understand a little how great he is. Could you
please tell us of the great Buddhas of whom
Buddhists should be aware and their roles
among numerous Buddhas that the Buddha
has produced.
The Buddha attained Buddhahood countless
kalpas ago, has numerously been to the saha
world, and has produced numerous innumerable
Buddhas. I will tell you, focusing on the Buddhas
appearing in the sutras among many Buddhas,
and the great Buddhas the ones we have to be
most aware of. In the Dharma realm of the
universe, there are the Five Tathagata Buddhas
who became Buddhas countless kalpas ago; the
four great Buddhas who are practicing actions of
a Bodhisattva in the saha world; the three great
Buddhas who are responsible for the fortune of
human beings, and so on.
The Five Tathagata Buddhas are Sakyamuni
Buddha, Prabhutaratna Buddha, Medicine
Tathagata Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, and
Bomyong Buddha. Although he has attained
Buddhahood for the third time, Chilguji
Bulmowang Buddha Maha Cundi Bodhisattva
has not been included in the Five Tathagatas
because of his role as the Mother of numerous
Buddhas. I tell you definitely that the four
Bodhisattvas such as Manjushri, Samantabhadra,
Avalokiteshvara, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas
are not the Bodhisattvas at all who are qualified
to attain Buddhahood in their next lifetime as
Buddhist teachings and study say now, but they
are the great Buddhas who attained Buddhahood
countless kalpas ago. Those who are responsible
for people's fortune are Bomyong Buddha,
Mountain King Buddha, and Stars Ruling
Tathagata Buddha.
I will also explain to you the truth about
Maitreya Buddha who has been known as the
future Buddha. Maitreya Buddha abides in the
Palace of Tushita. He was in India at the time of
the Buddha; he also came to the world at the time
of Asanga some 900 years after the passing of the
Buddha; he will come again around 3000 years in
the Buddhist Era to revive Buddhist Dharma and
to teach and save sentient beings. His formal
Buddha name is Maitreya Seon-gwang Buddha,
Hyewi-deungwang Buddha, and Boshi-
deunggwang Buddha.
A Buddha is a rare saint who will be
produced once in a kalpa. If it is true, I think
that the process of becoming a Buddha is
very difficult and wretched. Could you please
explain just part of its process?
A Buddha is a universal saint who has become
one with the whole Dharma realm of the universe.
One will become a Buddha when one is
confirmed by the Buddha through extremely
difficult practice and tests. If one is at the stage of
becoming a Buddha who will possess one's own
Buddha Body, one has to come to Jambudvipa as
a human by all means. He will complete his
practice at the Western Pure Land where
Amitabha Buddha abides; he will complete his
practice at the Medicine Pure Land which is the
Buddha-land of Medicine Buddha; and then he
comes to the saha world as a human. He will be
chosen by the Buddha and will practice becoming
a Buddha. The signs that one has completed
practice at these two Pure Lands are no other than
the bracelets and a pearl necklace that a Buddha
Body wears. If one is not a Buddha, one is unable
to tell about it at all.
If a person wants to become a Buddha, he has
to practice for a billion kalpas, and has to
eliminate all sinful karmic hindrance that he has
committed over the countless kalpas of lives.
Also, his three poisons of greed, anger(hatred)
and ignorance and 108 afflictions must be
eradicated without exception. Then all impure
evil and habitual energy must also be eliminated.
Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk and myself
are well aware of such elimination because the
Buddha has performed such operations for us. All
bonds of hatred, evil connections, etc. must be cut
off. Then kindnesses and debts that he has been
indebted over the countless kalpas of lives must
be repaid. He has to practice according to the
Noble Eightfold Path, and must complete the path
of a Bodhisattva by almsgiving, the six paramitas,
etc. and the vows of practice of Samantabhadra.
If a practitioner practices wisdom and blessed
virtues during thousands and tens of thousands of
lives, he will be able to see the Immeasurable
Light, namely Light of the Buddha when he gets
to a certain stage. If he comes to see a billion
kinds of rare Light transparent both inside and
outside, a thick curtain of ignorance that lies in
the depth of the inner side of human beings will
be unveiled; eventually, the four spiritual bodies
will become a complete light mass. Then the
practitioner will become a Bodhisattva of the
utmost supreme stage, possessing the capacity of
a Buddha; he will chant the sacred name of the
Buddha. Then he will receive the empowerment
of the Buddha, enter samadhi of great quiescence,
see the Immeasurable Light which is the gateway
to attaining Buddhahood, and then personally
meet with the Buddha. If the practitioner
experiences the six kinds of shakings within his
body, he can communicate with the Buddha, can
hear the Dharma talks, and can receive guidance
of practice from him. In order to become a
Buddha, he must pass various examinations.
Among the tests of samadhi powers that the Great
Monk and I have experienced, there have been
many gateways such as passing through the caves
of flames or poisonous snakes which endangered
our life, and penetrating a rock as big as a
mountain.
source /An Interview with a Reporter on the Thoughts of Yongsan Buddhism
publication/Hyonjisa, Yongsan Buddhism
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