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(Members of the congregation put their palms together and respectfully reply: Yes.)
Of course, what I am saying is that this is the problem with the Sutras. Shakyamuni Buddha is tremendously magnificent. The Buddha never speaks amateurishly. The Dharma that Shakyamuni Buddha imparted is excellent because the Buddha is supreme. Buddha is supreme and omnipotent. However, as to how the teachings of the Buddha were compiled or translated by the disciples, that was something nobody could have controlled. Whether living beings deserve to enjoy such Buddha Dharma is dependent on the causality of whether they have planted the causes to reap such good retributions from their karmic conditions, karmic forces, and habituations. That’s why, sometimes, neither the 500 Bhikṣus nor the patriarchs of later generations can be blamed for the mistakes that they made. Rather, living beings are essentially not qualified to learn such Dharma, and therefore, all they can get are erroneous teachings. Just like in this Dharma Degeneration Era, whenever most renowned Dharma masters or famous rinpoches give a discourse, what comes out of their mouths are mostly evil teachings. They even openly slander the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, but they are not aware of it. They have no idea what they are talking about and they even think what they teach is pretty good.
You might ask if I also just slandered the Buddha. Did I just slander the Buddha?
(Members of the congregation put their palms together and respectfully reply: No.)
I am upholding the image and the true teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. The image of Shakyamuni Buddha is bright. The only Buddhism is the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha which are also the teachings of all Buddhas in the ten directions. They are exactly the same. There are no two truths, there is only one truth. Therefore, going forward, you must be aware that there is no such thing as “our lineage.” The only lineage is the lineage of Buddhism.
(Members of the congregation put their palms together and respectfully reply: Yes.)
The only true Dharma is the teachings of the Buddha.
(Members of the congregation put their palms together and respectfully reply: Yes.)
Any other teachings are not the true Buddha Dharma. Some people say: “You must not use the term ‘true Tathagata Dharma’ because people in China are unhappy whenever ‘true Tathagata Dharma’ is mentioned.” Once again, this is wrong. Those who lack knowledge don’t understand what is meant by Tathagata. Tathagata is Buddha. Buddha is Tathagata. True Tathagata Dharma is the true Buddha Dharma, the true Dharma of Shakyamuni Buddha. What’s wrong with saying true Tathagata Dharma? You do chant Fundamental Master Shakyamuni Tathagata, don’t you?
(Members of the congregation put their palms together and respectfully reply: Yes.)
Now, I will also talk about one kind of evil view which is the evil view of ignorance. People with this evil view of ignorance are very pitiable. What am I referring to? Many people have this evil view of ignorance and all of those who hold this view are evil monastics, evil cultists, or evil persons. What do they say? They say: “Dorje Chang Buddha III does a great amount of Buddhist work. Why does He do so much Buddhist work? The only purpose is to control those of us who are learning from Buddha.”