THE COLOR OF DHARMA WATER IS RECEIVED
The Dharma Assembly ended solemnly. 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 Yisinubu 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 Namo 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 Jiacuo 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 Namo Great Rinpoche lost the vote by a ratio of three to two. 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 Supreme 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.
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 deities—Mahakala and Sri-maha-devi–supernaturally change their forms. On the right side of the upper 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 upper picture, the small head of the Dharma protecting deity on the left suddenly became a large head (see lower picture). In the upper 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 lower 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.
