Comments on: H.H. Ganden Tripa’s Dedication to Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche

By: Arisa

Arisa — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:34:45 +0000

Letter to Vermont Trijang Buddhist Institute. The Head of Ganden Buddhism the Ganden Tripa and successor to the Order’s founder Je Tsongkapa.The Head Quarters is Ganden Monastery in South India. The Ganden Tripa has stamp his approval letter for the late H.E. Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche’s reincarnation to be officially the Director of Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont U.S.A. If the Dalai Lama can say that H.H. Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche is qualified to practice Dorje Shugden and his past incarnation is Dalai Lama’s Guru and Ganden Tripa also endorsed the Letter of approval. Why then only Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche can practice Dorje Shugden and not the other people. I don’t see the logic.

By: vajrastorm

vajrastorm — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:16:53 +0000

This letter, from HH Ganden Tripa, is a clear and unequivocal pronouncement of endorsement and support of HH Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche as a fully qualified Lama to preserve and transmit the Gelugpa Lineage teachings in the United States, via the Trijang Buddhist Institute there.

HH Ganden Tripa, the official head of the Gelug Order of Tibetan Buddhism, and successor to the founder of this lineage, Je Tsongkhapa, recognizes and supports HH Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche as fully qualified because:
1) He has been educated in the teachings of the Gelug Lineage.
2) He is the officially recognized incarnation(recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama) of the late highly attained and renowned Master, HH Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche.

This recognition, by HH Ganden Tripa, speaks out loud and clear for all highly qualified Lamas , who are qualified by virtue of their learning, experience, attainments and accomplishments. If these Lamas also practice Dharmapala Dorje Shugden(as HH Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche does), this practice does not nullify nor diminish their qualification. Rather, their practice of the compassionate supramundane Dharmapala, Dorje Shugden has enhanced their learning, experience, accomplishments and attainments, as the results show.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:54:04 +0000

“Right” and “wrong” are mere perceptions. Perceptions, like all ideas and concepts are empty.

By: charlie

charlie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:53:05 +0000

Who is right and who wrong. Everyone has their points.

Maybe we just ‘keep quite’ and do the practice that we like in private with total 100% religious freedom already.

Personally speaking, I like the Dalai lama. I like Dorje Shugden and I think I will keep a picture of both of them on my shrine and ask them to please kiss and ‘make up’?? Hope I don’t sound out of line.

And then their followers can kiss and make up and be good buddhists again?

By: charlie

charlie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:49:52 +0000

Gaden tripa is wrong. Trijang Rinpoche is wrong. Zong Rinpoche is wrong. Zemey Rinpoche is wrong. Dorje Shugden is wrong.

Dalai lama is wrong.

Everyone is wrong.

So what’s left of Tibetan Budddhism?

By: charlie

charlie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:48:14 +0000

Gaden Tripa is right. Trijang Rinpche is right. Zong Rinpoche is right. Zemey Rinpoche is right. Dorje Shugden is right.

Everyone is right. The end.

By: Kache Marpo

Kache Marpo — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:48:42 +0000

The HH Ganden Tripa is so holy. If he says HH Trijang Rinpoche is qualified, even tho he is an open Dorje Shukden practitioner, then Dorje Shukden must not be a demon? I hear someewhere on the youtube that even HH Dalai Lama said that HH Trijang Rinpoche can practise Dorje Shukden. A bit contradictory but there must be reasons.

Long live HH Ganden Tripa and may your openness and respect be a shining beacon for all.

By: James Bond

James Bond — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:26:19 +0000

Well complex as the climate is today, this is an admission to carry on practising, if you read between the lines.

Would it be wrong to use such a letter in the hands of the people who protest soo much. It may end up being seen as petty and revengeful?

TK’s argument above is so true. If we keep saying that guru’s of guru’s are wrong shouldn’t that go logically all the way back to Buddha Shakyamuni, even Lama Tsongkhapa? Then Buddhism is wrong?

Surely no-one believes this

By: TK

TK — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:59:14 +0000

Regarding the Letter by Gaden Tripa re Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche

Now if anyone says the Gaden Tripa is wrong in writing this letter, then they are saying he is not a g00d Gaden Tripa or not qualified. That would turn everything upside down.

Then the selection process of Gaden Tripa is wrong. So that would make us doubt all the previous Gaden Tripas and all future Gaden Tripas. That would be a very dangerous direction to go to.

So if the Gaden Tripas are wrong, who can we trust? Just only the Dalai Lamas??

Some of the previous 13 Dalai Lamas had root teachers who were the Gaden Tripas. So if they were wrong, then ‘naturally’ the previous Dalai Lamas can be wrong. Why? Wrong teachers breed wrong students.

Then everyone is wrong. We don’t want to go down that road do we??

The current Dalai Lama can say his root tutor the previous Trijang Rinpoche Lobsang Yeshe was wrong to teach the practice of Dorje Shugden. A mistake. How about if we say the current Dalai Lama is wrong to say his guru is wrong. Or how about if we say, that the CURRENT Dalai Lama is wrong to say it is WRONG TO PRACTICE DORJE SHUGDEN. I mean, if Dalai Lama’s guru can be wrong, can’t the current Dalai Lama (Trijang Rinpoche’s student) be wrong also??

I am not bombasting the Dalai Lama. It is just a debate I have in my head.

Anyone have any comments please?

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:49:26 +0000

Looks like Gaden Tripa is really using his office as the HEAD OF THE GELUGPAS for protection of the Gelugpa lineage by writing such a letter.

Fantastic!!