Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist temple situated near the downtown of San Francisco (Mission District), specially selected December 26, 2004, the holy birthday of Amitabha Buddha, to perform a grand ceremony marking the opening of the temple. Since the temple furthers the great vows of the Buddhas, it received the empowerment of the Buddhas. Buddhists… Read More »
Translation reprinted from Taiwan Daily, October 27, 2004, reported by Liu Yi-Zhi: Elder Dharma King Dorje Losang was a disciple of H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu. He was in the habit of displaying his supernatural powers and thereby manifested the Buddha-dharma. Examples of this are written in the book True Stories About a Holy Monk. He learned and practiced Buddhism… Read More »
Shortly after the Ultimate (Highest) Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly was held in May, a particular type of flower called “Auspicious Grass of the Four Jewels ” started growing directly in front of where the actual ceremony took place. The flowers had four distinct very thin parts. They grew in a particular pattern and formed… Read More »
partial text of article that appeared in Asian Journal in English, November 17-19, 2004: October 2, 2004: For the past two months during his journey, Henghsing Gyatso Rinpoche has braved wind, sun, and rain, none of which has stopped him. He has continued to recite “Homage to H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu, the supreme leader… Read More »
The following is a translation of an article that appeared in the Asian Journal: Shariras are holy objects in Buddhism. The word sharira comes from Sanskrit and is translated as body, body bone, or bone relic. After the Buddha entered nirvana at death, his body was cremated. From that cremation appeared many holy objects as firm as… Read More »
(Translation from Chengdu, China newspaper article) (Article from Asian Journal ) A Heavenly Window Opens to the Western Buddha Land; Everyone Saw Holy Sights of the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss Laywoman Quan-Fang Lu Attained Enlightenment; Amitabha Buddha Escorted Her Away to the Western Paradise; She Left Behind 49 Shariras and Firm Relics Several days ago,… Read More »
(Reporter Zhuo Ga, Article appeared in Asian Journal, September 25-28, 2004) Tang Xie Le-Hui was a disciple of H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu. She was a native of Xin Fan in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province. Her Buddhist name was Shi Xin Hui. She lived to be eighty-four years old. After 11:00 p.m. on… Read More »
On May 23rd, laywoman Cheng E-Fen Wang passed away in Xindu, Sichuan, China. This holy person followed H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu and practiced Kuan Yin Bodhisattva dharma. After this elderly person passed away, unprecedented holy states appeared. Many saw Amitabha Buddha, Kuan Yin Bodhisattva and other holy beings in the sky as well as a multi-colored… Read More »
Article that appeared in the Asian Journal: Recently, many newspapers have published articles on the “Highest Form of Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly” that took place in Los Angeles on the Buddha’s birthday, May 26th. H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu, the supreme leader of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism, conducted that Dharma Assembly. I was… Read More »
Reprinted from the International Daily News: May 26, 2004 of the Gregorian calendar and April 8th of the lunar calendar was the birthday of Shakyamuni 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… Read More »