Since we announced the completion of the Holy Test, this Headquarters has received some feedback. We will now give solemn and decisive answers to some critical questions in it.
First, we must note incisively that no one is an eighth-stage Bodhisattva or above in the over one thousand people who took the Array Formation Holy Test. The reason is quite simple. If one is an eight-stage Bodhisattva or above, one does not need to take part in the Holy Test anymore because one will already be a Great Holy-and-virtuous One of Gold Button Level 3.
Next, anyone who has passed the levels of Blue Button cannot be called holy and virtuous. Anyone who is an incarnation of a Bodhisattva or an Arahat is at least at the Gold Button levels!
Therefore, no matter if you are a master or disciple, this Headquarters must solemnly point out that if you say something like “that certain master could be a Bodhisattva of a certain stage, but because they are very humble, they didn’t do all they could and just received the level of Blue Button on purpose,” or if you say “that certain master is a great holy virtuous one and can give inner-tantric initiations, but they saved some room in the Holy Test in which they got to the level of Blue Button and purposely did not fetch the levels of Gold Button to make other masters look good,” and so on, your sayings will be self-conflicting. When they failed the exam, they all felt terrible. Otherwise, why would they try to take a second chance? Ultimately, they worked all they could but still failed at the same stage they failed the first time. Those who fabricated such lies are devils in the form of a man. They have committed the sins of icchantika and will attract bad retributions because what they did is a direct insult to the Guru of the Seven Buddhas—Dharma Prince Manjushri!
You must understand that Manjushri Bodhisattva only goes by principles for all those who take the Holy Test, whether they have a mindset of fighting as hard as they can or a humbled and reserved attitude. He does not check what kind of disposition you had for the exam. When facing Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, there are no personal emotions to cling to. That is why the following couplets were hung at the gate of the exam by the formation site: “Your level revealed is what your level is exactly, so do not think your level would be any higher,” and “Your weight shown will be whatever you weigh, so there is no way you can add weight.” Another pair of couplets also says: “What is true cannot be made false, in which case moving Mt. Taishan is as easy as moving a plate;” and “What is false cannot be made true, and getting a test result higher than what you are is harder than climbing the sky.”
If a master is a Bodhisattva but takes the exam with a reserved attitude, then they are making a shameless insult to Manjushri Bodhisattva! The divination by Manjushri cleromancy has never missed one in over one thousand tries since the beginning of the Holy Test. That is because there is only the principle of accuracy, not allowing for a sliver of error. Even if you want to be reserved and take the exam humbly, Manjushri Bodhisattva only does it by the principles. He measures the levels of achievement and dharma power one has, then tells the result exactly accordingly. Anyone who thinks the Bodhisattva can go without the principle is an evil demon who slanders Manjushri Bodhisattva!
Everyone who has taken part in the Holy Test knows that the candidate must first do the divination by Manjushri Cleromancy by themself on the exam site. After the divination finishes, no one, including him or herself, can see the result. Then, the candidate enters the exam of the array formation. After the array formation exam is over, the candidate opens the box of divination by Manjushri Cleromancy by themself and examines to see if the result of the Divination by Manjushri Cleromancy is consistent with the result from the exam by formation. Afterward, all the seven holy ones and ten witnesses who proctor the exam and are present on-site go and examine the divination by Manjushri Cleromancy to check whether it is consistent with the test result from the array formation one by one. Therefore, only the following three conditions can happen:
After the test candidate has finished divination, they fight very hard but end up dying in the formation to end the exam. Then, the candidate opens the box of the Divination by Manjushri Cleromancy. The result must exactly be the same as that from the exam of array formation, which proves the test candidate did not reserve anything in the exam;
After the test candidate has finished the divination, they enter the exam of the array formation. Since the candidate has passed a certain level in the exam, they proactively request to stop and not be tested further. At that time, the candidate opens the box of the divination by Manjushri Cleromancy; if the result from the Divination by Manjushri Cleromancy is the same as that from the exam of array formation, then it proves the candidate can only reach that level and cannot get to any level higher. That also shows that the candidate did not reserve themself in the exam;
After the candidate has done the divination, they enter the exam of the array formation. Since the candidate has passed a certain level, they proactively request to stop and not be tested further. At that time, the candidate opens the divination box by Manjushri Cleromancy and examines the result. If the result from the Manjushri Cleromancy is higher than that from the array formation, it says the candidate did not try their best. Manjushri Bodhisattva only follows the Buddha and speaks the truth and facts with no falsity. He only goes by the principle of presenting the level that exactly matches what the candidate has.
However, the third situation has never happened in all the Headquarters exams. That is, no one who took the exam was reserved!
Therefore, we warn those cheating, evil demons now. Repent and correct yourselves. Stop exaggerating the facts or faking things to deceive people. If you aren’t a good person and don’t cultivate yourselves well, your master or yourself will be called to take the Vajra Array exam. We will videotape the exam so that people can see how pathetic you and your master are!
All Buddhist disciples! Exaggerations and cheating cannot make you a holy and virtuous person. On the contrary, they reveal your tracks as an evil master, a cheater, and a demon. It is foolish, ignorant, low-class, and pitiful! The only way for you to go is to sincerely and respectfully listen to the Dharma discourses of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, to learn well the books Learning from Buddha and Expounding the Absolute Truth Through Heart Sutra, to examine yourself with the 128 evil and erroneous views at all times, to cultivate yourself steadily and surely according to the two major mind essences in the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation, to do all that is good and don’t do anything evil, and to practice well the Buddha Dharma transmitted by the Buddha. That is the only way to become holy and virtuous and attain liberation and achievement!
World Buddhism Association Headquarters
March 18, 2017
(Eric Huang worked on translating this public announcement from Chinese to English. It was last updated on 2024-06-05.)
