From the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: This morning, we received this news published on the internet in Taiwan, the contents of which is below: (The message submitted by a person with the name of Liu Xianxian says: “Xiao Ying please do not take the joy for granted too early.” “It was heard… Read More: Bulletin #47–Taiwanese politics »
from Hua Zang Si: To better facilitate the development of dharma affairs and propagate Buddha-dharma to save living beings, Hua Zang Si (the Temple) agreed and approved the Hua Zang Buddhist Institute in Los Angeles, which was originally affiliated with the Temple, to officially become independent on December 3, 2015. To support the Hua Zang… Read More: Public Announcement No. 2015002 »
The examination of holiness and virtue held by the United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters (UIWBAH) has started for quite some time now. Due to the large number of people taking the written test, there is a very large amount of work in grading the answers. In particular, the answer sheets by middle holy and… Read More: Public Announcement No. 20150118: Examination update »
The Office received the following letter from Buddhist disciple Sufang Zhang, which is listed below: Respected Great Virtuous ones at the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III (An e-mail with the date of Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:36 PM) From: Sufang Zhang <sufang221@gmail.com> To: hhdcb3office@gmail.com, info@hhdcb3office.org Respected Great Virtuous Ones… Read More: Valdation #13: Response to Sufang Zhang »
The examination for masters and holy and virtuous ones at the United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters (UIWBAH) is executed very seriously and is divided into several steps. First, everyone taking the examination must take a written test on the theoretical knowledge of Buddhism. Only after taking the written examination, can one enter into… Read More: Public Announcement No. 20150117: Written Examination »
On Sept 12, 2015 at Gianguan Auctions New York, Loquat, an ink painting by HH Dorje Chang Buddha III, sold for $10,200,000, setting a world record price of $1.7M per square foot. It is the highest price by dimension ever paid for a Chinese painting at auction. The news, which comes amidst concerns about the… Read More: $10,200,000 HH Dorje Chang Buddha III Painting Breaks Record »
On October 5, 2015, a ceremony of transferring the abbotship at Hua Zang Si (hereafter referred to as the Temple) between the outgoing abbot and the new abbot was held in the Temple’s Sakyamuni Buddha Hall. The entire assembly of the Temple’s monastics attended the ceremony. The outgoing abbot Dharma Master Shi Long Hui has… Read More: New Abbot installed at Hua Zang Si in San Francisco »
After H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III taught the Concise Practice of the Amitabha Buddha Dharma to Buddhist disciples through holy transmissions, many Buddhist disciples have received great benefits and achieved accomplishment expediently. However, a small number of people still do not quite understand how to set up and worship Amitabha Buddha’s visage in the process… Read More: Bulletin #46–Amitabha Buddha Dharma & Abolishing Certain Esoteric Practices »
by United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters: Wang Zha Shang Zun said, “The explanation of ‘Dharma Gate Palace Feather’ given by our United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters (UIWBAH) was too brief. Readers would not be able to learn its provenance. Since it has already been mentioned, the description should be more complete and… Read More: Public Announcement No. 20150116: The Dharma Gate Palace Feather Further… »
by the United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters: All cultivators please note, in Public Announcement No. 20150114 issued by the United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters (UIWBAH) on September 30, 2015, there is a typographic error involving a title. The correct title for the level of Golden Button Grade 3 should be “Shang Zun.” (Note:… Read More: Public Announcement No. 20150115: Dharma Gate Palace Feather Explained »