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SAKYA THRONE HOLDERS: SONAM RINCHEN (1705-1741) & KUNGA LODRO (1729-1783)

Originating from the 11th century, the Sakya Lineage has been closely tied with the Khon Family since early times. The Khon Family is also known as one of the “holy families” of Tibet. One of the Khon family members, Khon Lui Wangpo Sungwa, became a disciple of the great Indian saint Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) in the 8th century. He was amongst the first seven monks to be ordained in Tibet. It was Khon Konchok Gyalpo who...

PANGLUNG ORACLE & CHUSHI GANGDRUK

Panglung Kuten (oracle) was the most famous oracle of Kache Marpo and Dorje Shugden before 1959 in Tibet. Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo opened his psychic channels initially and Phari Dorje Chang gave the retreats and practices to further enhance the clarity of his trances. Panglung Kuten was a lay oracle and had a consort wife who served him and took care of everything before, during and after the trance, and prepared his meals,...

THE ORIGINS OF NAMKAR BARZIN

This is one version of the arisal of Namkar Barzin Introduction Namkar Barzin is the second minister to Dorje Shugden after Kache Marpo. He is one of the newest members of Dorje Shugden’s entourage, whose history goes back to around 60-75 years ago. He is not an enlightened being but an oath-bound Dharma Protector, after being subdued as a raging spirit by Domo Geshe Rinpoche and placed under the command of Dorje...

AN ENLIGHTENED MIND THAT CANNOT BE SILENCED

TULKU DRAKPA GYELTSEN (1619 – 1656) They had banned the search for his reincarnation. They had dismantled and destroyed his ladrang until not a trace of him remained. They had even tried to “kill him off” many times over. This most uncommon lama is none other than Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen. Now, let us take a good look at the illustrious lineage that this Lama stemmed from, as sourced from –...

DULDZIN DRAKPA GYELTSEN (1359 - 1413)

What immediately comes to mind when we hear or see the name, Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen, are two things – he built Ganden Monastery, which stands to this day, and he offered it to his Guru, Lama Tsongkhapa. These two great deeds alone would be enough to illustrate what kind of Lama and disciple this extraordinary individual was. Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen was well known for being a great holder of the vinaya (the monks’ vows), or...

BETWEEN WORLDS: GUARDIANS IN TIBET AS AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION

Introduction In a single step, one can cross the threshold of the Jokhang,1 stepping from the bustle of the Barkhor market to the devout atmosphere inside, moving from a heady jumble of merchants, soldiers, tourists and townsfolk, of warrens and back alleys teeming with shops and the sharp cries of peddlers, to a world of monks, devotees and deities, of the heavy smell of yak butter lamps and the hushed steps of...

DORJE SHUGDEN INITIATION TO 5000 PEOPLE AT CHAMDO, TIBET

In early 2011 at Jinka Monastery in Dingqing County of Chamdo, Tibet, Khenpo Zongluo Jampa Khedrup Rinpoche of Chamdo Jampa Ling Monastery gave Dorje Shugden initiation to around 5,000...

A TIBETAN BUDDHIST DEITY

Dorje Shugden is generally believed to be a worldly protector deity that was likely practiced first in the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. According to some accounts he was inducted into the pantheon of Sakya protectors by Sakya Trizin Sonam Rinchen (1705-1741). Later placed together with the two protector deities Dorje Setrab and Tsi’u Marpo, they were collectively known as the Three Kings (Gyalpo Sum). In the Sakya texts,...

TEN SIMPLE REASONS WHY DORJE SHUGDEN IS A BUDDHA

1. Dorje Shugden is the last incarnation in a lineage of enlightened MastersDorje Shugden arose from an incarnation lineage of enlightened Teachers. As the highly realized Master, Tagpo Kelsang Khedrub Rinpoche, said: "You have manifested in different aspects  As Indian and Tibetan Masters,  Such as Manjushri, Mahasiddha Biwawa, Sakya Pandita,  Buton Rinchen Drub, Duldzin Dragpa Gyaltsen, Panchen Sonam Dragpa, and many...

THE TRADITION OF ORACLES

In ancient times and throughout history, an oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion. It may also be a revealed prediction or precognition of the future from deities, that is spoken through another object or life-form (e.g.: augury and auspice). In the ancient world, many sites gained a reputation for the dispensing of oracular wisdom: they too became known as oracles, and the...