An Interview with a Reporter on the Thoughts of Yongsan Buddhism-9

I understand that many Buddhists come to
Hyonjisa from across the country at the time
of the Dharma assembly of the Great Monk.
Could you please tell us at this opportunity if
Hyonjisa has a special difference from other
temples.


  When there is a Dhrama talk at Hyonjisa, some
1000 Buddhists attend from across the country at
all times.  Buddhists even come to attend our
assemblies,crossing the waters from Jejudo and
Japan. Speaking about the difference from other
temples in a word, Hyonjisa is the only temple
that has the perfect Three Treasures, namely the
Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

  First, Hyonjisa is the only temple in the world
where the Nosana Buddha who is the Reward
Body Buddha (the original Buddha) of Sakyamuni
Buddha abides all the time and manifests himself.
Transformation   Body   Buddhas  of  Sakyamuni
Buddha abide in some of other temples, but the
Reward  Body  Buddha does not abide there.
Moreover,  there  are  temples  where  even a
Transformation  Body  Buddha does not abide.

  Second,  Hyonjisa is the temple where the two
Great  Monks who have attained  Buddhahood
reside.  So we receive the teachings directly from
the original Buddha, namely Sakyamuni Buddha.
As   we   open  the assembly  of  the  Buddha,
Hyonjisa is the only temple of the true Dharma
in the saha world that has completely succeeded
the Dharma lineage of the Buddha.  Consequently,
Hyonjisa possesses the Dharma treasure  (法寶)
perfectly.

  Third,  Hyonjisa is the only temple in the world
where Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk, the
final body of Noble Disciple Kasyapa, and Great
Monk Jajae Manhyon, the final body of  Noble
Disciple Ananda, have attained Buddhahood in
this life; and where they bring up their disciples,
and teach and save sentient beings.  The monks of
Hyonjisa are taught to obey the pure precepts
strictly, more so than in any other temple in the
world.  They do not eat even milk, yogurt, or
bread.  They are also taught to practice filial piety,
love  of the nation, respect for their teachers,
compassion, and beneficial actions to others
which constitute the main thought of Buddhism.
On the occasion of the Buddha's Birthdays,
Hyonjisa has actually presented citations with
gifts to those who practiced filial piety to their
parents, and has made donations for the needy
neighbors both at home and abroad for three
years.  We have taken the initiative not only in
words but also in action.  Consequently, some 20
monks of Hyonjisa are the saints who have
escaped from transmigration, and there are also a
number of Bodhisattvas of the Western Pure Land.
Hyonjisa has the perfect Sangha Treasure (僧寶)
as I have mentioned above.


   If  one who has attained Buddhahood has
appeared in the country, it is a very joyous
occasion  to  celebrate  not  only  in  the
Buddhist circles, but also  for the country and
for the world, Could you please personally
tell   us   a  few  words  about the two Great
Monks?

   If one who has attained   Buddhahood has
appeared in  this country,this is the greatest
occasion  to celebrate since the dawn of history in
Korea; and it is a most extraordinary event
throughout the world.  It is because a Buddha is a
rare universal saint who can be born about once
in  a  kalpa.   In fact, Noble   Disciple   Subhuti
(Myongsang Buddha)    and    Noble    Disciple
Shariputra (Hwagwang Buddha) have attained
Buddhahood respectively in China and Korea, but
they did not appear and just entered great nirvana.
The   Buddha    has   made   an  extraordinary
declaration through the preface of my book about
the Great Monk  Gwangmyong Manduk and Jajae
Manhyon of  Hyonjisa.   As the Buddha has already
declared,  I think  I should tell you of the true story
personally in my own words now. Guarantee on
my attainment of Buddhahood as stated in the
Lotus Sutra was realized in January 2000; I, Jajae
Manhyon have accomplished the greatest wish of
my lifetime.  Also,  Great   Monk  Gwangmyong
Manduk had attained Buddhahood one year and
several months before me.  I would like to tell you
that Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk as the
Dharma Prince of Buddha the World-Honoured
has a very high status in the realm of the Buddhas.
As I have previously explained, I was the final
body of Noble Disciple Ananda at the time of the
assembly of the Spirit Mountain, and Great Monk
Gwangmyong Manduk the final body of  Kasyapa.
This is all true.  This is the truth indeed.


source /An Interview with a Reporter on the Thoughts of Yongsan Buddhism
publication/Hyonjisa, Yongsan Buddhism

An Interview with a Reporter on the Thoughts of Yongsan Buddhism-8

 In    most  Buddhist temples,   salvation
services  for the deceased parents   and
ancestors  to heaven are being performed at
present.   I understand that   Hyonjisa also
emphasizes the salvation  service.  Please tell
us what differences there  are between the
salvation service  of the  true Dharma  of
Hyonjisa and that of other temples?



  The salvation service is the highest filial piety
of sending to heavens the spiritual bodies of one's
deceased    parents and ancestors   who are
extremely suffering, after having fallen inton the
evil destinies such as hell, animals,  etc.  Those
who wish to realize a great purpose in the world
and further to attain a great achievement through
practice must put this filial piety into practice.
While his ancestors are suffering, how can a
person alone live a happy life?  If you look around
yourselves carefully, you will realize how happily
those who are devoted to their ancestors live.

   But unfortunately the salvation services which
are being performed in other temples at present
cannot  actually save  deceased  parents  and
ancestors to heaven. I will tell you the reasons.  In
order to save the deceased spirits, they must be
brought to the place where the Dharma seat is,
but the problem is that the monk who performs
the salvation service does not have such power as
the Buddha.  No one is aware of where the
deceased parents and ancestors have gone after
passing away; where and how can the monk bring
the deceased spirits who have gone to the realms
of hell, hungry ghosts, or animals? Also, if a
monk wants to save deceased spirits to heaven, he
must  have the ability to bring  Ksitigarbha
Bodhisattva to the Dharma seat for a salvation
service, but if he is not a Buddha, he is unable to
do so.  Searching and bringing the deceased spirits,
and salvation to the deva realm are so difficult
like  this.  Consequently, perfect salvation  to
heaven  cannot be realized with the salvation
services held in other temples at present.

  The salvation services held at  Hyonjisa  are
supervised by  the Buddha.  When the Buddha
cannot  be present,  Ksitigarbha   Bodhisattva
supervises instead.   As a result,  every time a
salvation service is held, the status of deceased
spirits  is normally promoted by one grade. No
salvation service is supervised by the Buddha
anywhere in   the  world   besides   Hyonjisa.
Hyonjisa  has  already saved tens of thousands of
deceased spirits to heavens from the evil realms. I
can sum up the special features and strong points
of historically unprecedented salvation services of
Hyonjisa as follows:

①  Our salvation service is the only one in the
global village that is supervised by the Buddha,
and that the Great Monk who has attained
Buddhahood searches anf brings the deceased
spirits personally;  attends the service; and says
prayers of blessings. He saves at a time around 80
deceased spirits of the ancestors within the four
family lines and the above four generations of the
father's and mother's sides of the person himself
and his spouse.

② The Great Monk makes clear where these
spirits are at  the moment (hells, forlorn
wandering spirits, animals, etc.) after passing
away, and completes searching and bringing them
to our temple for a salvation service.


③   The     Buddha    washes   away    karmic
hindrance of those who are present as well as the
family representative of  a salvation  service,
thinking  highly of his filial piety.

④   The  Buddha sends holy multitudes to the
house  of   the  representative and cleans  it up
spiritually.

⑤   The  Buddha  completely saves  all the
deceased spirits of the family to heavens through
four salvation services.

⑥  After a week or so, the family representative
can confirm the results where the deceased spirits
have been saved after going through special re-
examination.

⑦   Impure energy left behind by the deceased
spirits in the place where a salvation service was
held will be cleaned up, and contrarily the temple
hall will be far purer than before.


   I understand that the Great Monk strongly
recommends    prenatal    education    that
Avalokiteshvara has taught for cultivation of
men of ability of this country.  What is the
difference between prenatal education by
virtue of   Avalokiteshvara  and ordinary
prenatal education?

   Avalokiteshvara prenatal education is a method
of prenatal   education   that   Avalokiteshvara
manifested and has asked me to spread far and
wide. This has distinctly been based on the
Gateway  to Every Direction  Manifested by
Avalokiteshvara in the Lotus Sutra.  The different
kinds of prenatal educations  that have been
performed in different countries have all been
prenatal educations by self-power, but the main
difference is that the prenatal education by virtue
of Avalokiteshvara is a prenatal education by
other power that receives immeasurable awesome
spiritual powers of Avalokiteshvara.

  Prenatal education by virtue of Avalokiteshvara
is an innovative prenatal education method on a
higher level that can produce the pillar of a nation
with both excellent ability and saintly personality
by karmic hindrance of the spiritual bodies in an
embryo child  (a fetus)  being washed away by
Avalokiteshvara.

    The method is first to read the Gateway to
Every  Direction Manifested by Avalokiteshvara;
next    to    read    or     recite       Buljongshim
Avalokiteshvara Mo-dharani; and then to recite
Gwanse-um Bosal (Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva).  The
simplest way is to chant Avalokiteshvara (Gwanse-
um Bosal in Korean), passing her hand over her belly
whenever she has time; and pray to have such
such child that the mother wishes.

   The    prenatal    education    by  virtue    of
Avalokiteshvara is an epochal prenatal education
method that can promote development of our
nation by bringing up the most competitive men
of ability in the country where it is poor in natural
resources.  Hence, this prenatal education is what
the nation has to recommend in the positive
manner.   Also, our education policy must be
changed daringly to the direction of laying stress
on prenatal education  and children-oriented
education from now on.



source /An Interview with a Reporter on the Thoughts of Yongsan Buddhism
publication/Hyonjisa, Yongsan Buddhism