The World Buddhism Association Headquarters (WBAH) recently added HQ Announcement 20200101 to their website, which talks about recent tests to determine who is an incarnation of a Great Bodhisattva and who is not. In that article, a student asks if another student who claims to be such a Bodhisattva has the ability to eliminate the pandemic as he claims. Others have asked what the Buddha Master is doing about this crisis as well. The following is a quote from that article:
“How can the people you mentioned be considered holy persons? Even in the most unlikely circumstance that they happened to be a holy person, they still do not possess the ability to eliminate the pandemic. When the plague was rampant in Wuhan, China and the city was in lockdown, His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III openly imparted Dharma on January 30, 2020 that was recorded, in which His Holiness the Buddha said that He would pray and bestow blessings for the quick elimination of COVID-19; and that everyone could rest assured. You must have respectfully listened to that audio recorded Dharma discourse already. Sure enough, the COVID-19 virus has basically been suppressed in Wuhan now; the city has officially reopened, and people are back to work. But outbreaks have also started in many other countries in the world in recent months. Holy Gurus have collectively beseeched H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to once again bestow blessings so that people may safely get past the pandemic. Namo H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III said He would give His all to pray but that He also felt very humbled. He said the government has placed great importance on the situation, and there will be very good medicine to treat the pandemic; and people will be safe.”
“Namo H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III also said specifically that the COVID-19 pandemic was induced by causality, and therefore it must be managed through causality. Retributions are induced by causality like a shadow following its subject. One reaps the effect of the cause one planted. It is the responsibility of Buddhists to continue to pray, chant scriptures, and do good deeds. But everyone must rely on the rescue efforts by the nations, such as planting the causes of prevention and treatment, including quarantine, wearing masks, social distancing, etc. This is preventing people to plant the causes of transmitting the virus to one another. Following the arrangements devised by the government will reap the effect of minimizing the infection of the COVID-19 virus. Rest assured. The pandemic will subside for sure. It is due to causality that such a pandemic happened. Although the plague cannot be eradicated completely, at least there will not be major problems. Nations will be prosperous, and society will be peaceful. That will certainly be the development.”
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