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2011 Awards

2011 Awards

Top Honor Prize

His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III, recognized by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council for His selfless devotion to an immensely wide scope of healing and rescue-relief activities directed at people from different communities throughout the world. The wisdom and benevolence of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III embrace all races, ethnicities, cultures and religions: bringing beneficence, peace and equality to all. Wherever His Holiness the Buddha goes, His Holiness brings unity amongst people through His own humility and compassion. His continual contributions to humanity has proven to be a living example of the benevolent spirit of a Buddha, setting a model of humanitarian practices for all to emulate. His Holiness the Buddha is also a distinguished artist. Through teachings and practices, art and poetry, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has pointed out a bright path of non-violence, charity, and love for humanity. His Holiness the Buddha has received numerous awards including the United States Presidential Gold Award for His outstanding contributions to arts, medicine, ethics, Buddhism and spiritual leadership and to American society. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first Buddhist leader to be awarded the World Peace Prize in the organization’s 20 years history. (……more)

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Since 1989

Founder Hon. Robert Leggett with Israelis Prime Minister Golda Meir

World Peace Prize Since 1989

The World Peace Prize is a historical award founded in 1989 in Washington D.C., and has since been recognizing world leaders who contribute to the cultivation of peace for humanity regardless of personal cost and sacrifices, as well as individuals who offer exceptional vision and leadership for the development of a better world. For more than three decades, the World Peace Prize has been a prestigious prize well recognized internationally. Some of the past award recipients include President Ronald Reagan of the United States; Hon. Mahatma Gandhi of India; H.E. Yitzhak Rabin, former Prime Minister of Israel; President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines; President Kuniwo Nakamura of Palau; among others. (more…)

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Joint Resolution by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council and the World Peace Prize Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council: The Conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is Unchangeable, The Return of the Conferment Decree is Deemed Not Effectible

September 24, 2020

            The Pope of Buddhism H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III is the first person in Buddhism to possess substantive holy realization power of a Buddha and perfectly flawless accomplishments at the pinnacle of the Five Vidyas. His selfless state of virtue is revered by all. His Holiness the Pope of Buddhism is also the one and only who possesses the inherent nature and physical constitution of a Buddha that no other eminent Buddhist monastic or virtuous person in this world has so perfectly attained. (more…)

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World Peace Prize Awarding Council Issues Statement

at 30th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 1989, the late U.S. Congressman Hon. Robert Leggett, Suzi Leggett, former senior advisor to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Congress, and H.E. Viscount Han Min Su founded the World Peace Prize Awarding Council, a non-profit organization to promote world peace.

Today, World Peace Prize Awarding Council is one of the most prestigious international peace recognition organizations in the world. At its 30th anniversary, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council celebrates the historical significance of World Peace Prize that has been awarded to world leaders and heads of states who had made outstanding contributions to humanity at the time they received the awards. (more…)

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Statement from the World Peace Prize

Statement from the World Peace Prize Awarding Council

Washington D.C., Nov 12, 2013  – We who are engaged in the arduous task of promoting peace in a world wracked by war are loathe to give even a moment to respond to the baseless claims of The Phoenix Weekly and the likes about the World Peace Prize and H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.  However, for anyone who is remotely interested, we refer you to the recognition of support for World Peace Prize by the U.S. Congress in the Resolution introduced by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez:

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Statement by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council

            WASHINGTON, June 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The World Peace Prize Awarding Council held a grand award ceremony on June 14, 2011 in the Gold Room at the U.S. Capitol to express our respect for the recipients of the 2010 World Peace Prize: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, prominent leader of Buddhism in the world; Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman, former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The ceremony, chaired by Dr. Han Min Su, founder of the World Peace Prize Awarding Council, was graced by the presence of Senator Mark Kirk, member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; former Senator Steve Symms; Congresswoman Illeana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States Congress; Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform; Congressman Steve Chabot, member of the U.S. House Committee on Judiciary; and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, member of the Committee on Homeland Security; Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Chairwoman of the Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads. They all commented on the great achievements of the awardees, who have contributed tremendously to peace and enlightenment for humanity. This event, awarded for the 2010 recognition to those deserving recipients, is part of a continuing program by the World Peace Corps Mission to recognize the outstanding work of individuals who make major contributions for the establishment and maintenance of peace.

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World Peace Prize Awarded at the U.S. Capitol Today

World Peace Prize Awarded at the U.S. Capitol Today

WASHINGTON, Jun 14, 2011  — The World Peace Prize Ceremony is being held in the Gold Room of the Capitol of the United States today. The award presentation honors Top Honor Prize recipients H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman; and Roving Ambassador for Peace will be awarded to the Civil Air Patrol. The ceremony will be attended by many members of Congress and international dignitaries. (more…)

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World Peace Prize Recipients Announced

 Chief Judge of the World Peace Prize Hon. Lester Wolff announces  2010  World Peace Prize Recipients

            WASHINGTON,  Feb. 3, 2011 — The World Peace Prize is a prestigious award presented by the World Peace Corps Mission, an international Evangelical missionary organization that operates according to the core spirit of advancing peace, justice and inter-religious collaborations. Past recipients include President Ronald Reagan of the United States; President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia; President Kuniwo Nakamura of Palau; Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of the Republic of Ethiopia; Hon. Peter Lewis, speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly; Hon. Young Jin Kim, ranking member of the Korean National Assembly; and Colonel Samuel J.T. Boone, Chaplain of the United States Army.

            Awards will be presented April 2011 in the Capitol of the United States (date to be announced).

 2010 Award Recipients:

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III recognized for his selfless devotion to a wide scope of healing and rescue-relief activities directed at people from communities throughout the world. His wisdom and benevolence embrace all races, ethnicities, cultures and religions: bringing kindness, peace and equality to all. Wherever he goes, His Holiness brings unity amongst people through his own humility and compassion. His Holiness is also a distinguished artist. Through his teachings and practices, art and poetry, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has pointed out a bright path of non-violence, charity and love for humanity. His Holiness has been the recipient of numerous awards including the United States Presidential Gold Award for his outstanding contributions to arts, medicine, ethics, Buddhism and spiritual leadership, and to American society.

 Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman recognized for being a life-long champion of human rights: fighting world hunger, narcotic abuse and trafficking. He has made many successful efforts to bring about “prisoner exchanges” which resulted in freedom of American citizens in East Germany, Mozambique, Cuba and several other nations. Congressman Gilman served 15 terms in the U.S. Congress. While in Congress, he has served as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as Congressional delegate to the United Nations with title of Ambassador, and later the Ukrainian Famine Commission and Vice Chairman of the committee on Prisoners of War. Mr. Gilman has been the recipient of numerous honors including the President’s Certificate of Outstanding Achievement “for continued, demonstrated vision, initiative, and leadership in the effort to achieve a world without hunger.”