{"id":1497,"date":"2021-04-27T09:01:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T01:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fazho.org\/deities"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T07:28:27","slug":"ceremony-hall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fazho.org\/en\/ceremony-hall","title":{"rendered":"Ceremony Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”64″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” id=”main-deities” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

White Maha Padmakumara<\/h3>\n

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His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng<\/p>\n

In the 1940s to 1950s, the world was in a post-war state of materialistic deficiency and in need of reconstruction. His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng grew up in a deprive environment such as this. In those days, people struggled to survive, and His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng was thus stirred into proactive pursuit for religious exploration on a spiritual level. With his talent in writing and drawing, he went on to become a dharmar\u0101jan author publishing writing and painting to spread the Buddhist ideals.<\/p>\n

His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng explored, experienced and gleaned wisdom from various religions from Christianity, Daoism, soulology, Exoteric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism. With his deeply integral connection with Esoteric Buddhism, His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng devoted many years to the Buddhist practice and received the tantric empowerment of the Red School, White School, Yellow School and Flower School masters of the Esoteric Buddhism along with their heritage items. He has witnessed the Grand Double Lotus Lake in Western Paradise as a dharma practicing achievement, as well as seeing his previous life as the White Maha Padmakumara. His heritage originates from Vairocana Buddha, hence the title of Fundamental Heritage and Lian-Sheng.<\/p>\n

With the belief that \u201cThe Buddha within me is not a faraway solitary star but one that misses and embraces all sentient beings,\u201d His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng founded the True Buddha School in Seattle, the US, in 1983, to pass on the teachings of Esoteric Buddhism. He had his head shaved and became a Buddhist in 1986.<\/p>\n

“I came for the wisdom that shall guide the populace to Buddha,” and that was His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng\u2019s intention, namely, to advocate Buddhist dharma, lead all sentient beings onto the right path and comfort them with the grace of Buddhist dharma.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Thousand-armed Thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva<\/h3>\n
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Thousand-armed Guanyin Pledges a Noble Wish of Saving the Humanity<\/p>\n

So the story goes that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva first vows to deliver all sentient beings to enlightenment, but seeing that the number of people that needed to belifted out of their suffering had not diminished, the deity became so distressed about the reality going against her wishes, and her head is shattered into ten pieces and her body fragmented into a thousand pieces. Fortunately, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva received tantric empowerment from Amit\u0101bha and is thus protected and transforms into a body of 11 faces and one thousand eyes and one thousand arms. In her new physical form, she goes on to pledge the grand wish of saving all sentient beings.<\/p>\n

Thousand-armed Thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva\u2019s most renowned mantra is the Great Compassion Mantra, and it is said that chanting \u201cWitnessing with thousand eyes and protecting with thousand arms\u201d shall abate disasters, bring your opponent to surrender, expand one\u2019s good fortune, create harmonious interpersonal relationships and increase wisdom.<\/p>\n

Fazho Retreat Center intends to draw strength from the divine power of His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, have Thousand-armed Thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on the side for her supporting power, with a view to model after her pledge of saving the sentient beings and protecting the practitioners of True Buddha School.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Amoghapasa Bodhisattva<\/h3>\n
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Amoghapasa is also written as Amogha-p\u0101\u015ba in Sanskrit. Her Chinese names include “\u4e0d\u7a7a\u7f82\u7d22\u83e9\u85a9, \u4e0d\u7a7a\u738b\u89c0\u4e16\u97f3\u83e9\u85a9, \u4e0d\u7a7a\u5ee3\u5927\u660e\u738b\u83e9\u85a9, \u4e0d\u7a7a\u6089\u5730\u738b\u83e9\u85a9, \u4e0d\u7a7a\u7f82\u7d22\u83e9”, and is one of the seven Guanyins in the Guanyin Court.<\/p>\n

This Bodhisattva is known to love, protect, and guide all sentient beings with her lasso of compassion to the pure land of Buddhism and that all wishes one may have be granted. Her greatest vow lies with her “lasso” and “infallible.” She is able to eradicate calamities, empower, love and respect, and subjugation.<\/p>\n

The Amoghapasa Bodhisattva statute stands dignified at 120 cm, in full-color gold cast, adorned with many jewelries. In 2014, His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng performed the enlightening ceremony on the statute. It is hoped that those who come to pray to the statute will have their wishes granted.<\/p>\n

Amoghapasa Bodhisattva has three heads and four arms, with three eyes and four arms on each side.<\/p>\n