3. The Holy Mother Buddha  

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From the moment the universe was divided into two opposing states, motion and stillness, the process of creation commenced and has continued endlessly along the flow of time.

•  The Dual Principles (Lưỡng Nghi) divided into the Four Symbols (Tứ Tượng),

•  The Four Symbols (Tứ Tượng) transformed into the Eight Trigrams (Bát Quái),

•  The Eight Trigrams (Bát Quái) evolved infinitely to create the Boundless World ("Càn Khôn Thế Giới").

These represent successive stages of transformation of the original source of life from within the primordial energy of Nothingness.

As these transformations became increasingly complex, clear distinctions emerged between material form and empty space, giving shape to space itself:

"The pure essence rose to become Heaven, while the denser essence descended, condensing to form Earth."

All phenomena of creation — the successive forms taken by the original source of life — arose from the interaction of the Dual Principles, which generate all things.

The miraculous lucidity of the Essence of Nothingness, possessing an awareness of its own, is called the Divine Light of the Supreme Being, shining upon the Dark Essence (primordial chaotic energy) and transforming it into tangible substances.

Thus, the Dual Principles embody the original law of creation in the universe, the Mother of all life, and the source of all Principles.

All principles and governing laws of the universe, in every large and small phenomenon, belong to "Dharma", and the Mother Buddha is the "Dharma", a transformation of the Supreme Being.

Life in the Boundless World is an integral entity, when regarded as the self-existent root, it is known as the Supreme Being, seen as the operational principle, it is called the Mother Buddha.

Therefore, it is also said that:

• The Supreme Being is Buddha (Phật),
• The Mother Buddha is the Dhamar (Pháp),
• The Boundless World is the Sangha (Tăng).