constantly abides in the Dharmakaya state. His state of realization is extraordinary. He is the person of great accomplishment spoken of in the tapes contained in the silver box.
Akou Lamo and Ciren Gyatso each held one side of the lotus tub. Upon Akou Lamo’s uttering the mantra “Ong Ah Hong,” they lifted their shoulders. With a roaring sound of cascading water, the lotus tub tilted upward. Holy water used to bathe the Buddha was poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings. Upon another uttering of the mantra “Ong Ah Hong,” the two of them again lifted the lotus tub. Like a silver pillar, Dharma water poured into the tub used to bathe the celestial beings.
All of the attendees were astonished! They sat there dumbfounded. Fourteen men using all their strength in concert could not move that more than four thousand-pound lotus tub. However, to everyone’s surprise, a young woman and an elder man seventy years old exhibited their states of realization and lifted that lotus tub for all to see! What a wonderful expression of the true Buddha-dharma, of the power of Vajra! Neither of them has any innate spiritual powers. Under Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu, they have practiced and learned the true dharma and have reached a high level of Buddha-dharma realization. That is why they were able to successfully complete the key ritual of the Dharma Assemblypouring water based upon one’s Buddha-dharma realization. All of the attendees were surprised and praised the two of them highly. Everyone was moved and joyful. That Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly was successful precisely because of this holy event.
After pure water used to bathe the celestial beings was successfully
poured, the Great Dharma King began practicing the dharma to bathe the
celestial beings. As soon as all of the attendees chanted in unison one
time the verses relating to bathing the celestial beings, suddenly, a
strong wind began swirling. The curtain screens began to bulge and
rumble. The tankas hanging on the curtain screens flew upward in a
ninety-degree angle from the ground. The poles holding up those curtain
screens creaked in the wind as if they were about to break. Even the
sandbags used to anchor the curtain screens were turned over and moved
by the wind. Two-thirds of the people there heard very loud, low and
deep dragon’s roars explode in the air accompanied by the clap of
rolling thunder. One-third of the people there only heard the sound of
the wind but did not hear the sound of thunder. This all the more proves
the magnificence of the Buddha-dharma, since different karmic states
manifested at the same time.
At that time, the hot sun was high in the sky. It seemed as if the
joyful roars of the celestial dragons shook the sun so that it shined
even more brilliantly! The dharma protecting deities came to the mandala
where the Buddha was bathed and received a dharma bathing bestowed by
the Buddha! At this time, people remembered that a few days before the
Dharma Assembly when the curtain screens and dharma altar were being
erected, the Great Dharma King personally arrived. He repeatedly
instructed everyone to fasten well the foundational support for the
dharma altar and curtain screens so that the altar and screens would not
be blown over by the wind. A layperson whose last name is Hsu said to
the Dharma King, “the weather station forecasted that there will be no
rain or wind for the next seven or eight days.” The Great Dharma King
then told everyone, “At the Dharma Assembly, of course it will not rain.
However, when I practice the dharma, a strong wind will blow. There
will be strong gusts of wind, especially when all of the dharma
protecting deities arrive and manifest their powerful spirits.
Therefore, the foundational support must be fastened firmly.” It is very
fortunate that the Great Dharma King made such a prediction. On the day
of the Dharma Assembly, the dharma protecting deities joyfully laughed
in the sky. Although there were strong gusts of wind, the dharma altar
and curtain screens did not fall.
After the Dharma King practiced dharma to bathe the celestial beings
and the dharma protecting deities, he instructed everyone to look inside
the water to see whether the Vajra Wheel was moving. People were amazed
to see that even though those two people with holy virtue and high
states of realization lifted the lotus tub and thereby poured dharma
water from a tub weighing more then 4,000 pounds downward into the tub
used to bathe the celestial beings, the Vajra Wheel surprisingly did not
move in the slightest. The Vajra Wheel remained in its original
position. Many people saw eight dharma protecting Bodhisattvas standing
on that dharma object blowing air upward.
At this time, a Rinpoche who weighs 280 pounds beseeched the Vajra Wheel
to manifest its powers and eliminate his remaining karmic hindrances.
The Great Dharma King agreed to this request and put the Vajra Wheel on
that Rinpoche’s chest. At first, that Rinpoche felt that the temperature
of the Vajra Wheel was cool. The Great Dharma King then began intoning a
mantra. With his fingers pointing to the sky, the Great Dharma King
lightly snapped his fingers. That Rinpoche suddenly let out a miserable
scream. He was in such pain his face turned pale. Like the power the
Incantation of the Golden Hoop had over the Monkey King in Journey To
The West, the Great Dharma King’s mantra caused the solemn face of the
Rinpoche to become distorted from pain he could not endure. It seemed
that Rinpoche could not endure the pain. As a result of the Great Dharma
King practicing a certain dharma, the Vajra Wheel emitted the true fire
of samadhi. Its temperature quickly rose to an extremely high degree.
Of course, that Rinpoche could not endure such heat.
The Great Dharma King then snapped his fingers again, and the true fire
of samadhi instantly disappeared. The Vajra Wheel suddenly became cold.
That Rinpoche immediately returned to his normal condition. He was not
injured in the least. However, there remained an imprint of the Vajra
Wheel on his chest. The Great Dharma King predicted that after one week a
three-dimensional dharma object in relief would grow out of the imprint
on that Rinpoche’s chest. That Rinpoche was full of dharma joy and
thanked the Great Dharma King for eliminating his karmic hindrances.
That Rinpoche then vowed to do his utmost to benefit living beings
A CLOUD PROVIDES AN UMBRELA-LIKE COVERING
From the beginning of the Dharma Assembly all the way to its end, a
beautiful cloud continuously floated in the sky above the mandala. The
shadow of that cloud continuously covered the bronze statue of Dharma
Prince Siddhartha. The Dharma Assembly lasted more than three hours. The
sun moved westward. That cloud moved together with the sun. It was like
an umbrella that served to block the sunlight from the statue of Dharma
Prince Siddhartha. However, the sun continued to shine upon the area of
the dharma altar only two or three inches from the statue of Dharma
Prince Siddhartha.
THE COLOR OF DHARMA WATER IS RECEIVED
The Dharma Assembly ended solemnly. With buckets, Everyone took some
dharma water from the tub used to bathe the Buddha and the tub used to
bathe the celestial beings. Suddenly, someone said in a surprised
manner, “The dharma water is changing!” Everyone rushed over to see.
They discovered that the ninety buckets of light-brown fragrant dharma
water taken from the tub instantly became clear water. The Buddha and
the celestial beings received the merit of that fragrant water. The
merit of the Dharma Assembly was wonderful and complete. All of the
attendees prostrated and uttered words of praise.
Great Dharma King Yeshe Norbu conducted this Highest Form of Bathing the
Buddha-dharma Assembly, a respected event in the history of Buddhism.
The Great Dharma King practiced the dharma during this assembly. All
seven holy states were manifested. Water was poured based upon the
states of realization of those who poured it. Those two people thereby
exhibited their extraordinary powers. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and
the heavenly dharma protecting deities personally arrived at the mandala
and received bathing water bestowed by the Buddha. Various holy states
of the Buddha-dharma appeared one after the other. Only this type of
magnificent Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly is a true Bathing the
Buddha-dharma Assembly as stipulated in the dharma. This grand event in
Buddhism took place as a result of the good fortune of living beings.
After the Dharma Assembly, one of the two persons with high states of
realization who lifted that lotus tub, Akou Lamo Great Rinpoche,
requested that the holy lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha be
transported to Tibet so that it could serve as an offering in
furtherance of Tibetan Buddhism. Great layperson Ciren Gyatso requested
that it be kept in the United States as an offering. In order to be
fair, the Great Dharma King had everyone vote on the matter. Akou Lamo
Great Rinpoche lost the vote by a ratio of three to two. The United
International World Buddhism Association Headquarters will keep that
lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha. It will be kept in the United States
as an offering.
Dharma Teacher Long Hui then announced that all of the attendees should
dedicate the merit of that day’s dharma practice to a holy person who
had recently passed away, laywoman Wang Cheng E-Fen. This holy person
was not a follower of another sect. Dharma Teacher Long Hui said that
she was, rather, a relative of our most esteemed Master, the Buddha
Vajradhara Great Dharma King. This holy person followed the Great Dharma
King and practiced Guan Yin Bodhisattva Dharma. On May 23rd, she passed
away in Xindu, Sichuan, China.
On May 29th, a reporter received a fax from Xindu. After this holy,
elder laywoman passed away, unprecedented holy states appeared. Everyone
saw the appearance of auspicious, multi-colored clouds. Amitabha
Buddha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, and other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
appeared in the sky. A multi-colored Buddha light appeared in the sky
and surrounded the earth. The head of that elderly laywoman radiated a
Buddha light. She left behind more than 60 extremely wonderful, firm
relics. These relics were both round and rhombic. The discovery of such
holy phenomena was unprecedented in the history of Baoguang Chan Temple,
one of the four great temples in China where that laywoman was
cremated.
Furthermore, in the afternoon of February 15th of the lunar calendar
in the year 1991, Wang Ling-Ze, who was the husband of Wang Cheng E-Fen,
stepped outside his house in the Laodong Village of Xindu County.
Standing in front of his house, he urged people to be kind and good. He
described to people holy sights in the Western Paradise of Ultimate
Bliss and told everyone of the true Buddha-dharma. After giving his
dharma talk, he showed his control over his own birth and death. Right
then and there, he sat down in the cross-legged posture and passed away.
He sat there serenely for seven days. His face was like that of a
living person. He was also cremated at Baoguang Temple. Many holy
phenomena appeared during his cremation. After he was cremated, he left
behind thirteen firm relics. These two highly virtuous people were very
close relatives of the Great dharma King. They learned under the Great
Dharma King, received true dharma from the Great Dharma King, and ended
the cycle of birth and death.
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Out of the mark on the body of that overweight Rinpoche, a mandala object has already grown. A ring of light as bright as the light of a flashlight emanates from his skin around that mark. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu said, “Next, it will further extend outward, will be translucent and lustrous, and will be like the skin of a baby.”
PHOTOGRAPHS:
(1) The seven kinds of disciples pour ninety buckets of fragrant water into the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha.
(2) During the Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha-dharma Assembly, some people saw the Vajra Wheel float up, sink down, and move around in the water. Some also saw the appearance of eight dharma protecting deities. Additionally, some people saw two dharma protecting deitiesMahakala and Sri-maha-devisupernaturally change their forms. On the right side of the left picture, the head of a dharma protecting deity is very small. The deity is wearing a helmet, and its right hand is holding a skull used to subdue demons. Its left hand is holding a bell. In that left picture, the small head of the dharma protecting deity on the left suddenly became a large head (see right picture). In the left picture, the whole body of the dharma protecting deity on the right is tightly covered with armor. The sleeves of its red robe are small. In the right picture, the small sleeves of the dharma protecting deity on the right suddenly spread open. Its red sleeves and robe became large. It used its hand to lift the robe on its left leg, thereby exposing its leg. In an instant, the two dharma protecting Bodhisattvas appeared. In an instant, they disappeared from the Vajra Wheel without a trace. In both pictures, the Vajra Wheel turned into the shape of a lotus leaf floating on the water. From the size of the Vajra Wheel’s shadow, one can know the height of its position in the water. The water was outdoors and reflected countless green lotus flower leaves in the sky.
(3) Fourteen people using all their strength could not lift the lotus tub used to bathe the Buddha that was filled with fragrant water.
(4) Akou Namo Rinpoche and Ciren Gyatso Rinpoche exhibit their true Buddha-dharma states of realization by lifting 4,260 pounds of holy water used to bathe the Buddha and pouring such water into the tub below used to bathe the celestial beings. What ordinary person in this world could lift such a tub? Only those who learned the true Buddha-dharma can lift it.
(5) Buddhist disciples bathe the Buddha. A colorful and auspicious cloud continuously shaded the statue of the Dharma Prince like an umbrella. For more than three straight hours, it did not let the sun shine on the body of the Buddha.
Bodi Wentu Rinpoche
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