【Thus I Heard】 - 56 Living Buddha Lian-sheng showed his ''Large Sacred Black Pills'' which are a lineage token bestowed on him personally by the 16th Karmapa.

(Special thanks to Master Lianning and Master Lianjie who provided pictures taken on the spot.)
【Organized and reported by Master Liandan, translated by TBTTs】

Jun. 10, 2015, at nightfall, while Living Buddha Lian-sheng was speaking with disciples about the Kagyu Karmapa's sacred black crown and various deeds of the Patriarch Milarepa, he suddenly had an idea. He brought out sacred black pills bestowed on him by the 16th Karmapa as the lineage token and showed them to the disciples. He also explained that the sacred black pills carry the blessing power of the lineage of the Kagyu Karmapas as they were created from water distilled from the axe which Kagyu Patriarch Milarepa used to construct four shapes of houses representing calamity eradication, enrichment, harmonization, and subjugation while under Patriarch Marpa's teaching and guidance.

These large sacred black pills have been placed on the Living Buddha's shrine and worshipped. Countless black ''descendent'' pills were subsequently born from them.

Just as Living Buddha Lian-sheng was talking about the amazing lineage and opening the exquisite sealed box containing the lineage token ''large sacred black pills'' a flock of crows happened to fly over. This was another spiritual response of the incredible ''large sacred black pills.''

Then, right on the spot, compassionate Living Buddha Lian-sheng recognized the occurrence of a wonderful dharma affinity and bestowed one ''descendant'' pill to every fortunate disciple who was there. Living Buddha Lian-sheng then swallowed a ''descendent sacred black pill'' and all the disciples who had received a ''descendent sacred black pill'' also swallowed their own pill. From this time on, the disciples must chant ''kar-ma-pa-chen-no'' in order to maintain the continuity of their good fortune.

Living Buddha Lian-sheng stated that, according to the saying of the Kagyu lineage, the pills can ''revive the dead'' and ''guarantee rebirth in the pure land.'' If one cannot be ''revived from death'' then one is guaranteed to be ''reborn in the pure land!''

As the disciples possessing adequate merits received the sacred black pills, they all felt they had received a very precious treasure.
They were all grateful to Living Buddha Lian Sheng for compassionately bestowing this treasure on them.
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[Excerpt] Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu Corpus the 86th book - The Magnificent Lights and Shadows, Vajrayana Sacred Black Pills.

The functions of the Vajrayana Sacred Black Pills are as follows:
Protecting the holder - Many Tibetans carried the sacred black pills while fleeing from Tibet. They can protect the holder from danger.

Curing illnesses - Taking the pills can cure many hard to cure illnesses.

Blessing - Swallowing the pills is equivalent to being blessed by a living buddha. A seed of liberation is planted that creates a cause of becoming a buddha. As the result, one will reach buddhahood.

Creating affinity - By casting the black pills into a river, all creatures in the water will have affinity with buddha. They acquire lasting benefits. Casting the pills into a lake or ocean, or giving them to other animals will achieve the same effect.

Enhancing merits - By giving the pills to others one's merits will increase and the karmic obstacles of both the giver and receiver will be eradicated.

Someone once asked me,
''Living Buddha Lian-sheng, do you have sacred black pills?''

''I not only have small sacred black pills, but also have eight mother pills that were made personally by the Karmapa. I did not collect them intentionally. Instead, the 16th Karmapa bestowed them to me in person. I have never shown them.''

''Will Living Buddha Lian-sheng show us the eight mother pills?''

''I will when the time is right.''

I originally placed the eight mother pills behind a horizontal inscribed board of my Buddhist shrine in my home in Taiwan, because I felt nowhere else in the home was suitable for them. The last time I returned to Taiwan I secretly took them down, put them inside a valuable marble box, and brought them back to the United States. Currently they are in the ''Palace of Boundless Dharma Realm.''

I suspect that there are fewer living buddhas under the dharma seat of the Karmapa than mother pills I have in my hand!

The mother pills are the most profound gift from the 16th Karmapa. The entire Kagyu lineage is hidden in the eight speechless mother pills. At the moment I opened the box and looked at them, there was, in my mind, a perfect and complete integration.

''Will Living Buddha Lian-sheng's mother pills produce new pills?''
''One who has great accomplishments, whose karmic obstacles and contaminations have been eradicated, and who is deeply sincere and respectful to the Karmapa will naturally be able to produce 'descendent' pills.''

I went on to say, ''The blessing power produced from Living Buddha Lian-sheng has the great ability of Kar-ma-pa-xi-hum. The great supernatural power of Living Buddha Lian-sheng has long been able to reach heaven, earth, and all ten directions unobstructedly. A true and authentic great supernatural being and a great secret master is not only a Vajrayana practitioner, but also in spiritual union with the Six Yogas and Mahamudra, and may even be an enlightened one.''

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