IMPORTANT NOTICE

The following is an English translation from Chinese. Because this translation has not been personally reviewed and approved by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, it definitely contains translation mistakes. Therefore, it is provided for your reference. After H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is able to personally review and approve this English translation, we will then congratulate all of you for having the opportunity to learn from the correct English translation of this Buddha-dharma.

OFFICE OF H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III

(Eighth Public Announcement)

The “Brief Explanation of Evil Views and Erroneous Views” that the Office of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III hereby makes public is based on an oral discourse given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This discourse provides overall views for all Buddhist cultivation and is a supreme dharma treasure for cultivators. These views are non-sectarian. They do not belong to esoteric Buddhism, exoteric Buddhism, the Pure Land sect or any other sect. They do not belong to the Mahayana or Hinayana. All Buddhists who learn Buddhism and cultivate themselves must never follow any of these 128 evil and erroneous views if they want to progress on the path toward enlightenment, increase their good fortune and wisdom, and eventually attain liberation. All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions have the common understanding that following these views is unacceptable. To accept these views is tantamount to following them. Cultivators must use these views as the standard to check the correctness of their own views. Anyone who follows these views will definitely not experience any beneficial effects in his practice no matter what dharma he practices, will forever live in samsara, and may even descend into one of the three lower realms.

This dharma on elucidating views is beneficial to cultivators in every way and does not harm them in any way. Conversely, to charlatans who are false cultivators, to those who follow evil views and erroneous views, to false “persons of holy virtue” who flaunt the banner of Buddhism, to so-called great dharma kings, great rinpoches, and great dharma masters, this dharma will be as painful as peeling off a scar from their body. Why?

The first reason is that all false holy ones have the goal of cheating living beings out of their wealth. They have no scruples about poisoning the wisdom-roots of living beings that lead to liberation. Therefore, the dharma that they preach must be heresy in the form of evil and erroneous views. These 128 views thoroughly reveal the true colors of those false holy ones. Everyone can now instantly see that they are actually evil people in the guise of famous people of great holiness! Thus, these 128 views will enrage them. They will put up a last-ditch fight against these 128 views and will certainly engage in unbridled revenge. They will even hate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to their core and will come up with various dark plots. They will slander this dharma on elucidating views. Or, to avoid exposing their evilness and ugliness, they will use indirect, tricky ways or other means to attack H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. With careful observation, you will discover that every one of those who attack H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III or this dharma on elucidating views follows one or more of these 128 views.

The second reason is that this dharma on elucidating views is bright and devoid of selfishness. It is purely beneficial to living beings and is absolutely true dharma of the Buddhas. It will destroy the fraudulent work of those demonic and evil masters and those false holy ones. Consequently, they will definitely oppose and attack it to protect their own selfish interests. However, their attacks actually prove that they are evil masters and deceivers.

Those attackers may foolishly say, “Our sect has nothing to do with these views.” However, you must remember that only evil and demonic sects will claim to have nothing to do with these views. That is because this dharma on elucidating views encapsulates all of Buddhism and is the truth based on the law of cause and effect in the universe. Every one of these views is relevant to any sect, as long as it is a sect within Buddhism. This dharma on elucidating views is purely beneficial to living beings in their quest to attain liberation. Everyone can understand these views, although those with deep insight will see deeply into them, and those will shallow insight will see shallowly into them.  

Those evil attackers might also say, “This dharma on elucidating views is incorrect.” Think about this carefully. Is it correct to protect the interests of living beings and the wisdom-roots of living beings that lead to liberation, or is it correct to help those who deceive living beings and rob them of their wealth? Is it correct to violate the teachings and precepts of the Buddha, or is it correct to uphold the teachings and precepts of the Buddha? Which is correct, having holy realization after the crown of one’s head has been opened or only being able to talk about theories because one has no such realization? Which is correct, having true tummo (inner heat) concentration powers or only being able to talk about tummo concentration powers because one has no true tummo concentration powers?

We ask the following simple questions, the answers to which everyone can understand right away. Could the view that one may violate the precepts of the Three Vehicles be correct? Could the view of approving cultivation that is divorced from bodhicitta be correct? Could the view that there is no need to abide by all of the precepts you have received be correct? Could the view that one may falsely claim to be a Buddha or Bodhisattva in order to propagate the dharma be correct? How about the view that it is acceptable for a master to speak falsely and deceive living beings, the view that helping evil masters do bad things is a dharma-protecting practice, the view that it is acceptable to call yourself a Buddha or Bodhisattva in front of your disciples, the view that one may eat meat after one is tonsured and becomes a monastic, the view that cutting off attachment to self means not caring for the sufferings of others, the view that it is acceptable to perform an initiation or transmit Buddha-dharma in exchange for the payment of money, the view that it is acceptable for a master to demand and take property from his disciples, the view that the protective powers of mountain deities are greater than the protective powers of great Bodhisattvas, the view that one with the thoughts or conduct of an icchantika is an eminent monastic, and the view that it is acceptable to place Buddhist books and images of Buddhas at a height lower than the seat of an eminent monastic or person of great virtue? Could it possibly be that those who engage in such evil should be regarded as correct? Could it possibly be that they should be regarded as holy beings?

Everyone must clearly understand that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has pure bodhicitta based on great compassion and a desire to benefit living beings. Therefore, His Holiness only benefits living beings and does not accept offerings from any practitioner. Evil masters and false holy ones are unable to do that. They greedily seek offerings from others to benefit themselves. Thus, they definitely will harbor intense hatred for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The difference between His Holiness and those people is not merely like the difference between the sky and the earth. Rather, it is like the difference between brightness and darkness, between nectar and poison!

Always remember that demons and Buddhas are opposed to each other. The goal of demons and deceivers is harming living beings. The aim of Buddhas is protecting and blessing living beings. Therefore, it is certain that evil spirits and deceivers will frantically attempt to destroy the Buddha-dharma. They will definitely oppose the discourses on the Buddha-dharma given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III through which His Holiness selflessly benefits living beings. They will use slanderous attacks in a reckless attempt to cover up their own evil and erroneous views and prevent everyone from seeing who they really are. However, you will clearly see that 100% of those attackers definitely follow some of these 128 evil and erroneous views. If they did not, they would be persons of holy virtue who would praise this “Brief Explanation of Evil Views and Erroneous Views” dharma taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III as that which upholds the true Tathagata dharma and protects the interests of living beings.

For now, let us put aside the fact that these 128 views encapsulate the dharma of the Tripitaka. Let us just look at the five views of strictly observing the precepts of the Three Vehicles, adhering to bodhicitta in cultivation, clearly believing in the law of cause and effect, the need to understand the meaning of the sutra one is reciting, and diligently practicing the six paramitas. These five views alone relate to the essence of the Tripitaka. Hence, these 128 views are a supreme treasure of Buddha-dharma. Therefore, anyone who slanders them is certainly a false person of holy virtue, an evil master, a deceiver, or a demon! We hope that all believers of Buddhism will think deeply in order to discern well, will establish right understanding and right views, will open up their eyes to discern who is an evil master or demon, will increase their fortune and wisdom, and will soon realize enlightenment!

                                                            Office of H. H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

August 25, 2009