Shugdenpa Fire Ritual Offering in Ulaan Baator, Mongolia

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Dorje Shugden practice is very much alive and well preserved in Mongolia.  Its literature, liturgy and rituals are intact and used openly, fearlessly, widely and undiscriminately in all parts of Mongolia.  There is no doubt Dorje Shugden practice will increase and flourish forever more.  Many people are practising Dorje Shugden fire offering rituals as shown in the picture here which means many people here have DS initiation.   

After receiving the initation of DS one practices the tantric path for the welfare of sentient beings.  On the initial stage of the path to this goal, one closely identify with DS by meditating on DS and reciting his mantras and making a ritual offering.  Peforming the ritual fire offering pleases Dorje Shugden and collect huge merits to help and gain accomplishments on the path.  It also serves to remove the faults of badly or incompletely recited mantras and removes obstacles to a good meditative stablisation.

There are four types of ritual fire offerings:

Peaceful
Increasing
Subduing, and
Forceful.

A peaceful ritual fire offering may be performed to pacify the results of unwholesome action, or to clear away obstaces and defilements.  It may also be done to forestall impending difficulties and illnesses which have manifested themselves through dreams and inauspicious omens.

Among the purposes of performing an increasing ritual fire offering are the achievement of long life and the increase of one's wealth, wisdom and merit.

A subduing ritual fire offering may be performed to subdue forces that are harming other beings.  A forceful ritual fire offering is performed against harmful forces or people, if attempts to subdue them have failed and they continue to harm others.   A forceful ritual fire offering can banish or instil such fear in the victim that he ceased to be harmful.  When performing such a forceful ritual the master must be motivated purely by great compassion, not only for those beings harmed, but also for those who are harming them.  These rituals were most often employed to dispel or subdue local disturbances, such as the harmful interference of spirits, possession by spirits, military aggression and so forth.

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After Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen passed away, there were a lot of calamities and disturbances in Tibet.  These happenings caused some people to think that Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen has manifested as an angry spirit.  Dalai Lama the 5th ordered many pacifying rituals and Fire Pujas were performed to subdue him, however, none of them were successful.  Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen has manifested as Dorje Shugden (DS), a powerful and unique enlightened Dharma protector.

Since His Holiness Dalai Lama the 14th implemented the ban against DS practice, He also ordered many Pujas to be performed to subdue DS.  Just like in the past, none of them were successful.

All of these were obvious to me, Dalai Lama the 5th and the 14th were staging a play for us to watch to instill in our mind that Dorje Shugden is an enlightened being.

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Je Tsong Khapa's lineage not only had great influence in Tibet. His fame and his lineage spread far into the lands of Mongolia and China. Most of the Mongolian and Chinese emperors from Tsong Khapa's time onwards have been devoted followers of the Gelugpa tradition.

The first monastery Je Tsongkhapa that was established was Ganden, and to this day the Ganden Tripa is the nominal head of the school, though its most influential figure is the Dalai Lama. Allying themselves with the Mongols as a powerful patron, the Gelug emerged as the pre-eminent Buddhist school in Tibet since the end of the 16th century.

So if we look back, Mongolians practise the Gelug Tradition since the 16th century, so obviously it is very likely they would also be practising Dorje Shugden. The Mongolians were converted to Buddhism by the great 3rd Dalai Lama - Sonam Gyatso.

Hence I am not surprise but with much rejoice to see and hear that Dorje Shugden practices is very preserved, active and continues to grow in Mongolia...

Here's 2 beautiful video of  Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - rejoice and enjoy


Gandan Monastery - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Part 1

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Gandan Monastery - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Part 2

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