When the historical Buddha, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya, he came to be regarded as a perfect being. As such, his physical body was said to bear the marks and signs of this perfection. His perfect physical body was the direct result of three aeons of cultivating virtues...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, Before Dorje Shugden was widely practised in Gelugpa tradition, he was enthroned as a protector of the Sakya tradition. As stated by His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche in his work “Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors”, Sakya reliance on Dorje Shugden began with the 30th Sakya Trizin...
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In today’s world, most people live in densely-populated cities. Constructed out of steel, concrete, cement and glass, these artificial environments may be attractive to some. Unfortunately however, man-made materials emanate trace amounts of negative energies that accumulate in our bodies over time. This, combined with the ever-present pollution in the air that we breathe, the...
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The opportunity to take a glimpse into the personal possessions of a private and highly-attained lama is a bonafide rarity. Above is the personal Dorje Shugden statue of the previous incarnation of HH Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; the direct disciple of HH Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, junior tutor to HH 14th Dalai Lama and the root...
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Dear friends around the world, What is interesting is His Holiness the Dalai Lama is considered as the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, therefore a highly realized and attained being. Whether the Dalai Lama is 10 years old or 70 years old, his mindstream is the same and attained. Attainments cannot go backwards and at...
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Since Gyenze is the emanation of Dorje Shugden’s aggregate of feeling that has been purified, every aspect of his body represents various enlightened qualities. Furthermore, Gyenze’s physical form reveals his great ability and strength to benefit sentient beings by way of bestowing inner and outer wealth. In the mandala of Dorje Shugden, Gyenze appears...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Niral) Within Tibetan Buddhism there are many pujas, or prayers to the enlightened beings. These are known to alleviate various issues, obstacles or create conducive conditions for our life and work. For example when travelling one can engage in the recitation of Chok Chu Munsel or perhaps the puja...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear good friends around the world, I came up with these memes to help you recall the qualities, abilities, benefits and nature of Vajra Bhagawan Rudra or Dorje Shugden, the special protector who is the emanation of Buddha of Wisdom Manjushri. I hope you will enjoy these easy to remember qualities...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Adeline Woon) Introduction Geshe Lobsang Tayang (1867-1937 CE), also known as Jetsun Lobsang Tayang or Jetsun Lobsang Tamdin, was born in 1867 in an area within the Gobi desert, an arid region between northern China and southern Mongolia. Known for his vast knowledge of Buddhism, Geshe Lobsang Tayang...
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(Are You Secular or Are You Spiritual?) कहिलेकाहीँ म अनलाइनमा पढ्दछु कि मानिसहरूले घेशे केल्साङ ग्याचेको बारेमा र अन्य उत्कृष्ट प्राणीहरूको आलोचना गर्दछन् र अर्को तिर कुरा गर्ने हो भने तिनीहरू सबै अध्यात्मिक हुन र दलाई लामाले प्रदान गरिरहेका नेतृत्व र अभ्यासहरू,
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(I can speak up now about Shugden) संसार भर रहेका प्रिय मित्रहरू, बिगत १५ बर्ष भन्दा बढी समय देखी मैले हाम्रो कुल, अभ्यासहरू तथा परम्पराहरूका बारेमा बोल्न चाहिरहेको थिएँ ।
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(Trode Khangsar: A 400-year-old Dorje Shugden Chapel in Lhasa) ल्हासा तिब्बतमा ट्रोडेखाङसार, दोर्जे शुग्देनका लागि एक महत्वपुर्ण पुजाघर हो । यो १७औँ शताब्दीको अन्त्यमा ५औं परम पावन पुजनीय धर्मगुरु दलाई लामाद्धारा बनाइएको थियो।
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(Flying Vajrayogini in Patan, Nepal) मेरा शिष्यहरू र साथीहरू काठमाडौंमा तिर्थयात्राका लागि रहेका छन् ।जे.पि.(छेम निवास प्रमुख सम्पर्क ब्यक्ती)ले सातजनाको समुहलाइ नेतृत्व गर्दै छन् । ती सातजनाको समुहमा चार जनाको यो पहिलो नेपाल भ्रमण हो ।
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(5-Foot Gyenze Statue Arrives in Kechara Forest Retreat) घेन्जे, अन्यथा रत्न शुग्देनको रूपमा चिनिने भनेका धर्म रक्षक दोर्जे शुग्देनका पाँचवटा मुख्य अवतार मध्येको एक हो। दोर्जे शुग्देनको निश्चित अवतार प्रकट हुने क्रम बढ्दो छ। अनुशासित अभ्यासकर्ताहरूले घेन्जेको अनुकूल हुँदा, हामीले उहाँका आशिर्वादलाई बाहिरी र भित्री धन, स्वास्थ्य र आध्यात्मिक पुन्य बढाउन प्रयोग गर्छौं।
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(Dorje Shugden Illustrated Story and Graphic Novel) धेरै धन्यवाद आजको आगमनको लागि । मसँग तपाईहरु सबैको लागि एकदमै विशिष्ट चर्चा रहेकोछ । यो एक विशेष अनुमतिद्वारा सम्भव भएको हो र म तपाईहरुलाई मेरो मनमा रहेको कुराहरु,
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear students and friends, I have previously blogged the complete commentary and prayers for two of Dorje Shugden’s emanations, which are Trakze, the wrathful form and Gyenze, the increase form. Ever since then, I have been receiving many requests for teachings on the other forms of Dorje Shugden. So, it is...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) Dear friends, I was given a book called ‘Niguma, the Lady of Illusion’ recently. Although I have read bits and pieces about this dakini’s life online in the past, I did not really know much about her. Hence, reading this book was to be my first serious...
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（译文请往下看） Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting the Names of Manjushri (Manjushri Namasanghiti) is one of the most revered tantric texts in Tibetan Buddhism. The Buddha Shakyamuni and Bodhisattva Manjushri worked closely to expound the Dharma, although Manjushri himself had achieved enlightenment many lifetimes ago. According to the Avatamsaka Sutra, Manjushri is actually the Buddha Nageshvaraja who achieved enlightenment many eons ago in a different world system. In Shakyamuni’s time however, he took the form of Manjushri, a student of Lord Bud...
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Dear friends around the world, Last night I addressed more false claims made by the Tibetan leadership to justify banning the practice of the enlightened Protector Dorje Shugden. One of the reasons the Tibetan leadership has given repeatedly over the years is that Dorje Shugden is a minor practice which is not engaged in by...
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