Comments on: Dharma Demystified: The Significance of A Buddhist Shrine https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/dharma-demystified-the-significance-of-a-buddhist-shrine/ The Protector whose time has come Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sierra https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/dharma-demystified-the-significance-of-a-buddhist-shrine/comment-page-1/#comment-206155 Sierra Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:11:53 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=34449#comment-206155 Revisiting this article again, there are still things to learn. What was not understood at the first pops up in front of my eyes. It is also very good to have a special tantric shrine for higher aspirations and yet another separate protector shrine. And especially for the Protector we should offer figurines of animals and little weapons, which represent the request to fight our negative karma and to create conducive conditions for our Dharma practice.When engaged in huge projects like building a monastery and so forth, offering large quantities of semi-precious jewels or crystals or water bowl offerings to Dorje Shugden would be beneficial in creating the causes to acquire the necessary resources needed for such an endeavor. I guess these offering should be made regardless. Probably when i visit this page again, I will find new teachings that eluded me even tafter 2 visits. Revisiting this article again, there are still things to learn.

What was not understood at the first pops up in front of my eyes. It is also very good to have a special tantric shrine for higher aspirations and yet another separate protector shrine.

And especially for the Protector we should offer figurines of animals and little weapons, which represent the request to fight our negative karma and to create conducive conditions for our Dharma practice.When engaged in huge projects like building a monastery and so forth, offering large quantities of semi-precious jewels or crystals or water bowl offerings to Dorje Shugden would be beneficial in creating the causes to acquire the necessary resources needed for such an endeavor. I guess these offering should be made regardless.

Probably when i visit this page again, I will find new teachings that eluded me even tafter 2 visits.

]]> By: Sierra https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/dharma-demystified-the-significance-of-a-buddhist-shrine/comment-page-1/#comment-206109 Sierra Sat, 22 Oct 2016 17:15:33 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=34449#comment-206109 Buddhists seem to worship idols if one does not under what all the bowing and prostrations is all about. The iconography reminds us of what the Buddha is all about. So, it is more than a pretty piece of altar. To those who understand, diverting and listening to the children is good thing, The altar is more than a statue, it is part of our purification practice and also practice ot gain merits which is so very needed for collection of merits. Buddhists seem to worship idols if one does not under what all the bowing and prostrations is all about. The iconography reminds us of what the Buddha is all about. So, it is more than a pretty piece of altar.

To those who understand, diverting and listening to the children is good thing, The altar is more than a statue, it is part of our purification practice and also practice ot gain merits which is so very needed for collection of merits.

]]> By: paolo https://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/dharma-demystified-the-significance-of-a-buddhist-shrine/comment-page-1/#comment-204098 paolo Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:06:34 +0000 http://www.dorjeshugden.com/?p=34449#comment-204098 Its very beautiful to have a shrine at home, with beautiful Buddha images and offerings made daily to collect merits. The Buddha images will blessed the environment, creating peaceful and happy energy surrounding it, and whoever who see it, it will plant a seed in them, so that one day they too will have the opportunity to receive the dharma, continue their practices and hopefully one day can achieve Buddhahood too. Its very beautiful to have a shrine at home, with beautiful Buddha images and offerings made daily to collect merits. The Buddha images will blessed the environment, creating peaceful and happy energy surrounding it, and whoever who see it, it will plant a seed in them, so that one day they too will have the opportunity to receive the dharma, continue their practices and hopefully one day can achieve Buddhahood too.

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