In brief, we enthrone you, O Deity, as the supreme
Collected nature of all Gurus and Protective Deities!
From densely gathered clouds of the four activities
Pour down a cool rain of the two siddhis!
... here the last verse from the 14th Dalai Lama's prayer to Vajradhara Dorje Shugden. It is common to end propitiation of enlightened protectors with such an Enthronement Verse - enthronement meaning in this case reiterating that Dorje Shugden is the same in nature as Lama and Yidam.
other examples showing that he is of one nature with all Buddhas:
Glory of the wisdom, compassion and power of infinite Buddhas
Miraculously powerful protector of Manjusri Tsongkhapa’s Teachings
Arisen as a lord of all wrathful worldly hosts
Come from the abodes of Tushita, Kechara, and so forth!
Prostrating with devotion of body, speech, and mind...
from the same prayer by the Dalai Lama
or
Though unmoving from the sphere of primordial spontaneity,
With wrathful turbulent power, swifter than lightning,
Endowed with heroic courage to judge good and bad,
I invite you with faith...
from the 5th Dalai Lama's prayer to Dorje Shugden, where the 1st line clearly says he is Vajradhara, the primordial Buddha inseparable from the Dharmakaya (>sphere of primordial spontaneity).
All these say that Dorje Shugden is a Buddha.
None of these say he is more important than 'the Buddha', which would be absurd because a Buddha is a Buddha and can by definition not be 'better' or 'more important' than another - enlightened is enlightened: all Buddhas are the same in nature and take on various forms and 'specifications' to suit the needs of practitioners. That's all.
I have never ever heard or read that Buddha Dorje Shugden is more important than Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddha Tsongkhapa, Buddha Guru Rinpoche etc.
Does anyone know where this bizarre notion originated? It seems very much another anti-propaganda claim, unless it refers to people who prefer protector practice to yidam practice because they're hoping for worldly gains, and of course these people exist everywhere, in all traditions.
They might get disappointed though as an enlightened protector protects the Dharma and not one's purse and might just make one's green bundles disappear like smoke if they distract from the spiritual path.
Plus, if one were to check how many people pray to Tara for attainments and how many for good business... same problem everywhere.
So i wonder what this is about...