{"id":69928,"date":"2018-03-04T02:21:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T02:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huazangsi.org\/en\/?p=69928"},"modified":"2018-03-04T02:21:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T02:21:12","slug":"answer-17-on-day-17-of-the-lunar-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/answer-17-on-day-17-of-the-lunar-year\/buddhist-books\/important-replies-from-holy-virtuous-ones-and-eminent-monastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Answer 17 On Day 17 of the Lunar year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Answer 17 On Day 17 of the Lunar year<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Great magicians make magic using lighting, laser, chemistry, and so on. They can even build an earthquake house where people would not be able to keep balance while standing. They can let an airplane or automobile vanish or appear. However, no great magician can ever do the following: have someone personally write something on a sheet of paper; lay the paper on a table in front of a crowd, who watches and guards it carefully; that magician stands at a distance and invites a Bodhisattva to transform the paper into a rainbow light that disappears in the sky. Only a Bodhisattva with the status of Tremendously Holy Virtue can accomplish this. Even Arhats are unable to do this.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You should know that \u201csending a petition\u201d and \u201cburning a petition\u201d are two different matters. \u201cSending a petition\u201d is to write the petition document on a sheet of paper on the spot. Without using fire, while the disciples are chanting \u201cOm Ah Hum,\u201d this sheet of paper will transform into rainbow light and fly away without leaving a trace. On the other hand, \u201cburning a petition\u201d is to burn the petition in flame. Any one of you can do that.<\/p>

Inquiry Center of the World Buddhism Association Headquarters
Written on behalf of great holy virtuous ones to answer questions raised
March 4, 2018<\/p>

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\u00ab Important Replies from Holy Virtuous Ones and Eminent Monastics<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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