The Holy Needle of the Ancient Buddha Healed My Tumor

Around 1987, I inadvertently discovered pink spots that had grown on the surface of the skin of my left armpit. Underneath those spots was a small, hard lump. I did not pay any attention to it at first, nor did I go to a doctor for treatment. This situation continued for two years. I then began to feel a kind of malaise, which soon spread throughout my entire body. Once when I was chatting with a friend, that friend urged me to see a doctor. Still, I could not think of any reason to do that.

One day I saw on the wall of a hospital some posters relating to lymph-gland tumors and realized that my physical condition was similar to what was described in those posters. The tumor under my armpit had already swollen to around the size of a $50 Taiwan coin (the size of an American silver dollar) and had changed from pink to dark red. Although I became flustered about this, I did not have the courage to go to the hospital again to perform a more detailed examination. I knew very clearly that I would not be able to withstand such a blow since I had just undergone major surgery to remove a tumor in my uterus. Therefore, I endured my situation silently and dared not tell anyone about it.

Due to the coming together of karmic conditions, I began chatting with a friend about the surgery I had to remove a tumor in my uterus. With no particular intent in mind, I also mentioned the abnormal condition of my armpit. After my friend heard this, my friend wanted to introduce me to a supreme Buddha Master who could help cure my illness. At that time, I did not know the identity of the Buddha Master. I only knew that His Holiness was a great international master of noble character. Without any doubts, I accompanied that friend of mine to the city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province in mainland China to pay a formal visit to that supreme Buddha Master. I had the good fortune of meeting the Buddha Master after waiting more than ten days. The Buddha Master asked me what brought me to Chengdu. I immediately told the Buddha Master the purpose of my visit. The Buddha Master then very compassionately said, “All right, all right. It will go away and be fine.”

The Buddha Master took an ordinary silver acupuncture needle to cure my illness. His Holiness said that if I felt sensations of swelling or pain in a moment, I should tell His Holiness. I then saw the Buddha Master’s mouth moving as His Holiness recited a mantra. The Buddha Master then inserted the needle into an acupuncture point between the thumb and index finger on my left hand and gave a puff. At this time, I felt blood coursing through all parts of my body, and my entire body felt swollen. The temperature of that tumor began to rise as if it was on fire. After going through that process three separate times, the Buddha Master told me that after returning home, I should continue to recite the name of the Buddha or Bodhisattva I normally recite. I said that I recite “Namo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa (Homage to Kuan Shi Yin Bodhisattva).” The Master replied, “That is fine. Go ahead and recite that Bodhisattva’s name. If you do so earnestly and sincerely, the tumor will soon leave you.”

I returned to Taiwan in a very happy state of mind. As before, I busily went about handling business matters, but I did not forget to recite that Bodhisattva’s name whenever I had spare time. After I returned to Taiwan, first thing in the morning, I looked at that tumor every day. It neither grew nor shrunk. However, about twenty days after I returned to Taiwan, I was bathing one day and suddenly thought of that red-spotted tumor on my armpit. I quickly took a look in the mirror and surprisingly discovered that the hard lump had shrunk. The original size of a $50 Taiwan coin (an American silver dollar) had shrunk to the size of a $1 Taiwan coin (an American dime).

I was so elated I wanted to jump for joy. I felt very grateful, very grateful! Those two words indeed arose from the bottom of my heart as I thanked that magnificent and supreme Master. From that time on, I recited the name of that Bodhisattva even more earnestly and sincerely as a way of showing my appreciation toward that supreme Buddha Master.

However, approximately one month later, that tumor had not shrunk at all. I again began to feel somewhat anxious. Then, I heard a loud sound one evening. The red-spotted hard lump on my left armpit suddenly disappeared without a trace. Words cannot describe the excitement and gratitude deep in my heart. All of the clouds under which I was living vanished at once! I later took refuge in that magnificent Buddha Master Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu Holiest Tathagata. Seventeen years have now passed, and I am physically healthier and mentally happier than I was when I was young!

All that I have stated above is true! If there is anything fabricated in it, I am willing to descend into the vajra hell! If what I have stated are true words, I dedicate all of the resulting merits to all living beings in the dharma realm!

Disciple: Ting-Ying Li

I prostrate to the Buddhas in the ten directions within the three spheres.

June 21, 2007

(This is a complete translation of the Chinese text that was initially written and signed by Ting-Ying Li.)