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Who Is His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III?

Who Is His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III?

Five Key Points about the Buddhist Spiritual Leader

Buddhism is among the largest religions in this world. The original founder of Buddhism and the religion’s highest spiritual leader in the universe is Dorje Chang Buddha. He is worshiped by all major sects and schools of Buddhism as the earliest primordial Buddha.

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 has now incarnated to this world for the third time as His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III. The highest spiritual leader in Buddhism alive today currently lives in the United States of America.

His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is not one who seeks publicity. Even when awarded the Presidential Gold Award, the Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service and Leadership, and many other prestigious prizes, He did not attend the award ceremonies to receive the prizes in person. He is well known for loving-kindness and compassion, and has made a vow of only helping others and never accepting any offerings from anyone.

However, His accomplishments and accolades are widely-reported. The following are five of the most interesting things that you may not have known about His Holiness the Buddha:

Recognitions & Congratulations to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

International Buddhism Sangha Association

1. 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. For this reason and more, His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is the one and only individual in history to receive recognitions and corroborating recognitions from over 60 of the highest present-day dharma kings and regent dharma kings from various Buddhist sects.

 

2. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III was awarded the Top Honor Prize during the World Peace Prize Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2011. The World Peace Prize is an initiative to promote world peace and understanding between different nations, ethnicities, cultures and religions. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III was recognized for receiving this Top Honor Prize by the 112th Congress in U.S. Senate Res. 614, commending His Holiness the Buddha for his role in advancing peace, justice and inter-religious collaboration.

3. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III has long been an internationally renowned artist. His paintings are 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 is 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 are 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. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III’s paintings 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 is 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 predict that His paintings will become increasingly valuable as His Holiness plans to focus solely on Buddhist activities.

Proclamation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day

4. In 2011, the then Mayor of Washington, D.C., Vincent Gray, proclaimed January 19th as “H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day.” The mayor called on D.C. residents to join him in saluting “His selfless and exceptional work to spread the word of peace to all those in His presence.” The Unites States Postal Service also issued a commemorative cover in celebration of “His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Day.”

5. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha is a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Academy of Arts, making Him the first internationally distinguished artist 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.

Unless you are an astute follower of Buddhism, you may not have known that His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III has been recognized as the third incarnation of the original Buddha. His accomplishments clearly transcend religion, healing, art, philosophy, and literature. He continues to devote His time to a wide scope of cultural, religious, and various other domains directed at helping people in communities across the globe. His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III has 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 has been executing it exactly as is.

Steven Meyers received his bachelor’s degree in Chinese language from Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude. After graduating, Mr. Meyers spent a year at the Stanford Center in Taiwan furthering his study of the Chinese language. Later, he received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan and is now an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of California. He has been providing legal advice to California non-profit corporations since 1996. His current focus is translating Buddhist material from Chinese into English.



Who Is His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III?
 

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How I Improved My Relationship with My Sister-in-Law

How I Improved My Relationship with My Sister-in-Law

I used to envy families in which a sister-in-law was filial toward her parents-in-law and the sisters-in-law got along so harmoniously. Yet, although I was a Buddhist practitioner, my relationship with my younger brother’s wife was so distant that we were practically strangers.

Whenever our family gathered, I would unconsciously take on the role of a “judge.” This was especially true when it came to my sister-in-law. I could always find something she had failed to do thoughtfully enough for her mother-in-law—my mother. In my view, being filial meant that the younger generation should unconditionally respect, obey, and care for their elders. Somehow, I always felt that my sister-in-law fell a little short. She would also argue with my mother over trivial matters, and all of this became evidence, in my eyes, for judging her.

I would often reveal my dissatisfaction with her in front of other family members without even realizing it. My words carried a tone of reproach, and sometimes I even relied on my position as her husband’s elder sister to criticize her. Whenever my mother complained to me about her daughter-in-law, I would immediately take my mother’s side without considering the situation carefully and would find fault with my sister-in-law. As a result, I only intensified the conflict between them.

One day, I once again respectfully studied the Treasury book Learning From Buddha, in which the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III expounded the Dharma. When I came to the specific teachings on “examining oneself three times a day,” I began to reflect upon and examine myself.

Suddenly, I realized: Wasn’t everything I had been doing at home precisely an example of becoming entangled in the rights and wrongs of worldly affairs?

I was constantly noticing other people’s faults and criticizing them, openly or indirectly, while completely forgetting to examine myself.

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III teaches us not to focus on the faults of others. We should regard another person’s faults as our own. When we see shortcomings in others, we should regard them as a diminishment of ourselves; when we see goodness in others, we should regard it as our own good fortune.

Looking back at myself, I realized how often I had focused on other people’s faults. Whenever I complained about and criticized my sister-in-law in front of our family, saying that this or that about her was wrong, I had already become entangled in right and wrong, trapped in attachment to self, and caught up in thoughts such as, “You are wrong,” “What you are doing is not right,” and “I don’t like the way you do things.”

I was truly full of bad habits, a person deeply burdened by attachment to self. I had forgotten the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s teachings. I had forgotten that with each passing day, there is one less day left in my life and that every day brings me closer to the crematorium. Every day, dark karma was accumulating upon me. How could I possibly attain accomplishment this way? And how could I guide others to learn Buddhism?

After recognizing the errors in my behavior, I immediately changed the way I treated my sister-in-law.

I began taking the initiative to help drive her children to and from school. I helped her with farm work. When she came home late from work, I would prepare meals and invite her and my mother to eat together. To help ease the tension between my mother and sister-in-law, I also began praising my sister-in-law during holiday family gatherings, telling everyone how hardworking and capable she was.

Just as a gentle rain quietly nourishes the earth, changes gradually began to take place. A smile slowly returned to my sister-in-law’s face, and our relationship became increasingly harmonious. Sometimes, she would even initiate conversations with me and talk about stories concerning cause and effect.

Her attitude toward my mother also underwent a remarkable transformation.

On one occasion, my mother was hospitalized and needed someone to care for her. At this critical time, my sister-in-law not only voluntarily took on the responsibility of caring for her mother-in-law, but also looked after her with great thoughtfulness. From preparing her meals and attending to her daily needs to comforting her emotionally, everything she did reflected patience and loving care.

Every day, she prepared nutritious meals for my mother and patiently kept her company, chatting with her to relieve her boredom. Even late at night, when everything was quiet, I would see her gently pulling the blanket over my mother.

Seeing all of this filled my heart with warmth. Her care touched every one of us.

When I think back, I realize that I had always viewed my sister-in-law through a prejudiced lens. I failed to understand that everyone expresses their feelings and care differently. Instead, I relied on my own subjective judgments and readily drew conclusions about her. Even worse, I had forgotten the Buddha’s teachings. Thinking about this fills me with shame.

My sister-in-law’s transformation not only improved our relationship but also brought about a profound cleansing of my own heart and allowed me to see myself more clearly. This experience reminds me to constantly examine myself, always keep the H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s teachings in mind, and put cultivation into practice in every aspect of daily life.

Today, I have learned to view each member of my family with a calmer and more peaceful mind. Instead of looking at other people’s faults through a magnifying glass, I have learned to be more tolerant and grateful.

As a result, life has become much more beautiful.

Written by: Mo Wu
Edited by: Qu Yi Chen

Link: https://myhappylifestyle.net/2026/09/04/dorjechangbuddhaiii-how-i-improved-my-relationship-with-my-sister-in-law/

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