Refuting Chogyel Namkhai Norbu’s Provocations
Chogyel Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche is a well-known anti-Dorje Shugden proponent. He has openly spoken against Dorje Shugden on a few occasions. It has come to our attention that Namkhai Norbu has instructed his students together with him to engage in Vajrakilaya practices and to recite thousands of mantras aimed at the destruction of Dorje Shugden….
ATTENTION! Invitation to all Dorje Shugden Practitioners!
Dear Dorje Shugden practitioners, The Ghum Dun Gon Samten Choaling Association is hosting a gathering for all Dorje Shugden practitioners in Samten Choaling Monastery in Ghoom, Darjeeling. The event runs from 12-17 October and serves as a gather for like-minded practitioners to gather, share thoughts, ideas and problems with each other, and be inspired by the…
Activities and Events at Shugden centres around the world – August 2013
August 2013 is shaping up to be a very busy month for Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Dharma Centers around the world that have Dorje Shugden lamas as their spiritual guides or heads. Considering that these centers are quite well spread around the globe and are led by very highly accomplished Tibetan Buddhist masters of great…
Audacity in the face of spirituality
By: Harry Nephew H.E. Denma Gongsar Rinpoche was widely recognized as an erudite master and a fearlessly loyal practitioner of Dorje Shugden. Denma Gongsar Rinpoche’s fame did not come solely from the fact that he was a high incarnate lama but also because of his devotion to his root Guru, Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, and…
Lama Jampa Ngodrup Rinpoche giving Dorje Shugden and Amitayus initiations, Chengdu, March 2013
By: Poleen Wu While some people may not be familiar with authentic Tibetan Buddhism, it is in fact the same as Mahayana Buddhism, which many are more familiar with. Despite being a lineage apart from Mahayana with a different approach, the objective of all Tibetan Buddhist lineages is the same – to travel the path…
Dorje Shugden Lamas attend the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) 10th government committee’s first conference
By: Harry Nephew DorjeShugden.com was very happy to receive news that over 30 Lamas and 10 monks attended the Tibet Autonomous Region 10th government committee’s first conference on January 22-27, 2013 in Lhasa. This included Dorje Shugden high lamas, such as Lama Jampa Ngodrup Rinpoche, who was the first Tibetan lama to have been sent…
An Exclusive Interview with Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Chojin of Sampheling Monastery
By: Shashi Kei http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/the-controversy/four-important-videos/ The town of Chatreng lies within the Kham province of Tibet and is often used by travellers as a stopover between Litang and Yading Reserve in Daochen County, known to possess Kham’s most stunning scenery. In comparison, Chatreng is relatively unknown to the outside world until recent years. In the feudal…
Overcoming Obstacles – An open letter from the WSS
Dear fellow Shugden practitioners, The Western Shugden Society (WSS) has worked tirelessly towards the removal of the unjust ban on Dorje Shugden. They have accomplish quite a lot on behalf of our pure lineage and we at DorjeShugden.com sincerely thank and congratulate them. Although some of their methods we do not fully agree, but that…
Hidden Dragon Behind The CTA
By: Shashi Kei Since the exodus of the Tibetans from their homeland in 1959, China has always been thought of by all Tibetans as the archenemy. In the 1980s, the Dalai Lama travelled the globe extensively and, at every opportunity, lobbied strongly for Tibet’s self rule. There was no doubt that China was seen by…
Dorje Shugden assists the Great 13th Dalai Lama
The Tibetan Government being held by mostly uneducated and unexposed group of individuals who did not perform well unfortunately. Even if they had the intent, they cannot perform beyond their lack of exposure to the outside world and more advanced forms of governments. Their corruptions and self-serving attitudes brought down the last ‘Shangri-la’ in the…
H.H. Trijang Rinpoche Consecrates Amarbayasgalant Monastery in Mongolia
By: Mar Nee DorjeShugden.com rejoices to see these photos of the consecration of Amarbayasgalant Monastery by H.H. Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche in 2011 – yet another definite sign of His Holiness beginning to turn the wheel of Dharma from a young age in this current incarnation. Amarbayasgalant Monastery, also known as the Monastery of Tranquil Felicity,…
Geshe Yeshe Wangchuk’s Car “Accident”
Geshe Yeshe Wangchuk from Sera Mey was a prominent Geshe who spread the Buddha Dharma and Dorje Shugden practice all over Tibet. He was born in 1928 and entered Sera Mey Monastery to be a monk when he was 16 years old. From humble beginnings, he became an unexcelled scholar, debater and had innumerable students…
A Holy Trinity: Trijang Rinpoche, Dorje Shugden and Setrap
By: Mar Nee We are very glad to share this beautiful, heart-warming image of H.H. Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche, sitting near a thangka that features both Protectors Dorje Shugden and Setrap. Lift up your hearts and rejoice to see that the incarnation of one of our principal lineage lamas is continuing and promoting the very same…
Rabgyä Rinpoche Celebrates His 25th Birthday
“This manifestation of the Buddha has no equal. If you are really determined to tame your mind, he will even give you his heart.” Geshe Rabten about Gyalchen Dorje Shugden Just before the end of last year, the young incarnation of Geshe Rabten, now known as Ven. Tenzin Rabgyä Rinpoche, celebrated his 25th…
Zava Damdin Rinpoche Turns the Wheel of Dharma
By: Shashi Kei As the Buddhadharma grows in all 10 directions of the world, we rejoice to hear recent news of the Dharma activity of Mongolian Zava Damdin Rinpoche, who is bringing the teachings not just to his native country of Mongolia but also to the West. Recently, Zava Damdin Rinpoche visited Rabten Choedarling Monastery…
Dorje Shugden in the Hands of H.H. Trijang Rinpoche
We thank our forum members for posting these precious pictures. We have included this in our articles for longevity’s sake. On the occasion of H.H. Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche’s birthday celebrations in October 2012, at H.E. Gangchen Rinpoche’s Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre in Italy, H.E. Gangchen Rinpoche offered a stunning depiction of our holy protector Dorje…
Current Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche Conducts Dorje Shugden puja
Reincarnation is the process where our mindstream leaves our old body and enters a new body. There are many components necessary for this process in order for us to obtain a new body ready to continue our previous lives’ legacies. However, in the case of highly attained beings like Trijang Rinpoche, the process is as…
A Weekend Dharma Celebration
While Losar festivities kick off in the Tibetan communities around the world and another year begins, practitioners throughout America celebrate in their own way to bring the blessings of Dharma to thousands. We rejoice to hear that centers of the New Kadampa Tradition will be organizing a grand Dharma Celebration weekend in February 2013, in…
The Opening of a New Dorje Shugden Monastery
We have recently come to hear of the opening of a new Dorje Shugden monastery in Tao Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan, opened under the spiritual guidance of H.E. the 13th Kyabje Daknak Rinpoche, the Guru of Gadenpa Buddhism Center. Daknak Genden Lhundup Ling was opened in October 2012 and is known to be an institution that…
In Rumtek, a Generation of Buddhist Monks Loses Hope
By ANJANI TRIVEDI, The New York Times, January 21, 2013 RUMTEK, Sikkim (India) — In their 13th year of waiting for their spiritual leader, the Tibetan Buddhist monks at a mountainside monastery in Sikkim are starting to give up hope. “Our hearts have fallen – the master isn’t coming,” said Karma Yeshi, a monk and…
The First Lama That China Sent Abroad
By: Mar Nee In December 2012, Lama Jampa Ngodup Wangchuk Rinpoche became the first Tibetan lama to be appointed by the Chinese Government to travel on an official trip abroad to give Dharma teachings in Switzerland. He was even received by officials of the Chinese consulate in Zurich upon his arrival. Lama Jampa Ngodup is…
Trijang Rinpoche confers Dorje Shugden initiation in Mongolia
Trijang Rinpoche’s visit to Mongolia was auspiciously punctuated by the fact that, for the first time during this present incarnation, His Holiness gave Dorje Shugden sogtae (initiation) and this event is taken to be extremely significant because it means that Rinpoche is resuming what he had been doing in his previous life – spreading the…
Long Life Puja for Gyudmed Kensur and Lama Jampa Ngodup
High lamas like Gyudmed Kensur and Lama Jampa Ngodup have worked tirelessly for the benefit of others their entire lives, as they probably did in their previous incarnations. Therefore, it makes good sense that these precious and beneficial lamas’ lives should remain long, because the longer they live and manifest their works, the more sentient…
Ling Rinpoche in Car Accident, ‘Out of Danger’
Source: http://www.mandalamagazine.org/2012/ling-rinpoche-in-car-accident-out-of-danger/ Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, the main organizer of the Jangchup Lamrim teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama currently taking place in Mundgod Tibetan Settlement in India, was injured in a deadly automobile collision the day before the teachings began. According to Phayul.com, Ling Rinpoche was traveling to Goa to receive His Holiness on…
Both Karmapas urge Tibetans to stop self-immolation
Karmapa 1: Trinley Thaye Dorje Date: December 11, 2012 Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/I-strongly-wish-self-immolations-would-stop-soon/Article1-971493.aspx Self-immolation for the cause of Tibet has claimed 28 lives in November alone. The total number of deaths since this trend began is 90. But not all Tibetan spiritual leaders agree with this method of protest. In a nation-wide exclusive interview with the Hindustan…
Blessings in Zululand
A while ago, DorjeShugden.com sent a care package of pendants and other Dorje Shugden educational materials to a Kadampa center in South Africa. Imagine how happy we were to see the pendants now being worn by the people there! Do see the photos below of their Dharma community and of Dorje Shugden’s blessings reaching the…
Internet unveils illegal ban
In March 1996, His Holiness the Dalai Lama banned the popular Buddhist Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. For over 350 years, countless attained masters including the Dalai Lama had relied on Dorje Shugden’s spiritual assistance, and openly taught and spread his practice amongst Tibet’s lay population. The ban therefore came as a surprise not just to…
Dorje Shugden in Yunnan Institute of Buddhist Studies, China
Dear Folks, I was busy doing some research on the Buddhist movement within China and look what I found in the following link: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-03/19/c_131476240_2.htm This article entitled: “Monks study at branch school of Yunnan Institute of Buddhist Studies” Look into the monk’s altar. On top is a picture of the great Jamgon Je Tsongkhapa, followed…
Trijang Rinpoche Visits Europe 2012
In a stunning, exciting and path-creating trip, H.H. Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang has visited both Switzerland and Italy in recent weeks and conferred on the very meritorious crowd the initiation of Yamantaka and Vajrayogini. His Holiness was also requested to give the initiation of Dorje Shugden, to which he had agreed. Unfortunately, as there was…
Dalai Lama Rejected from Taiwan
The original news article TAIPEI, Nov 22, 2012 (AFP) – Taiwan has decided to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the island, triggering an angry response from a women’s organisation that had invited him to a meeting there next month, officials said Thursday. The Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women, headed…
Taiwan rejects Dalai Lama visit
TAIPEI, Nov 22, 2012 (AFP) – Taiwan has decided to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the island, triggering an angry response from a women’s organisation that had invited him to a meeting there next month, officials said Thursday. The Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women, headed by former vice president…
Statement of Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on Allegations Related to Radio Free Asia
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***PRESS RELEASE*** Rep. Rohrabacher Warns: Tibetan Political Interference in Radio Free Asia Not Acceptable, Erodes Congressional Support
Nov 19, 2012 Today, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) sent a letter to Lobsang Sangay, the Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-In-Exile to express outrage that he and other Tibetan leaders are attempting to manipulate the news that is being reported by the Tibetan service of Radio Free Asia. Representative Rohrabacher wrote to Sangay, “actions taken…
***PRESS RELEASE*** Rep. Rohrabacher Concerned about Censorship in Tibetan Service of Radio Free Asia
Nov 16, 2012 Washington, Nov 16 – Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) wrote to Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu yesterday inquiring about the abrupt dismissal of long time Tibet Service Director, Jigme Ngapo. Congressman Rohrabacher wrote, “I have reason to believe that he was terminated for political reasons.” Last month almost every…
“Why Was Ngapo Jigme, Director of Radio Free Asia’s Tibetan Service, Suddenly Dismissed?” By Woeser
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Daknak Rinpoche visits Segyu Gaden Phodrang
In early April of 2012, Segyu Gaden Phodrang Monastery had the honor of hosting the illustrious Master Kyabje Daknak Dorje Chang for a series of teachings and pujas. While at the monastery, Kyabje Daknak Rinpoche bestowed a White Tara empowerment, as well as brief teachings on the practice. This event was attended by over one…
Tibet’s Freedom is Near
A Summary Dear friends who are concerned for the future of Tibet, It is from great care and concern that we are writing to you, because this is regarding the freedom of Tibet. First, before reading further, we humbly request that you watch the three videos above of a news report. We were very…
The Dorje Shugden World Peace Puja at Shar Ganden
The Torgya ritual is a Dorje Shugden puja usually performed just before the coming of the Tibetan New Year. Its function is not just limited to preventing negative energies and driving off energies of such a nature…
Dalai Lama: Whatever “fierce spirit” you choose is up to you
In this latest talk by Dalai Lama, he mentioned that “whatever fierce spirit you choose is up to you”, therefore that includes Nechung (a type of Pehar spirit, see below description from Wikipedia), but why is it that it is OK for the Tibetan Government-in-exile (now downgraded to Central Tibetan Administration, CTA) to pray to Nechung…
Zemey Rinpoche’s Incarnation Receives DS initiation
Kyabje Zemey Choktrul Rinpoche receives Dorje Shugden initiation (sogtae) with two other young Tulkus from Lama Jampa Ngodrup at Yangding (Shugden) Monastery in Daocheng County, Sichuan, China. Thousands that day received Dorje Shugden’s sacred initiation also after four days of sacred Lam Rim teachings by Lama Jampa Ngodrup. You can see the large crowds that…
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