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The Buddha Hall: Blessings from Spiritual Advisors to Kongshan Temple
The Buddha Hall at Kongshan Temple houses the Three Sages of Avataṃsaka (Huayan Trinity). These statues were originally commissioned by Class Director Chien Ching-Feng in 2002. After taking the statues to Taiwan's Fengshan Temple to make offerings to the Master, they were consecrated and empowered by the Master before returning to New York.
In the summer of 2026, the Master further bestowed upon Kongshan Temple a statue of the Six-Armed Protector (Ṣaḍbhuja Mahākāla). This is a Buddha/Bodhisattva statue that the Master personally kept in their small shrine for supplication. Now, with the opportune time and conditions (karma) ripening, it has arrived at Kongshan Temple.
The Master said: "Where this Protector is present, the Dharma teaching of the Great Master Tsongkhapa will surely flourish."
With so many auspicious conditions gathered here at this very moment, how could it possibly not be effective and efficacious?
As long as we share a unified heart and aspiration, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will certainly fulfill our vows.
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