An Appeal Against Violence
I recently came across an inflammatory letter purportedly from Tashi Peljor, Jangchup Choden, Tenzin Wangyal and Tenzing Wangchuk, addressed to all Tibetans in general…
Death of the 13th Dalai Lama
Until today, no one is willing to speak the truth about who is responsible of the death of the 13th Dalai Lama. It was an uncalled for incident which blindsided a nation, who was at that time fighting a war for independence and stability…
A FREE TIBET – Is it possible with internal UNREST?
Finding a space for Dorje Shugden in a land called home The world has witnessed and maybe even sympathized with the 133 charred Tibetans who sacrificed their lives through the act of self-immolation in order to free Tibet and for the return of the Dalai Lama from exile. Tibetan refugees living in America and Europe…
The Ultimate Political Spinmaster, the 14th Dalai Lama
In 2010, the current affairs show Cross Talk hosted by veteran journalist Peter Lavelle made a number of observations which questioned the authenticity of the Dalai Lama’s Tibet as the world imagines it…
Shocking letter!
(This article below was emailed to www.DorjeShugden.com from Yeshe Sangye, an ex-FPMT member. His views do not necessarily reflect this website’s views. Nevertheless his thoughts are logical. It would be helpful to read. We at www.DorjeShugden.com strongly condemn this letter from the United Front of the Tibetan People, and any sort of threats or violence…
Serpom Monastery – Almost Three Years Later
DorjeShugden.com discovers proof that the monks of Serpom Monastery have suffered greatly at the hands of the neighbouring community, ever since their opening almost 3 years ago…
Tibetan Youths Question Dorje Shugden Ban
[To view the video with Chinese subtitles; scroll to the bottom of the article or click here] A very short, powerful video of Tibetan students questioning Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and the doubts that have arisen because of the ban on Dorje Shugden. This is a must-watch video to understand what is happening within the Tibetan…
UPDATED: Domo Geshe Rinpoche’s Monastery in Phedong Attacked!
On May 18, 2014 at 3:30pm, a group of 40 monks and laypeople from Tharpa Choling in Kalimpong, forced their way into Gaden Choling in Phedong. They have continued to occupy the Gaden Choling premises…
Serpom Monastery’s New School
The Serpom Thoesam Norling School, opened in year 2009, was also formed to educate and instil knowledge in the younger monks, thus preserving the system of monastic education…
Tibetans speaking up against the CTA
Tibetan Public Talk, comprising of a group of outspoken Dorje Shugden practitioners, has recently been filming the experiences of Dorje Shugden practitioners around the world. This is the first time Tibetans have spoken so openly and directly against their leadership’s illegal and undemocratic acts…
The CTA’s Fatwa Against Dorje Shugden Worshippers
On the 20th of May 2014, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) published a post on their website, titled, “List of Dolgyal Protesters” in the manner of a “most wanted criminals” register…
Tibetan leadership publishes hit list
On May 20, 2014, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA; the Tibetan leadership) published a list titled, “List of *Dolgyal followers who protested against His Holiness the Dalai Lama in US and Europe” onto their official website. The list comprises of 20 Tibetans who protested against the Dalai Lama in Europe and the USA. There are…
Why so vulgar?
For centuries Tibetans were isolated from the world because of the imposing Himalayan range. In this environment where exposure was limited to information delivered by a few adventurous Westerners, Japanese and Chinese, everyone grew to share the same opinion…
The Importance of Sponsoring Monasteries and Dharma Centres
By Brunhild Hekate The Dalai Lama has taken his opposition to a popular and ancient Buddhist practice of the enlightened Deity Dorje Shugden, an emanation of Buddha Manjushri. The controversy of Dorje Shugden began in 1996 when the Dalai Lama instituted a complete ban on Dorje Shugden’s practice. These were the reasons cited by the…
Tibetan leadership organizes violence
For the last 18 years, the Tibetan leadership has orchestrated and sustained a violent campaign against Dorje Shugden practitioners. Contrary to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings on compassion and acceptance, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) have continued to deceive the world at large over their activities. On the one hand the CTA courts Western…
H.H. Zong Rinpoche in Singapore
By Gereon Willamar In 2013, the current incarnation of H.H. Zong Rinpoche visited in Singapore, to give Dharma teachings and bestow initiations. He was meticulous and punctual, arriving at the venue early and personally checking everything was in order. This was similar to what his previous incarnation, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Jetsun Losang Tsondru Thubten Gyaltsen…
Diversion tactics
Two days following the conflicting news reports that their state Dharma protector is the “spirit” Dorje Shugden and then, Pelden Hlamo, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) started another propaganda to divert the attention of media and protesters on the inhumane ostracization of Dorje Shugden practitioners. The CTA is now claiming that Dorje Shugden practitioners have…
Did the CTA make a mistake?
Dear friends, Shocking conflicting news reports which serve to further confuse readers on over nine major Indian news portals are here for you to examine. Who has done this? Of course the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of Dharamsala which has undermined themselves further. They cannot seem to make up their minds whether their state Dharma…
The opinion of one
Dear friends around the world, If you have your personal religious beliefs, you have every right to it and you have every right to express it and share it with others. There is nothing wrong about you having your personal beliefs, except when your beliefs materialize into a ban which brings pain, separation, schism and…
Pills that give blessings and protection
Ever wished there was a pill that could cure all ills? Such a pill may have to remain in the realm of fantasy, but there is something close enough – holy relic pills of Lama Tsongkapa, blessed by Dorje Shugden! Tibetan medicinal pills are formulated based on traditional scriptural recipes, combining ancient Ayurvedic herbal knowledge…
Petition to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
We at dorjeshugden.com rejoice in seeing this petition in change.org, calling upon everyone for a common humanitarian cause – “RELIGIOUS FREEDOM” and to an end to the persecution of Dorje Shugden practitioners for their religious beliefs. We thank Darren Prout from the United Kingdom for speaking up on behalf of all who are suffering and…
New Abbot of Shar Ganden Enthroned
The Venerable Abbot of Shar Gaden Monastery, Geshe Lobsang Jinpa, was born in 1940 in a village named Medhu Kunga, near Lhasa, in Tibet. His father’s name is Sonam Bhakdo and his mother is Yeshe Kyemo. At the age of 9, he fulfilled his wish to ordain as a monk and was admitted to Gaden…
Trisur Rinpoche in Shar Gaden Monastery, India
His Holiness Gaden Trisur Lungrik Namgyal Rinpoche, the 101st Ganden Tripa, was born in 1927 in the Dawa region of Eastern Tibet. At the age of 8 years old, His Holiness joined the local monastery in Yangding and was consequentialy ordained as a monk. Later His Holiness entered Gaden Shartse Norling College. While a student…
The Act of Giving!
Giving is a basic Buddhist virtue that goes back to the practice of selflessness, without which one can hardly call oneself a serious Buddhist practitioner. Giving consists not so much of the act of giving, but of the intention to give or share what one has with others. This feeling of wanting to give or…
Enlightened Art: From Paper to the Streets
Imagine walking down the street and BAM! You see a huge mural of Dorje Shugden painted in the most contemporary way, where each stroke is a study of NEVER2501’s artistic precision. At 32, Italian artist 2501 or never2501 has been painting scenes that leave not only his mark on canvas, paper or street walls, but…
Dorje Shugden’s got your back
The ancient Tibetan tradition of creating Ruels – the most powerful of Tibetan protective amulets/talismans – can be traced back some 300 years and it is a practice that has been carefully preserved till this day. The rituals of creating these protective amulets have been performed by generations of high lamas such as Abbots, Rinpoches,…
Congratulations to our World Peace Competition Winners!
Dear Readers, DorjeShugden.com is proud to announce the winners of our recent World Peace Photography competition. We wholeheartedly thank all participants for your entries and endless support in perpetuating our great Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. May the merits of spreading Dorje Shugden’s practice to many and the awareness generated from this competition be one of…
Shartse’s Abbot sees Trijang Rinpoche: The Conclusion
By: Kay Beswick Background: H.H. the Dalai Lama instructed the Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery (Shartse Khenpo) to make a trip to the USA to seek audience with Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s current incarnation (Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche). The aim of the visit was to request Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche to return to Gaden for a visit and…
10th Panchen Lama Writes Prayer to Dorje Shugden
His Holiness the Gyalwa Panchen Rinpoche, any of the line of this reincarnated line in Tibet, each of whom heads the influential Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (near Shigatse) and until recent times was second only to the Dalai Lama in spiritual authority within the dominant Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. In fact spiritually Panchen Lama is…
Dharma Demystified: The Significance of A Buddhist Shrine
The setting up of a shrine for the purpose of worship is perhaps one of the most common Buddhist practices and yet, one of the least understood, and its significance is not fully appreciated. Contrary to popular belief, being Buddhist is not just about worshiping the Buddha and hoping to be granted a boon or…
Dharma Demystified: Dorje Shugden As A Yidam
Dorje Shugden has always been propitiated as a powerful Dharma Protector. However, if you stop to think, it is possible to propitiate Dorje Shugden as a Yidam as well. How is this possible? The answer to this question lies in the same reason why Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche sought to propagate Dorje Shugden’s practice for our…
A Commentary on The Times of India’s Article, “Rift among Tibetans riddles security agencies’ task”
By: Shashi Kei On 26 June 1975, an interesting item appeared on the obituary column of the Times of India. It read, “D.E.M O’Cracy, beloved husband of T.Ruth, father of L.I.Bertie, brother of Faith, Hope and Justice, expired on 26 June“. The newspaper was referring to a state of emergency declared by the then President…
How is your merit bank balance?
Did you know that without merits we will not be able to understand or realise the Dharma, Lamrim, the teachings of the holy Buddha, let alone apply it? Do you have doubts, worries and suffer from depression and unresolved problems that never seem to end with obstacle after obstacle stopping you from Dharma practice? If…
The Yellow Book
Those who mix or pollute the Ganden teachings, Whether great beings, ordinary beings, or powerful lords, You grind into particles of dust, O Deity, Protector of the Yellow Hat Teachings, praise to you! The controversial Yellow Book, published in 1973, was named after the yellow cover of a Tibetan book called the Thunder of the…
Panglung Oracle in Tibet
In the month of September and October 2013, the renowned oracle, Panglung Kuten, of Sera Monastery at the invitation of many repeated requests visited Tibet. As there are still millions of Dorje Shugden practitioners in Tibet many monasteries, lay officials and dignitaries invited Panglung Kuten to visit their districts, monasteries and regions. Due to overwhelming…
Now you see him, now you don’t
As an enlightened being, Dorje Shugden has no problems juggling all of our requests, hazardous or otherwise! And by the way, we know this is not usually how a fire puja / offering is made to Dorje Shugden but we thought we would get a little creative! Have a connection with him and Dorje…
The Tibetan Youth Congress is Tibet’s Future
By: Shashi Kei On June 29th 2013, the North American Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (NARTYC) held its 13th Annual Working Committee meeting in San Francisco, California. The NARTYC is part of a larger Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) founded in the Tibetan exile town of Dharamsala, India in 1970 and has since grown to become the…
Parkour for protection
In his compassion, Dorje Shugden moves at the speed of thought when you call for his help…so can this traceur keep up? Only one way to find out! As an enlightened Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden often shows many signs of his presence. Now, it’s time for something a little different…a sign (though not from…
The people must shoulder the blame for the failure of the Tibetan cause
By: Shashi Kei In April this year, I wrote an article “CTA Violates Its Own Constitution” which was published by DorjeShugden.com. In the article I questioned the sincerity of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in pursuing a liberal system of governance and the authenticity of their claim that they are indeed a democratic government. My…
A master with a mission – Ven. Zawa Tulku Lobsang Dorje Chokye Gyaltsen
By: Mar Nee One of the characteristic purposes of a high Vajrayana monk is to seek the swiftest path to enlightenment but such objective is not for oneself as much as it is to be able to guide other sentient beings along the same path into liberation post haste. These high lamas themselves acquire their…
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