Recent announcements from the World Buddhism Association Headquarters explained in some detail how you can “Put the Three Demon-Detecting Mirrors in Use” to determine who is and who is not a holy being and what sort of master they should follow. You should know that many very famous lamas, rinpoches, and monks are not holy beings at all. Do not assume that a high title indicates anything. You need to investigate how they live, act, and whether they meet the criteria for being a holy person. In this “Dharma-Ending Age”, some so-called holy beings may actually be demons.
Evil View No. 18: Acknowledging that famous lamas and famous monks are definitely people of great holiness and virtue. Whenever those with this view meet a famous lama or famous monk, they conclude that he is as a holy monk or a person of great holiness and virtue. What is meant by the terms famous lama or famous monk? They are a type of eminent monastic who has great fame or who is regarded around the world as being amazing. Those with this view conclude that such monastics are people of great holiness and virtue. In reality, such monastics might be people of holy virtue, and they also might not be people of holy virtue. There are even some extremely famous dharma kings of Buddhism who actually are ordinary beings.
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