A Buddha Truly Recognized as Such in Accordance with the Dharma
The people on both sides of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on this page are the highest present-day dharma kings and regent dharma kings from various Buddhist sects or are famous rinpoches. It is they who wrote recognitions, corroborations, or congratulations to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first Buddha on earth to have received such a large number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations and to have been recognized as having the highest status! No other Rinpoche on earth has ever received even one third of the number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations from great dharma kings, regent dharma kings, etc. that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has received. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has singlehandedly manifested accomplishments in thirty large categories involving all of the Five Vidyas, thereby establishing the highest record of accomplishment in the history of Buddhism in this world.
Certain evil people have slandered H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III as having conferred upon Himself the status of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and they have thereby guided Buddhist practitioners toward evil. In order to protect the wisdom roots of living beings, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III makes the following vow of truth: “If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations that follow did not come from the dharma kings, regent dharma kings, and rinpoches whose photographs appear on this page of from their temples and/ or are not copies of the original texts but rather are my fabrications with forged signatures – if even one such case exists – then i should descend into hell without the possibility of ever leaving hell. If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations were written or typed by them as well as signed and/ or stamped by them, the merit of this truth will bring to everyone wonderful blessings and wisdom! Vow Maker- Dorje Chang Buddha III“
VEN. BAMDA TUBTEN GELEG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Ven. Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche expressed profound reverence for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu, affirming that He is the true and complete incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha and the greatest leader of Buddhism in the dharmadhatu.
The 1st Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche was Manmu Dawa Tubten Geleg Rinpoche, who was the most renowned Buddhist master of the Jonang tradition in recent history. His knowledge was vast and his level of realization was high. That rinpoche was considered by the Gelug sect as the incarnation of Guru Tsongkhapa and by the Jonang sect as the incarnation of the Venerable Duoluo Nanta. Up until now, his 199 books have been the main teaching material used by all monasteries of the Jonang tradition.
The current Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche became a monastic when he was a child. His knowledge is vast. He became a khenpo at a very young age and is very well respected.
Recognition and Congratulation to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha IIIfrom Ven. Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche
BLESSING INVOCATION
I prostrate to the greatest leader of Buddhism in the dharmadhatu! I prostrate to the supreme and primordial sambhogakaya Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu! Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have found the true and complete incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu—the greatest leader of Buddhism in the dharmadhatu. Our joy is boundless. At this auspicious time, I convey my most sincere respects and beseech the magnificent and holy Dorje Chang Buddha III to bless all sentient beings in the six realms of reincarnation so that they may realize enlightenment soon, hear of and read A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma, develop wisdom, become liberated holy beings, soon realize unhindered omniscience, and attain the perfect, supreme, and complete enlightenment of a Buddha.
In body, speech, and mind, I pray that the dharma wheel of His Holiness forever turns!
Banda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche On an auspicious day
A Buddha Truly Recognized as Such in Accordance with the Dharma
The people on both sides of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on this page are the highest present-day dharma kings and regent dharma kings from various Buddhist sects or are famous rinpoches. It is they who wrote recognitions, corroborations, or congratulations to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first Buddha on earth to have received such a large number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations and to have been recognized as having the highest status! No other Rinpoche on earth has ever received even one third of the number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations from great dharma kings, regent dharma kings, etc. that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has received. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has singlehandedly manifested accomplishments in thirty large categories involving all of the Five Vidyas, thereby establishing the highest record of accomplishment in the history of Buddhism in this world.
Certain evil people have slandered H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III as having conferred upon Himself the status of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and they have thereby guided Buddhist practitioners toward evil. In order to protect the wisdom roots of living beings, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III makes the following vow of truth: “If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations that follow did not come from the dharma kings, regent dharma kings, and rinpoches whose photographs appear on this page of from their temples and/ or are not copies of the original texts but rather are my fabrications with forged signatures – if even one such case exists – then i should descend into hell without the possibility of ever leaving hell. If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations were written or typed by them as well as signed and/ or stamped by them, the merit of this truth will bring to everyone wonderful blessings and wisdom! Vow Maker- Dorje Chang Buddha III“
VEN. ZANGXIA RINPOCHE
Ven. Zangxia Rinpoche praised H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu as the greatest leader of Buddhism who manifests the highest wisdom through the Five Vidyas, affirming that living beings are fortunate to encounter Buddha Vajradhara in this world to save sentient beings.
The current Ven. Zangxia Rinpoche is the sixth Zangxia Rinpoche. The five previous Zangxia Rinpoches, all of whom had abundant knowledge and profound realization, held positions such as the chief khenpo at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, the dharma king at the Litang Monastery, etc. The current Ven. Zangxia Rinpoche was born in the Cuosang Jiawa District of Litang County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Since childhood, he liked to hear and deeply reflect on the Buddha-dharma. He has realized extraordinary supernatural powers through his practice.
I prostrate to the ancient Buddha, the greatest leader of Buddhism, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu! First, I would like to thank the greatest leader of Buddhism for your compassion in that you have again descended to the human realm and have manifested the highest wisdom of Buddhism through the Five Vidyas! Second, I would like to sincerely thank H.H. Dharma King Omniscience Jamyang Lungdok Gyaltsen, H.H. Mighty Lion Dharma King Renzeng Nima, and the other ancient Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Those few holy people led us to find Dorje Chang Buddha, our supreme ancient Buddha, and thereby enabled all living beings to have the ultimate refuge in this Dharma Ending Age!
I worship the Buddha of the three times in the ten directions. The boundless living beings now have good fortune, for they are able to encounter Buddha Vajradhara, the greatest leader of Buddhism, who has come to this world to save sentient beings.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is widely known in Buddhism as the third incarnation of the Primordial Buddha, Dorje Chang Buddha. In Buddhist teachings, Dorje Chang Buddha is regarded as the original founder of Buddhism and the highest spiritual leader in the universe, revered by many Buddhist traditions.
The Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
Buddhists belong to a religious belief that understands the universe’s nature of no-birth and no-annihilation and human beings’ original nature of true such-ness are one and the same. They believe in the cycle of transmigration driven by the law of cause and effect. They believe that after one’s biological death, the spirit or soul will incarnate and be reborn into a new being. In the case of the Primordial Buddha, He incarnated in this world for the third time as H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III did not seek publicity. He was awarded the Presidential Gold Award, the Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service and Leadership, and many other prestigious honors. Yet He did not attend the award ceremonies to receive them in person. He was well known for His loving-kindness and compassion, and He made a vow to only help others and never accept any offerings from anyone. However, His accomplishments and accolades are widely reported.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was awarded the Presidential Gold AwardH.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service and Leadership
Life of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III came to this world to benefit living beings and devoted His life entirely to serving others with compassion and selflessness. Throughout His life, everything He did was solely for the purpose of benefiting living beings.
From a very young age, His Holiness displayed extraordinary compassion and courage. When He was young, He saved others without regard for His own safety and was honored with the title “Young Hero.” As He grew older, He used His innate Healing Vidya to treat the sick voluntarily. Every day more than five hundred patients sought His help, yet He never accepted one penny from them.
As His activities to benefit living beings expanded, His life and work drew public attention. The Central Newsreels and Documentary Studio of China produced a documentary about His life entitled “One Who Is Dedicated to Advance Himself,” which was broadcast nationwide.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has also achieved remarkable accomplishments in many fields. In 1987, the young and highly respected H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was appointed as Chairman of the Chinese Painting Research Association of the National Commission of China for UNESCO. In 1992 He was honored with the title “Art Maestro of the East,” and in 1994, during the Fourth World Poets and Culture Congress held in Hungary, 5,612 experts and scholars unanimously voted to confer upon H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III the title “Preeminent Distinguished International Master,” a Head-of-State-level honor.
In 1995, when His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III went from Mainland China to visit Taiwan for the first time, Taiwanese people spontaneously gave His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III an overwhelmingly ceremonious welcome. More than 20,000 people went to the airport to greet and pay respect to His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III. A motorcade of more than 1,700 cars followed the lead of police motorcycles to escort His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III from the airport to the hotel. That became the largest welcoming event in human history.
Within the short three weeks that His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III stayed in Taiwan, General Chiang Wei-kuo 蔣緯國, former Secretary-General of the Taiwan National Security Council, and many other high level government officials formally requested to become disciples of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III. They expressed that they wanted to truly emulate the noble morality, humanistic ethics, thoughts, and deeds of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III.
After moving to the United States, the noble morality and extraordinary achievements of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III earned respect and recognition from people of many backgrounds. In 2002, He was presented with the “Presidential Gold Medal” by the Commissioner to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans on behalf of President George W. Bush. He has also received numerous honors and recognitions from governmental institutions and international organizations.
Throughout His life, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III dedicated Himself to teaching and benefiting living beings. He imparted more than two thousand Dharma Discourses, explaining the truths of cultivation and guiding practitioners toward wisdom and liberation.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was an internationally renowned artist. His paintings were not limited by subject or themes and are of many types, from water-ink paintings to oil paintings.
Specifically, the subject matters include human figures, animals, flowers and birds, mountain and water scenes, fish, insects, and so on. Within the wide range of styles, there were fine brushwork, drawing with lines and strings, splash-ink, bold freehand brushwork, small freehand brushwork, and others. Altogether, He created 16 unique painting styles or schools, representing an unprecedented pioneering achievement in the history of art. His paintings remain on permanent exhibition at the International Art Museum of America in San Francisco, the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum in Los Angeles County, and other art museums.
The paintings of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III are extremely valuable and rare. As early as in 2000, His artworks were sold for more than two million U.S. dollars each. He became the artist whose paintings commanded the highest prices compared to the prices for paintings created by all ancient and modern Chinese artists. Last March, an ink painting of His was sold at the New York Spring Auction for $16.5 million, which was the highest price realized at the 2015 Spring Auction of all artworks by ancient and modern artists worldwide. He was the world’s first inventor to create a class of artworks that cannot be duplicated by anyone or with any method — Yun Sculpture. Only after that, the world now has un-duplicable artworks. Experts believe that the value of His paintings will continue to increase.
His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha was a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Academy of Arts, making Him the first internationally distinguished artist to be appointed to a Fellowship in the Academy’s history of more than 200 years. The title of Fellow was awarded by the Academy’s President, Phillip King, at a ceremony in the British Embassy in Washington.
Mastery of the Five Vidyas
Buddhism classifies all material and spiritual matters and knowledge in the universe into five aspects. Complete mastery of these five aspects is called having realized the Five Vidyas (vidya is a Sanskrit word meaning brightness). Buddhas and Bodhisattvas must possess the Five Vidyas. The Five Vidyas include: the Vidya of Causality, the Vidya of Healing, the Vidya of Sound, the Vidya of Craftsmanship, and the Vidya of Inner Realization. Looking through the entire history of Buddhism, His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first holy one to perfectly manifest real accomplishments in the Five Vidyas, meeting the highest standard of Buddhism.
The Virtue and Holy Occurrences of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
The extraordinary virtue and holy occurrences of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, whose compassion and realization manifest through countless miraculous events witnessed by humans and non-humans alike—revealing the true Buddha-Dharma and inspiring faith and liberation. Below are some examples:
His accomplishments transcended the fields of religion, healing, art, philosophy, and literature. He devoted His time to a wide range of cultural, religious, and other endeavors aimed at helping people throughout the world. His HolinessDorje Chang Buddha III made the following vow: “I will bear all of the karmic offenses committed by living beings, and I will give everyone all of the good karma and merit that I plant.” His Holiness the Buddha carried out this vow exactly as stated.
A Buddha Truly Recognized as Such in Accordance with the Dharma
The people on both sides of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III on this page are the highest present-day dharma kings and regent dharma kings from various Buddhist sects or are famous rinpoches. It is they who wrote recognitions, corroborations, or congratulations to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first Buddha on earth to have received such a large number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations and to have been recognized as having the highest status! No other Rinpoche on earth has ever received even one third of the number of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations from great dharma kings, regent dharma kings, etc. that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has received. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has singlehandedly manifested accomplishments in thirty large categories involving all of the Five Vidyas, thereby establishing the highest record of accomplishment in the history of Buddhism in this world.
Certain evil people have slandered H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III as having conferred upon Himself the status of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and they have thereby guided Buddhist practitioners toward evil. In order to protect the wisdom roots of living beings, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III makes the following vow of truth: “If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations that follow did not come from the dharma kings, regent dharma kings, and rinpoches whose photographs appear on this page of from their temples and/ or are not copies of the original texts but rather are my fabrications with forged signatures – if even one such case exists – then i should descend into hell without the possibility of ever leaving hell. If those recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations were written or typed by them as well as signed and/ or stamped by them, the merit of this truth will bring to everyone wonderful blessings and wisdom! Vow Maker- Dorje Chang Buddha III“
VEN. YUNDENG JIANGCUO RINPOCHE
Ven. Yundeng Jiangcuo Rinpoche, regarded as an incarnation of Patriarch Milarepa, affirmed that H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu (H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III) is the complete incarnation of Buddha Vajradhara.
Ven. Yundeng Jiangcuo Rinpoche is the abbot of the Tagong Lingji Monastery, a monastery famous throughout the snowy land of Tibet. He is the incarnation of Patriarch Milarepa, who is commonly known as a famous patriarch of the Kagyu sect and a great practitioner of yoga.
Ven. Yundeng Jiangcuo Rinpoche is now ninety years old. In order to provide living beings with a model of self-cultivation, the rinpoche cultivated himself in solitary retreat at the Tagong Lingji Monastery for all together thirty-four years. He spent twenty-seven of those years in continuous, unbroken solitary retreat, exhibiting the ascetic spirit that Patriarch Milarepa had. The realization of the rinpoche is high and he possesses supernatural powers. He often easily manifests in different forms or shapes to bless living beings so that they may avoid sufferings and disasters, increase their good fortune, and open up their wisdom. He also easily manifests in different forms or shapes to bless living beings by subduing demons and driving away evil spirits.
Recognition and Congratulation to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from Ven. Yundeng Jiangcuo Rinpoche
I prostrate to the Buddha Vajradhara!
Living beings have good fortune in that A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma is being published! This book manifests great Buddha-dharma based wisdom and contains accomplishments that no other person in history has achieved. Only H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu has attained such accomplishments. As the venerable Urgyen Xirao Woxiu and others stated in their recognition certificates, H.H. Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu is the complete incarnation of the Buddha Vajradhara. I deeply understand that precisely because His Holiness is Buddha Vajradhara, living beings can now enjoy the blessings of A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma, and Buddhist history now has this brilliant display of “complete proficiency in exoteric and esoteric Buddhism and perfect mastery of the Five Vidyas” for all to see.
