Recently someone inquired about Fa Zang's staff and mentioned it made the monk look powerful.

The monks staff  seen above is not carried to make the monk appear more powerful but is symbolic of the teaching about the three Kayas, the Nirmanakaya, Sambhogakaya and the Dharmakaya. This particular staff, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III requested Rinpoche Fa Zang to make and to carry with him.After the original design of the staff was created by Rinpoche Fa Zang along with an artist and sangha friend named Shannon Patelli it was presented to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. His Holiness approved of the staff but when he learned the three heads were made of clay His Holiness replicated them from a new very durable material. Now the staff was ready and would withstand the rigors of time.

H.H. Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III informed Fa Zang Rinpoche the symbology of the staff and also 

has provided all of us a profound teaching on Buddha Vajradhara with which we are taught about the Three Kayas.

 Fa Zang Rinpoche mentioned,

" the staff also represents the Indestructible truth of the Dharma."

To Learn more please seek out the teaching either in Chinese at one of the temples or Contact Fa Zang Lama to hear the Sutra in person and in English.