Celebrating Dorje Shugden Day 2021
Celebrate Dorje Shugden Day with a Great Prayer Festival
Dorje Shugden is the Dharma Protector of Kechara. His practice is the lasting spiritual legacy of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, who originally received the lineage from H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. During his lifetime, Tsem Rinpoche sought to actively dispel misconceptions regarding Dorje Shugden, especially through tsemrinpoche.com and other online platforms. In fact, Rinpoche actively promoted and propagated Dorje Shugden’s practice, recommending it as a beneficial one due to its incredible power and efficacy to aid practitioners. This work made Tsem Rinpoche one of the most influential Dorje Shugden lamas of our time.
His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche was one of the most influential Dorje Shugden lamas of our time.
Many people who practise Dorje Shugden have received incredible healing or have been granted bounteous spiritual and material wealth. They have been delivered from negative spirits and interferences, or have overcome personal problems, and have even been provided suitable conditions for spiritual learning and practice. At Kechara, we continue to hear incredible stories of miracles from those who open their hearts and minds to Dorje Shugden.
With this in mind, Kechara continues to uphold Rinpoche’s spiritual legacy by propagating Dorje Shugden to the masses through knowledge, teachings, thangkas, images, statues, pujas and rituals. It’s for this reason that Kechara was recently invited by the Dorje Shugden Society to celebrate International Dorje Shugden Day on August 24, alongside other associations from around the world.
Dorje Shugden Day Great Prayer Festival
The original Delhi-based Dorje Shugden Society celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. As such, the organising committee requested three of the highest lamas of our lineage, also known as Vajradharas, for their advice and recommended pujas in conjunction with Dorje Shugden Day.
These pujas will be conducted in a traditional manner similar to the Great Prayer Festival or Monlam Chenmo, that was instituted by Lama Tsongkhapa in the past. This celebration is especially auspicious considering that Dorje Shugden arose specifically to protect Lama Tsongkhapa’s uncommon lineage and teachings.
This series of pujas will be dedicated towards:
- The swift rebirth and return of high lamas and great practitioners who have passed into parinirvana. May we continue to uphold the teachings that they have propagated.
- The long lives of our great lamas who are still with us. May we create the causes for their beneficial works to flourish in the ten directions.
- The collective effort of all devotees who tirelessly worked to preserve our lineage, but who are no longer with us. May they never be separated from the Dharma in all their future lives.
- The removal of obstacles and fulfilment of temporary and ultimate goals of practitioners everywhere. May they find lasting happiness and uphold the Dharma as taught by our lineage lamas.
Pujas recommended by His Holiness the 101st Gaden Tripa
- To carry out a Great Prayer Festival for a minimum of one day, in the tradition established by the great Lama Tsongkhapa
- To follow the advice of H.H. Kyabje Pabongka Chocktrul Rinpoche and H.H. Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche
His Holiness the 101st Gaden Tripa Jetsun Lungrik Namgyal Rinpoche
H.H. the 101st Gaden Tripa’s advice (click to enlarge)
Pujas recommended by His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Chocktrul Rinpoche
- 16 Arhats Puja (x1,000)
- Chanting the Names of Manjushri (x10,000)
- Recitation of the collected works of Lama Tsongkhapa and his two heart sons
- Lama Chopa with 1,000 Tsok offerings
- General Dharma Protector Puja
- Dorje Shugden puja with 1,000 Tsog offerings
- Smoke offering
- Hang as many prayer flags as possible
His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Chocktrul Rinpoche
Kyabje Pabongka Chocktrul Rinpoche’s advice (click to enlarge)
Pujas recommended by His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche
- Recitation of the collected works of Lama Tsongkhapa and his two heart sons
- Recitation of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (x20)
- Recitation of the Suvarnaprabhasottama Sutra
- Peaceful fire puja of Solitary Hero Yamantaka (x10)
- 16 Arhats Puja
- Lama Chopa with Tsog offerings
- Gyabshi Puja
- Dorje Shugden Puja
His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche
Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche’s advice (click to enlarge)
This Great Prayer Festival will begin on Dorje Shugden Day 2021, and will last for several days until all the recommended pujas are completed. Most of these pujas will be performed at Dorje Shugden monasteries such as Shar Gaden, Serpom, Phelgyeling, Segyu, Samten Choeling and Kundeling Monasteries in India and Nepal.
Celebrate Dorje Shugden Day at Kechara
On International Dorje Shugden Day, Kechara will join over 40 Dorje Shugden organisations from around the world to contribute towards the fulfilment of our lineage lamas’ instructions.
- Date: 24 August 2021 (Tuesday)
- 10.00 am: Chanting the Names of Manjushri
- 10.30 am: Extensive Dorje Shugden Puja
- Venue: Kechara Forest Retreat
If you’re based in Malaysia or if you wish to contribute towards the Great Prayer Festival via Kechara, you can send your donation to:
Beneficiary Name: Kechara House
Bank Account Number: 8003-73-1474
Bank Name: CIMB Bank
Swift Code: CIBBMYKL
Bank Address: 1-1, Jalan PJU1/3F, Sunwaymas Commercial Centre, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Please include the project code KFR 034 in the reference/payment details, and please send your transaction slip to us at +6012 986 3908 or frontdesk@kechara.com for the issuance of receipts.
Your contribution will be directed towards the costs of the Great Prayer Festival at multiple locations around the world, and your name will be included in the dedication prayers.
Alternatively, you can contact any of the participating organisations listed in the official announcement that is closest to you.
Official Announcement (English)
View announcement in Chinese | Tibetan | Mongolian
Click to view full divination results in Tibetan
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Program and Offerings (English)
View program and offerings in Chinese | Tibetan
For more interesting information:
- The Dorje Shugden category on the blog
- Dorje Shugden – The Protector of Our Time
- Great Masters Speak about Tsem Rinpoche
- The Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Tubten Gyatso
- Dorje Shugden: My side of the story | 多杰雄登：我这方面的说法
- Dalai Lama’s sudden change of mind about China-backed Panchen Lama
- Dalai Lama, China & Dorje Shugden | 达赖尊者、中国和多杰雄登
- The Buddhist Divide – An Unholy Campaign against Religious Freedom
- Dorje Shugden people
- The Truth About Who Saved the 14th Dalai Lama
- Badge of Shame
- Who is Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen?
- Dorje Shugden Retreat: A powerful practice to fulfill wishes
- Largest Dorje Shugden in the world
- Panglung Ritroe – The Rising House of Power
- Beginner’s Introduction to Dorje Shugden
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If you are in the United States, please note that your offerings and contributions are tax deductible. ~ the tsemrinpoche.com blog team
Every year on August 24th, Monasteries throughout the world celebrates a grand prayer festival as International Dorje Shugden Day. Our very own Kechara Forest Retreat is no exception venerated our Great Dharma Protector in some way on this day. Dorje Shugden practitioners dharma brothers and sisters around the world celebrated many pujas, offerings were recommended by HH Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche and HH Kyabje Pabongka Chocktrul Rinpoche. Dorje Shugden arose specifically to protect Lama Tsongkhapa’s uncommon lineage and teachings. Kechara will join Dorje Shugden organisations from around the world to contribute towards the fulfilment of our lineage lamas’ instructions. Its very auspicious indeed for everyone as after 25 years of religious persecution of Dorje Shugden, the Dalai Lama has admitted that it was a mistake.
Thank you Rinpoche with folded hands and everyone making these grand festival a success at Kechara.
Dorje Shugden is an emanation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom and the Protector of the Gelug lineage. Since 2018 every year on August 24, its declared as Dorje Shugden Day and celebrated by practitioners of Dorje Shugden all from around the world. This auspicious date was chosen by His Holiness the 101st Gaden Trisur Jetsun Lungrik Namgyal Rinpoche. Great news….. This year Kechara will join over 40 Dorje Shugden organisations across the globe to celebrates its 25th anniversary. As requested by the three of the highest lamas of our lineage, in conjunction with Dorje Shugden Day to have pujas. On this day its very auspicious considering that Dorje Shugden arose specifically to protect Lama Tsongkhapa’s uncommon lineage and teachings.
Thank you Rinpoche and everyone involves in this auspicious celebrations.
Great to hear that Kechara Forest Retreat is celebrating Dorje Shugden’s Day for the first time and hopefully many more to come in the future. May contributions and sponsors keep pouring in for this grand puja celebrations to collect merits for Rinpoche’s swift return and spiritual attainments. Thank you Rinpoche and blog team for this wonderful sharing🙏😍🌈