Trijang Rinpoche’s Story – Truth the Tibetan Leaders Cannot Hide
Before Trijang Rinpoche passed away, he wrote his autobiography, The Magical Play of Illusion, at the request of the Dalai Lama. The book is a firm validation of Dorje Shugden and a narrative of how much the Dharma Protector assisted Trijang Rinpoche in performing his great deeds that continue to benefit people even today…
Shugden High Lama Stupas in Ganden Shartse
The richly decorated stupas of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche and Kyabje Zong Rinpoche stand precariously within the compound of Ganden Shartse Monastery – a monastery that rejects Dorje Shugden, the protector deity proliferated by these two great lamas. In fact, the continued existence of these stupas leave a huge gaping hole in the rhetoric of the ban…
An Exclusive Interview with Geshe Sopa
Very rarely can one find a monk who is so humble and yet has quietly accomplished such virtuous works from building monasteries to serving the highest of lamas. Thus, it was a great privilege for DorjeShugden.com to speak with Geshe Zopa to get his views about the Dorje Shugden conflict…
Who was Trijang Rinpoche?
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has likened Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche to “a vast reservoir from which all Gelugpa practitioners of the present day received ‘waters’ of blessings and instructions…
The Great Lama Je Pabongka According to His Disciples and Others
My guru, kind-in-three-ways, who met face to face with Heruka, whose name I find difficult to utter… Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche Dechen Nyingpo was an unbelievable lama who lived in the early part of the twentieth century [biography]. His two main students, Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, were the most highly esteemed Gelugpa Lamas…
Think it Over: Trijang Rinpoche on Dorje Shugden
Even these days, some suspect those who rely upon and propitiate Gyalchen (Dorje Shugden) of conjuring ghosts, but it is the babbling talk of those who don’t understand the definitive meaning…
Dalai Lama Owes Shugden Practitioners
In spite of all the abuse and false accusations hurled against Dorje Shugden and his practitioners, the honest truth is that the Dalai Lama owes his fame, success, and even his life to Dorje Shugden and the attained masters that uphold this practice…
Dalai Lama Used 2014 Lamrim Teachings To Undermine His Guru
In early December 2014, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama gave his annual teachings on Lama Tsongkapa’s “Great Stages of The Path To Enlightenment” to an international audience in Dharamsala. The teachings were held over three days and not long into the first day’s teaching, it became obvious that the Dalai Lama intended to use this religious platform for his political agenda once again…
Rabten Choeling Switzerland
Rabten Choeling is one of the first Tibetan Buddhist monasteries to be established in the West after the exodus of Tibetans into India. Located on Mount-Pelerin, above Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland…
Trijang Buddhist Institute (TBI)
Trijang Buddhist Institute located at Northfield, Vermont in the United States, is where Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche, the incarnation of one of the most important and prominent lamas of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era…
Tugs Bayasgalant Nunnery
In Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, the Tugs Bayasgalant Nunnery faithfully remains loyal to the practice of Dorje Shugden. Established in 1990, the temple was built with great perseverance through a ten-year of struggle, and is now maintained and operated by a group of Mongolian women and lay nuns who have strong faith and devotion to Dorje Shugden…
Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche leads Vajra Yogini Fire Puja
The world is watching the activities of H.H. Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche, full of expectation that he will continue the great work of his predecessor, Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang. Most recently, Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche led a Vajra Yogini retreat and fire puja in TBI from 28th June to the 27th July…
9th Monlam Chenmo in Chogdong Monastery, Tibet
Chogdong Monastery (or Chagdrung Monastery) in Kham, Tibet celebrated their 9th Annual Monlam Chenmo festival in July 2014. The celebrations centered around a vast open plain, with huge tents erected to accommodate the thousands of monks and lay people who gathered to celebrate this auspicious occasion…
Download: Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors
The most definitive and complete document on VAJRADHARA DORJE SHUGDEN, his nature, function and history, written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s root Guru, Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, available in English, Chinese and Indonesian. click below to view/download the complete text (143 pages, PDF, 1.6MB) No Acrobat PDF Reader? Click here to download JPG picture…
400,000 in Chatreng Sampheling Monastery!
An astounding 400,000 people attended the Monlam Festival in Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s Sampheling Monastery in Chatreng, Tibet from 5-12 March, 2014. The Gelugpa Monlam Chenmo (or Great Prayer Festival) was established by Lama Tsongkapa in 1049…
UPDATED: Penpa Tsering Defames Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche
In a speech to students of Upper TCV School filled with lies and distortions of history, Tibetan Speaker of Parliament Penpa Tsering openly abused his position of influence and showed the world the CTA’s true colors, attacking Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche Dechen Nyingpo…
The Return Of A Great Master: H.E. Kyabje Denma Gonsar Rinpoche
On the 6th of October 2013, a very special and propitious event took place in Tsampehling Monastery in Chatreng, the home monastery of the illustrious Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. That auspicious day marked the enthronement of the new incarnation of one of the most extraordinary lamas of our time, the erudite Kyabje Denma Gonsar Dorje Chang….
Dharma demystified: Kawang – A confessional practice
Dharma Protector practice may appear to the untrained eye to be shrouded in the mist of mystery rendered thicker by the passage of time. However these practices accord tremendous benefits to the practitioners and by all written accounts, these practices are originated by and descend from the greatest of Buddhist masters. Time has not diluted…
Four Important Videos
Dear Dharma Friends, As we all know, Tibet is well known throughout the world for its deep spiritual tradition, its beautiful religion of Buddhism and the many thousands of great lamas who have arisen from the Himalayas. One such lama who is now famous throughout the world is H.H. Trijang Rinpoche. Almost every teacher in…
Peaceful Dorje Shugden – Plain
This image of Dorje Shugden is unusually peaceful and has been repainted based on an old thangka from the 1960′s. Similar to another downloadable thangka, this thangka has a plain background, bringing out the main features of Dorje Shugden. Like many Dorje Shugden images, the facial features are said to resemble Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, who…
The Centrality of the Practice in the Geluk during the 20th Century
Particularly in the early days of exile, a number of claims were made about the centrality of the practice of Dorje Shugden in Geluk practice, in particular, that the deity was the main protector of the Geluk. This claim seems to be strongly linked to a doctrine connected with the 19th and 20th century charismatic…
Sera Je Dragri Gyatso Thaye
The Dragri line of incarnations was significant enough for Trijang Dorje Chang, who is Heruka himself, to take an interest in them. Revealing the origins of this ancient lineage, Trijang Rinpoche wrote that the incarnations were some of the most profound Indian masters including Arhat Kanakavatsa (a direct disciple of Shakyamuni), King Chandrabhadra, and Pamting…
10 Reasons Why Dorje Shugden is a Buddha
Dear Respected Fellow Dharma practitioners, We hope this letter finds you in very good health and enjoying great success in your spiritual practice. We wish to share something very blessed with you, with the hope that it will add to global blessings for a better world. When the Buddha appeared in the world, he taught…
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…
An Unusual Dilemma
Dear friends of Dharma, It was predicted by the Buddha that Buddhism will be destroyed not by external forces but from within, by Buddhists themselves. Since the Dalai Lama announced the ban of the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden, Buddhists the world over have found themselves facing an unusual dilemma – to continue a practice given…
The TRUTH behind who saved the Dalai Lama’s life
An incredible revelation has come to light about the H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama’s perilous escape from Tibet, and the truth about who really saved his life during those most dangerous times. Some very courageous monks from both Gaden and Sera Monasteries have recently revealed many very interesting facts as below, which contradict what has…
Confusing Issues Regarding Freedom of Religion
Respected Friends, Tashi Delek and we wish you a very good day. We are writing to share with you some of our thoughts, suggestions and good wishes in the Dharma. We know you are very busy and have a lot of work, but I hope you will take a little time to read our sharings….
Manjushri
Bearer of the Wisdom Sword Dorje Shugden is a sublime emanation of Venerable Manjushri, Buddha of Wisdom. Highly attained masters like Mahasiddha Tagphu Pemavajra, Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche have mentioned this in their teachings and written works. Venerable Manjushri’s name is…
Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen
The Compassionate Martyr During the era of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Dorje Shugden took rebirth in the form of a very special incarnate Lama. This would be Dorje Shugden’s “last” incarnation before arising as a Dharma Protector. From childhood, this incarnation exhibited many signs of a superior being. For example, he had…
Descended from Tushita
One of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche’s Gurus, Mahasiddha Tagpu Pemavajra had the miraculous ability to astral travel to pure lands of the Buddhas, such as Tushita Heaven. On one occasion, Tagpu Pemavajra ‘travelled’ to Tushita and had an audience with Lama Tsongkhapa and his Eight Great Disciples. There, he specifically…
Pilgrimage to India
We went to India to celebrate the dedication of the new Shar Gaden temple and along the way, we had an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of thousands of Buddhists who went before us. This journey began on Oct. 23 with three monks and 16 lay students heading to Mumbai, India. Our first visit…
A Song in Praise of Geshe Wangchuk
All Gelug lamas would have received teachings from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. This video shows the lineage lamas leading to Geshe Wangchuk a famous Dorje Shugden lineage master of the Kham area. There are not many Gelug lamas and monks who have not been a student of Trijang Dorje Chang. These students were inspired and devoted…
The Dalai Lama: a Spiritual Conundrum – A Reply to Criticism
Recently, someone posted the following on an anti-Shugden website regarding my previous post The Dalai Lama: a Spiritual Conundrum: According to NKT, the Dalai Lama has inflicted more harm that those who have killed millions of people, tortured millions of people and raped millions of women in modern times. What could be more harmful than…
Canonicity and Divine Interference: The Tulkus and the Shugden-Controversy
Michael von Brück Centre for Religious Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Religions are systems of social communication which at the same time create images of reality which become normative structures of perception, and these in turn define what is considered ‘real’ in a given society. In this way the legitimacy of social structures as well as structures…
Chatring Samphel Ling Monastery, Kham Tibet
Dear Wisdom Being, Thank you for this wonderful video of Sampheling monastery. It is so beautiful to imagine Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche has once walked through these walkways to give teachings and advice to the predecessors of these monks. Have you guys read the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche? When Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche first came here…
Excerpt from Dagpo Rinpoche’s speech, November 1996
Below is an excerpt taken from a speech delivered by His Eminence Dagpo Rinpoche in November 1996, when he welcomed to Paris the fourteen-year-old reincarnation, Kyabje Chocktrul Rinpoche Tenzin Lobsang Yeshe Gyatso: For the benefit of the new people who have joined us today, I will mention all too briefly the activities that have been…
A Tribute to His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche
Whenever we speak of Buddhism, we cannot avoid the names of a few Masters who achieved such tremendous feats that Buddhism will probably not be what it is today without their contribution. We must start with Siddhartha’s charioteer whose great contribution was to take the Prince on the expedition of The Four Sights (the old…
Dorje Shugden Enthroned by Chinese Emperor & the Dalai Lama
Here is the direct quote which is quoted directly from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s autobiagraphy on page 123-124:- Enthroned as guardian of the Yellow Hat Teachings, By the Chinese emperor, the Dalai Lama, and his regent ~ Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s autobiagraphy on page 123-124 As for this, during the first period of the time of the…
Interview with His Holiness the 101st Gaden Tripa Lungrik Namgyal
Gaden Tripa – Supreme Head of the Gelugpa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism The following is an interview with His Holiness the 101th Ganden Tripa – Supreme Head of the Gelug Tradition. The interview is conducted on the occasion of His Holiness the 101th Ganden Tripa’s first official visit to Singapore. The interview is conducted by…
A Tribute to Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Few Buddhist masters have had as extensive an impact on the Buddhist world at large than Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. With over 1,100 Buddhist centers (and growing) across both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has brought the Dharma to places which may otherwise never have exposure to Buddhism. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is one…
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A Tribute To H.E. Gonsar Tulku Rinpoche
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The Dalai Lama Ends The Dorje Shugden Ban
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