{"id":78941,"date":"2008-06-21T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-22T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/?p=78941"},"modified":"2025-08-14T07:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:42:52","slug":"a-wild-squirrel-offered-avocadoes-to-h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/a-wild-squirrel-offered-avocadoes-to-h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii\/the-treasure-book-h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wild Squirrel Offered Avocadoes to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Wild Squirrel Offered Avocadoes to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reposted from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III <\/em>\u00a0p.161-162<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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 \u00a0 In the afternoon of April 24th, 2000, disciple Long Zhi,1<\/a><\/sup> and Juehai walked along the swimming pool with H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu Holiest Tathagata in the outer area of the mandala. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III pointed to an avocado tree and said, \u201cI want everyone to try the fruits.\u201d So H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III told Long Zhi to get a fruit catcher. Long Zhi looked around and didn\u2019t find one. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III said, \u201cWe have to pick some avocados.\u201d Right after H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III spoke these words, a brown squirrel came down from an old pine tree. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III told everyone, \u201cDon\u2019t chase the squirrel away. It came to help.\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The squirrel climbed up the avocado tree and started looking for avocados. It started to use all of its skills by jumping from branch to branch, hanging upside down, and sometimes holding on to a branch with just one paw to locate the avocados. It was hard to see the green avocados amongst the very bushy green leaves. But the squirrel was able to distinguish them and delivered the avocados one by one. In less than ten minutes, the squirrel delivered six avocados. H.H. Buddha Master said that was enough. So Long Zhi told the squirrel: \u201cHey, squirrel, you have been working hard. Your offering has built up plenty of merit. It is enough.\u201d The squirrel stopped and stayed on the branch. It looked at H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III with both paws held together. These six avocados were offerings to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III by the squirrel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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\t\t

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A wild squirrel learned dharma under H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The above photograph shows the six avocadoes that the squirrel picked from a tree and offered to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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These six avocadoes have been preserved as specimens. This text is copied from the explanation on the specimen box.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 When H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was about to leave, the squirrel did one prostration in front of the Buddha Master and slowly departed. Since then, the nuns who live at the holy mandala watch squirrels climbing on the avocado tree but never see the avocados being picked anymore as offerings.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dragon fish stood up on the water to show their respect for His Holiness. Animals offered fruits to His Holiness. Cases like these can hardly be found among other dharma kings and eminent monks in history.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The story of the squirrel offering six avocados to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III recorded by Long Zhi and Juehai is totally true. If it is not true, we will be responsible for all resulting bad karma. If it is true, the merits will be dedicated to all living beings in the six realms of reincarnation. May they be able to listen to true Buddha-dharma from H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.<\/p>

Long Zhi<\/p>

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Footnotes<\/h3>

1<\/sup> Here and below the word <\/em>Long Zhi refers to H.E. Denma Tsemang II. \u21a9<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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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\u00ab The Treasure Book\u00a0H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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