世界和平奖颁奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会联合决议：南无第三世多杰羌佛退回世界佛教教皇册封令和教皇权杖是无效的
早在2018年一月，世界和平奖颁奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会决议，册封南无第三世多杰羌佛为世界佛教教皇，但南无第三世多杰羌佛拒绝接受。世界佛教总部为弘扬正法，利益众生，接收了该册封令和权杖。当世界佛教总部把世界佛教教皇的册封令和教皇权杖，恭呈给南无第三世多杰羌佛时，南无第三世多杰羌佛说：释迦牟尼佛在权杖端头上庄严而坐，我们应该尊敬南无释迦牟尼佛。然后高举过头顶，单手合掌以作恭敬之义。可是，南无第三世多杰羌佛表示祂只是一个惭愧的修行者，坚决不接受这个封授，当即就退回给了两会。
在今年9月23日，世界和平奖颁奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会，作出了最终的联合决议，确定南无第三世多杰羌佛退回册封令和教皇权杖的做法是无效的，南无第三世多杰羌佛从2018年1月31日起即正式升座世界佛教教皇！而且，世界佛教教皇只属于南无第三世多杰佛，其他任何人不得使用，此为永久性不可更变的定论！
世界佛教总部完全认同世界和平奖颁奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会的决议，和对南无第三世多杰羌佛作出的确切论断！总部认定两会作出的决议是十分正确的，是百分之百符合实际的，大家请详见媒体报导中的两会决议。
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世界日报 2020年9月26日报导：
世界和平奖颁奖委员会暨授称委员会：
对H.H.第三世多杰羌佛的世界佛教教皇册封是无可变更的
2020年9月24日，世界和平奖颁奖委员会暨世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会主席Suzi Leggett女士来到世界佛教总部所属的圣迹寺，代表世界和平奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会作出终极宣布：H.H.第三世多杰羌佛退回佛教教皇的册封令和教皇权杖是无效的，世界佛教教皇只能属于H.H.第三世多杰羌佛，任何人无权代替得了！
早在2018年，世界和平奖颁奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会经过详细考察评审，正式册封H.H.第三世多杰羌佛为世界佛教教皇，册封令和教皇权杖由时任两会主席的韩明洙先生签字颁授。但是，让所有人跌破眼镜的是，第三世多杰羌佛对“世界佛教教皇”这个崇高的地位和巨大的荣誉毫无感觉，没有接受这个册封，第三世多杰羌佛说：“佛教界有佛、菩萨、法王、活佛、法师、高僧大德、圣德的称谓，不需要教皇，我是一个惭愧的修行者，担当不了这个重任。”当世界佛教总部把接收到的册封令和教皇权杖呈递给H.H.第三世多杰羌佛以后，H.H.第三世多杰羌佛看到权杖上有南无释迦牟尼佛的座像，当即把教皇权杖举起，高过自己的头顶，以表敬重娑婆佛教教主南无释迦牟尼佛。可没有想到，H.H.第三世多杰羌佛直接将册封令和教皇权杖退回给了世界和平奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会。
在本次的宣布中，Leggett主席说：“几十年来，本会给里根总统、印度圣雄甘地、拉宾总理以及很多国家的总统、总理颁授了世界和平奖，从没有退回的先例， 凡是本会做出的决定并已经实施了的，是十分严肃认真的决定，绝不予以更改。……H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛教皇退回教皇权杖及册封令的做法是不成立的，世界佛教教皇权座只属于H.H.第三世多杰羌佛，其他任何人不得使用，此为永久性不可更变的定论！”由于H.H.第三世多杰羌佛还是拒绝接受，当场，Leggett主席将被H.H.第三世多杰羌佛退回的册封令和教皇权杖，再次交给了世界佛教总部。
莫知尊者代表世界佛教总部，接收了两会册封南无第三世多杰羌佛为世界佛教教皇的册封令及教皇权杖，表态说：“世界佛教总部认为，两会的决定是十分正确英明的！自南无释迦牟尼佛报化以后，就没有一位如佛陀一样统领大众佛教徒的最高领袖，但是，教皇权位必须是非单一佛教派别的领袖有资质担当的，而唯一只有统摄整个佛教的领袖——佛陀。南无第三世多杰羌佛圆满佛教教法，符合各派认证的佛陀标准，符合佛陀本质，符合佛陀内证觉量，仅凭佛陀本质拿杵上座，上超59段，就无人能达到此标准。南无羌佛符合佛陀德境，显密圆通、妙谙五明等，全部符合圆满，实属佛陀觉量。此世界无有第二位佛教圣德具此资质，仅凭发愿一生义务利生，不收供养，圆融无碍，就无有圣德可及。只有南无第三世多杰羌佛，才能担负佛教教皇这一崇圣无比的重担，导正学佛正规的途径。因此，世界佛教总部代表佛教徒们，非常感谢世界和平奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会最终做出的决定。”
下面即是世界和平奖委员会和世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会主席Suzi Leggett宣读的两会联合决议：
对H.H.第三世多杰羌佛的世界佛教教皇册封是无可更变的，本会拒绝退回册封令
当今世界佛教比较混乱，必须有一位绝对佛教领袖来统领指正方向，所有佛教徒都知道，真正世界佛教最高领袖，除了佛陀，任何大菩萨、大法王、大喇嘛、大法师，均不够格位列世界佛教最高领袖权座。特别是，在当今整个佛教界里面参差了许多非真实佛教性的伪假活佛、法师，致使整个世界的佛教陷入了混沌迷乱。
对于传统正规的佛教，也分密宗、显宗、禅宗、净土、大乘、小乘等等几十个宗派，无论哪一个宗派多高的法王、大师也只能统领其自属的宗派，而在自属的宗派体系内，却又混进了大量的伪假活佛、法师，不通经教，纯属外行，而冒称高僧大德，因此，致使释迦牟尼佛创下的正规佛教在不知不觉中掺入了非佛教、甚至邪说的教说，其主要原因是来源于当今没有整个佛教的教主，没有最高掌持正教、正法者。
鉴于各宗派法王、祖师、大师均只能统领自属的宗派，不具备此合格道行证量作为整个佛教的统领，而唯一只有佛陀身份是整个佛教统摄之皇，犹如上帝统摄天主教的一切，予以指导总纲教义。从释迦牟尼佛史至今，世界上真正被所有各大教派认证的佛陀只有一位，就是 H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛，其由各大教派领袖、法王、摄政王、大活佛写的认证书、附议贺函达一百多份，成为史无二人的认证壮举，特别是其实质性的佛陀证量、五明高峰圆满无缺，是整个佛教的第一人，无私德境受人爱敬，其佛陀的本质、体质，也只有H.H.第三世多杰羌佛教皇一人具备，世界上没有第二位佛教高僧大德圆满具备。
「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」主席韩明洙与我，联同「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」共同经过两年的努力，在严格细致审查后正式通过，作出了最终永久不更变性的决定，于2018年1月31日正式颁发世界佛教教皇册封令及教皇权杖予H.H.第三世多杰羌佛，从此，H.H.第三世多杰羌佛即正式升座世界佛教教皇权座。
因此，「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」及「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」在2018年1月正式册封世界佛教教皇为 H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛，但是，当时H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛教皇拒绝接受册封接杖，其理由是：“佛教界有佛、菩萨、法王、活佛、法师、高僧大德、圣德的称谓，不需要教皇，我是一个惭愧的修行者，担当不了这个重任。”鉴于此，世界佛教总部代H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛接受册封，领走了权杖。
但是，H.H.第三世多杰羌佛将此册封文及权杖退回「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」及「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」，「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」及「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」认为，H.H.第三世多杰羌佛退回世界佛教教皇册封令及权杖是不合法度的，「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」及「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」已经是经过了认真严肃审查，决定册封了的佛教教皇，绝不能不严谨而收回，这是两会的决定，而不是H.H.第三世多杰羌佛个人自己能决定的。
几十年来，本会给里根总统、印度圣雄甘地、拉宾总理以及很多国家的总统、总理颁授了世界和平奖，从没有退回的先例， 凡是本会做出的决定并已经实施了的，是十分严肃认真的决定，绝不予以更改。故「世界和平奖颁奖委员会」及「世界和平奖宗教领袖授称委员会」就此事作出终极声明：H.H. 第三世多杰羌佛教皇退回教皇权杖及册封令的做法是不成立的，世界佛教教皇权座只属于H.H.第三世多杰羌佛，其他任何人不得使用，此为永久性不可更变的定论！
祝福世界佛教教皇H.H.第三世多杰羌佛正教兴隆，利益世界！
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附件 3. Asian Journal–The World Peace Prize Awarding Council Together with Religious Leaders Title Awarding_9-26-2020
附件4. Yahoo News 雅虎新闻_The Return of the Pope of Buddhism Scepter by His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III was Rejected_9-27-2020
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The World Peace Prize Awarding Council Together With Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council:
The Conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is Unchangeable
On September 24, 2020, the Chairperson of both the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council Suzi Leggett announced the ultimate resolution of the two Councils at the Holy Miracles Temple of the World Buddhism Association Headquarters: “The return of the conferment decree and the Pope of Buddhism Scepter by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is not effectible. The title, status, and authority of the Pope of Buddhism belong only to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and cannot be exercised by anyone else.”
In 2018, after extensive vetting, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council officially conferred the title of Pope of Buddhism to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The conferment decree and the Pope of Buddhism Scepter was signed and presented by the then Chairperson of the two Councils Han Min Su. Nonetheless, to everyone’s surprise, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was totally unmoved by the noble status and tremendous honor that came with the Pope of Buddhism title, and did not accept the conferment. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III said: “Within the field of Buddhism, there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. There are titles of Dharma kings, rinpoches, Dharma masters, eminent monastics, greatly virtuous persons, and Holy Gurus. There is no need for a Pope. I am a humble cultivator. I am not able to take on such a heavy responsibility.”
When the World Buddhism Association Headquarters presented the conferment decree and the Pope of Buddhism Scepter that they received to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, His Holiness the Buddha saw that there was a seated statuette of Namo Shakyamuni Buddha on the Scepter and immediately raised the Scepter above His own head to show respect to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha, the Lord of Buddhism of the saha world. No one would have anticipated that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III actually returned the conferment decree and Pope Scepter directly to the two Councils.
In today’s announcement, Chairperson Suzi Leggett said: “Over the past several decades, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council has presented the World Peace Prize to President Ronald Reagan, Hon. Mahatma Gandhi, H.E. Yitzhak Rabin, and presidents and prime ministers of other nations. There has never been a precedence of retraction. All determinations made and implemented by our Councils are very solemn, serious, and absolutely cannot be changed…The return of the conferment decree and Scepter of the Pope of Buddhism by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is deemed not effectible. The title, status, and authority of the Pope of Buddhism belong only to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and cannot be exercised by anyone else. This is a permanent and unalterable determination!” Despite the fact that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III still would not accept the conferment, Chairperson Leggett once again presented to the World Buddhism Association Headquarters the conferment decree and Pope Scepter that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III previously returned.
Venerable Mozhi Rinpoche represented the World Buddhism Association Headquarters to receive the conferment decree and Pope Scepter signifying the conferment of the title of Pope of Buddhism by the two Councils to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. He said, “The World Buddhism Association Headquarters considers the decision made by the two Councils to be a remarkably proper and sagacious. Ever since Namo Shakyamuni Buddha entered parinirvana, there has not been a supreme leader who has the authority to guide all Buddhists the same way that the Buddha did. However, the authoritative position of the Pope of Buddhism certainly is not a role that a leader of a single Buddhist sect would have the attributes to fulfill; rather, the Pope must be a leader who has authority over the entirety of Buddhism, namely, a Buddha. Namo H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III holds the perfect teachings of Buddhism and meets the criteria used by all Buddhist sects to recognize a Buddha. His inherent nature is that of a Buddha, His unsurpassed, complete, and perfect enlightenment is that of a Buddha, and His state of virtue is that of a Buddha. Just based the accomplishment of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in Lifting the Pestle onto the Platform, surpassing His own base weight standard by 59 levels, no one can possibly match such a record. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III also has perfect mastery of Exoteric and Esoteric Buddhism, perfect accomplishments in the Five Vidyas, and so forth, all of which truly are attributes of the perfect enlightenment of a Buddha. No other Buddhist Holy Guru in this world possesses such qualities.
“Just by the facts that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III vowed to benefit living beings purely on a voluntary basis and does not accept any offerings throughout His entire life, and that He possesses perfect wisdom and unimpeded accomplishments, no other Holy Guru can be of comparison. Only Namo H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III can take on this immensely noble, holy, and heavy responsibility of the Pope of Buddhism, to properly guide Buddhists onto the correct path of learning Buddhism. Therefore, on behalf of Buddhists, the World Buddhism Association Headquarters thanks the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leader Title Awarding Council for having made the ultimate decision.”
Below is the statement announced by Suzi Leggett, the Chairperson of the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council:
The Conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to
His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is Unchangeable,
The Return of the Conferment Decree is Deemed Not Effectible
The field of Buddhism in today’s world is rather chaotic, there need to be a preeminent Buddhist leader of authority to lead and correctly point Buddhists to the right direction. All Buddhists know that other than a Buddha, no great Bodhisattva, great Dharma king, great lama, or great Dharma master is qualified to hold the title and status of authority to be the world’s highest leader of Buddhism. In particular, the entire field of Buddhism has now been infiltrated by many fake rinpoches and fake Dharma masters who are not true Buddhists. As a result, Buddhism all over the world has fallen into a state of chaos and confusion.
Within the traditions and formal systems of Buddhism, there are several dozen sects, such as Esoteric, Exoteric, Zen, Pure Land, Mahayana, Theravada, and so forth. Regardless of how high the status of a Dharma king or a great master of any school may be, such a person can only lead their own school. Besides, each school of the sectarian system has also been infiltrated by a great number of fake rinpoches and fake Dharma masters. These people are amateurs who do not understand Buddhist teachings in the Sutras; yet they feign to be greatly virtuous people or eminent monastics. Thereupon, gradually and inconspicuously, evil and non-Buddhists teachings have been mixed into authentic Buddhism founded by Shakyamuni Buddha. This is mainly because there is currently no preeminent leader in the entirety of Buddhism. There is no supreme leader of authority to take hold of true Buddhist teachings and true Buddha Dharma.
Since a Dharma king, patriarch, or great master of any school can only lead their own school, none of them is eligible, either in virtue or realization power, to be the authoritative leader of the entirety of Buddhism. Only a Buddha can be the King of the entirety of Buddhism and the authority in all Buddhist teachings and principles, in the same way the God in Christianity has authority over the entirety of Catholicism. Ever since Buddhist history in this world began with Shakyamuni Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the only Buddha who has truly been recognized by all major sects of Buddhism. A total of more than 100 documents of recognitions, corroborations, and congratulations have been formally issued by Buddhist leaders, Dharma kings, regent Dharma kings and great rinpoches of all major sects. Such a feat of recognition has never been achieved by anyone else in the history of Buddhism.
In particular, the Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first person in Buddhism to possess substantive holy realization power of a Buddha and perfectly flawless accomplishments at the pinnacle of the Five Vidyas. His selfless state of virtue is revered by all. His Holiness the Pope of Buddhism is also the one and only who possesses the inherent nature and physical constitution of a Buddha that no other eminent Buddhist monastic or virtuous person in this world has so perfectly attained.
After the Chairpersons of the World Peace Prize Awarding Council Han Min Su and myself, as well as the World Peace Prize Religious Leader Title Awarding Council spent two years vigorously examining all evidences in great detail, we have formally made the ultimate, permanent, and irreversible determination that on January 31, 2018, the conferment decree and the Scepter of the Pope of Buddhism were to be presented to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. That date signified the official ascent of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to the authoritative throne of the Pope of Buddhism.
The World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council had officially conferred the title of the Pope of Buddhism to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in January 2018. However, at that time, the Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III refused to accept the conferment decree and the Pope Scepter, stating His reasons being: “Within the field of Buddhism, there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. There are titles of Dharma kings, rinpoches, Dharma masters, eminent monastics, greatly virtuous persons, and Holy Gurus. There is no need for a Pope. I am a humble cultivator. I am not able to take on such a heavy responsibility.” In light of this, the World Buddhism Association Headquarters took the liberty to accept the conferment decree and the Pope Scepter for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
However, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III returned the conferment decree and Pope Scepter to the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council. The two Councils deem the return of the conferment decree and Scepter to be unjustifiable. The conferring of the title of Pope of Buddhism was a determination reached by both Councils after serious and solemn vetting, and the conferment has already been implemented. Under no circumstances can we be so lacking in rigorousness to accept the return of the conferment. This decision has been made by the two Councils. This is not a decision for H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to make on his own.
Over the past several decades, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council has presented the World Peace Prize to President Ronald Reagan, Hon. Mahatma Gandhi, and H.E. Yitzhak Rabin, and presidents and prime ministers of other nations. There has never been a precedence of retraction. All determinations made and implemented by our Councils are very solemn, serious, and absolutely cannot be changed. Therefore, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council hereby issue our ultimate statement regarding this matter as follows: The return of the conferment decree and Scepter of the Pope of Buddhism by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is deemed not effectible. The title, status, and authority of the Pope of Buddhism belong only to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, and cannot be exercised by anyone else. This is a permanent and unalterable determination!
We wish that under the Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, true Buddhism will greatly flourish, and the world will be greatly benefitted!
Attachment 1. World Journal世界日报- 世界和平奖颁奖委员会暨授称委员会- 对H.H.第三世多杰羌佛的世界佛教教皇册封是无可变更的_9-26-2020
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Attachment 3. Asian Journal–The World Peace Prize Awarding Council Together with Religious Leaders Title Awarding_9-26-2020
Attachment 4. Yahoo News 雅虎新闻_The Return of the Pope of Buddhism Scepter by His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III was Rejected_9-27-2020
Attachment 5. Some of the News Media Coverage on the Pope of Buddhism His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III 对南无羌佛佛教教皇的部分媒体报导
