Go On, Break Your Samaya
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai)
Any Dorje Shugden practitioner with an active online profile will know that we are often faced with vitriolic and abusive comments online. These range from how Dorje Shugden practitioners receive Chinese government funding, to our supposed inferiority as Buddhists because we are not Tibetan, to how we worship spirits.
Another frequent comment runs along the lines of:
Don’t believe your guru, he’s not a real Lama. He’s trying to trick you so stop listening to him. I’m telling you this out of compassion.
During one particular online conversation just a few weeks ago, this comment was directed at me over and over again. It was not the first time I had heard this – “friends” have written to me asking me to consider a different Lama who is “clean” and politically correct because my root Guru is teaching me how to rely on a spirit.
When told this, Shugden practitioners usually ask the speaker to show compassion and to focus on their own Buddhist practice instead. That Dharma is about mind transformation – our own mind transformation – and not about looking at others and blaming them. That if they are so compassionate, why not include Dorje Shugden practitioners in their compassion too?
But during that online conversation, as this person repeated over and over again how my Lama was somehow not genuine or real, I was given pause to think. What irked me was their repeated assertion that their harassment is somehow compassionate. If compassion is one of the key practices of a Buddhist, what kind of Dharma practitioner tells people to break their samaya with their teachers, on the basis of something that they, a random stranger on the Internet, said?
Since the ban on Dorje Shugden was enforced in 1996, thousands of Buddhist practitioners have been expelled from their monasteries, pressured to abandon their teachers and forced to leave their practices and homes behind. To this day, Dorje Shugden practitioners continue to be harassed, targeted and belittled into giving up the practice.
And at the same time, those who speak against Dorje Shugden will utter on the same breath that there is no ban on Dorje Shugden, that all of this is based on His Holiness’ advice and they are merely discouraging us from relying on Dorje Shugden because it means we are not engaging in true Buddhist practice.
Well, if we are not true Buddhists and that is why they are speaking up, why not direct their same harassment to Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Jews who are not engaging in Buddhist practice? Why only target Dorje Shugden practitioners?
If there is no ban and if there is religious freedom, why do they feel the need to impose their opinions on our practice? Why do they feel the need to voice their objections to our personal choices?
If we are not Tibetan (and therefore not true Buddhists), why do they feel the need to impose His Holiness’ advice when we are not Tibetan?
On every level, from every perspective, there is nothing about the ban that makes sense.
So you give up your practice and your teacher, what will the random person on the Internet do for you? Pay your bills? Babysit your kids? Teach you Dharma? People who are considering giving up the practice just to end the harassment should think twice. These people – these faceless, random people – will never be able to do anything for you, not in the way your Lama will be able to help you, guide you and nurture you as he has been doing for years already. They will never be able to do for you spiritually what your relationship with your teacher can provide you with.
As I ended the conversation with the gentleman online, I could not help but feel very sorry for him. As he continues on his misguided crusade to pull people away from their teachers, every attempt he makes that is successful will never create the causes for him to develop greater clarity of mind, understanding and practice.
It has been 19 years since this ban started, and it has been 19 years too long. The ban on Dorje Shugden needs to end now, for the sake of everyone involved.
It has been taught that for the Guru to whom you have pledged your word of honour (to visualise as one with your meditational deity), you should willingly sacrifice your wife, children and even your life, although these are not easy to give away. Is there need to mention your fleeting wealth?
~ Ashvagosha, 50 Stanzas on the Spiritual Teacher
Kyabje Denma Gonsa Rinpoche
on guru devotion
Or view the video on the server at:
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/DenmaGonsaRinpocheGuruDevotion.mp4
Translation:
At this time, we see guru devotion in the great monasteries, it is like a vessel leaking. At this time, in the four great monasteries, I see the first [in guru devotion] is Tashi Lhunpo. I am not flattering. The better one is Tashi Lhunpo monks.
Before, Sera has a lot of monks joining…
(video breaks abruptly)
…What I am teaching you today, this is correct or not correct, you must examine. If it is correct, you must practice. If it is not correct, then you can discard it. That is okay.
In brief, you all must carefully examine Lama Tsongkhapa’s Dharma. Apart from that, at this time, Lama Tsongkhapa’s Dharma is like a butter lamp in the strong wind. It has very nearly extinguished, like that. Now you all must carefully examine Lama Tsongkhapa’s Dharma, must carefully examine Lama Tsongkhapa’s Dharma. Do you understand?
If you practise the Protector [referring to Dorje Shugden], you do the practice. If you don’t practise, you don’t do the practice. This is no problem. If you practise, say it very clearly – “I do the practice.” If you don’t practice, say it very clearly – “I don’t do the practice.” Don’t be two-faced.
Must have unity and solidarity. Do you understand? Then good. Then it will be useful that we are monks and stay in the big monasteries. [meaning if they are monks but have no unity, it will not be useful]
At night, all our virtues we must dedicate to enlightenment and the growth of Buddha Dharma, and all the holy masters’ long life, and make aspirational prayers for the growth of Lama Tsongkhapa’s combined sutric and tantric Dharma and for it to remain for a long time. Do you understand?
And if you are a Dorje Shugden practitioner, make aspirational prayers for Dorje Shugden’s blessings to spread all around the world. If you are not a Dorje Shugden practitioner, make aspirational prayers for all protectors’ blessings to be timely and for the Buddha Dharma to grow.
Then good. Then all of you work towards mental unity and pure vows. Please practise well. That’s all, thank you. Finish.
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Samaya is a set of Buddhist vows and commitments that are given when one receives empowerment in the Vajrayana Buddhist order. Guru devotion plays an important part in our spiritual practice in Tibetan Buddhism. As explained by Tsem Rinpoche our Guru we must have a good relations and good samaya with the guru. We can never be overstressed on the spiritual path or else our mind will degenerate. Breaking the samaya vows is worse than breaking any other laws. Breaking a samaya results in a heavy bad karma, especially if one disregards or dislikes, the Guru who have gave us the teachings. The Dorje Shugden controversy had cause disharmony and sufferings to many practitioners. For some of them been drifted away causing them to break their samaya then. Interesting read.
Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai for this sharing.
Feeling disappointed when someone a Sangha supposed to promote peace, harmony and helps to give teachings to those who are new instead promoting hatred, cursing another person. Its wrong to tell people to break their samaya with their teachers. They must be given the wrong information about Dorje Shugden and Shugden Buddhist practitioners . The Tibetan Leadership has spread their lies and causing misunderstanding among the Tibetans. The rights of Dorje Shugden practitioners were denied just because for practicing their religion as they have done for the past 400 years. Dorje Shugden practitioners are side-lined from their own community, denied medical care, education and even employment in government offices. The Tibetan Leadership has instituted this ban against Dorje Shugden causing sufferings among many. Sad indeed hopefully these controversy will dissolve soon as more people understand and know that Dorje Shugden is not an evil as claimed by the Tibetan leadership.
Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai for this sharing.
Mantras are sacred verbalized words that invoke the protection and blessings of the deity to whom the mantra is ascribed. Mantras are also the manifestations of Buddhas in the form of ‘sounds’, hence the various mantras of Dorje Shugden contain the essence of the Protector.
Dorje Shugden’s main mantra 多杰雄登主要咒语
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SOHA
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for peace 平和咒语
For gaining attainments through the energy of Peaceful Shugden, peace of environment and mind, harmony in one’s abode and dwelling area, and calming of disasters
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SHANTI SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for health 福寿安康咒语
For long life, increasing life, healing of disease and protection from diseases
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA AYU SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for increase 增长咒语
For gaining great merits and increase of all necessary needs, both material and spiritual
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA PUNYE SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for control 控制咒语
Of worldly deities, negative people and nagas and for influencing friends towards the positive
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA WASHAM KURU HO
Dorje Shugden’s mantra to grant protection 庇护咒语
Visualize that you are in the Protector’s mandala, fully protected from outside interferences. Recite when in danger or for dangerous situations, for protection while travelling or when residing in dangerous/hostile places
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA RAKYA RAKYA HUNG
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videouploads/comment-1544345059.mp4
Dear friends,
Tibet has produced many powerful meditations, rituals and guidelines to help us gain spiritual protection, gain wisdom and higher states of consciousness. In general Tibet has produced many powerful methods for the growth of our spiritual evolution. Dorje Shugden is an angel, a saint, a powerful spiritual protector-warrior who originated 350 years ago when a highly awakened Tibetan Lama fulfilled his vows to become a special being to grant protection, wisdom, material needs, safety when travelling (normal and astral travel) and spiritual awakening. Both the Great 5th Dalai Lama and the current His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama composed short yet effective prayers to invoke upon the power and blessings of this special saint and protector. One can recite either one of the prayers that you feel suits you, anytime or even daily. When you feel a special need for help, you can recite either prayer anytime. When you are feeling down, afraid or just need a blessing, you can recite them. After reciting either invocation, it is good to chant the mantra of Dorje Shugden: Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha.
You do not have to be a Buddhist or practitioner of any religion to invoke upon the blessings and protection of this special enlightened and awakened angel Dorje Shugden. He helps all without discrimination or bias as he is filled with compassion and love. Divinity has no boundaries, they help all who call upon them.
Enclosed are the prayers in English, Chinese and Tibetan.
May you be safe, protected and blessed.
Tsem Rinpoche
More on the Great 5th Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden – https://bit.ly/2w7KHv6
More on H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden – https://bit.ly/2QdaL4n
Chapel (Trode Khangsar) built by the Great 5th Dalai Lama dedicated to Dorje Shugden in Lhasa – https://bit.ly/2zBTd8M
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亲爱的朋友们，
西藏产生了许多有助于我们得到精神庇佑、取得智慧和更高层次之觉悟的强大禅修法、仪式和教诲。总括来说，西藏产生了许多有助于我们在修行上取得提升的强有力方法。多杰雄登是一个天使，一位圣人和一名护法战士。他的崛起始于350年前，当一位高度觉悟的西藏高僧履行本身的承诺，化身为特别的护法，赐予我们守护、智慧、物质需要、出入平安（平日外游和神游时）和灵修上的觉醒。任何人都可以随时随地在任何时候念诵适合自己的祈愿文。当你需要特别的帮助时，你可以随时念诵任何一篇祈愿文。当你感到沮丧、恐惧或仅是需要加持时，你也可以持诵这些祈愿文。在念诵任何祈请文后，你应该接着念诵多杰雄登的心咒：嗡 班杂 维格 毗札那 娑哈 Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha。
要祈请多杰雄登这位特殊、觉悟和觉醒的天使赐予加持和庇佑，你无需是佛教徒或任何宗教的修行者。他总是没有分别或偏见，充满慈悲和慈爱地帮助一切众生。神圣是没有界限的，圣者会帮助有求于他的任何人。
以下附上英文、中文和藏文的祈愿文。
愿你平安，常受庇护和加持。
尊贵的詹杜固仁波切
更多关于第五世达赖尊者和多杰雄登护法的内容 — https://bit.ly/2zsC3tG
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Divination (‘mo’) Text by Dorje Shugden
This is an important divination (‘mo’) text composed by Dorje Shugden himself. Dorje Shugden took trance of the Choyang Dulzin oracle lama, the senior oracle of Gaden Shartse Monastery, and instantly on the spot composed this text within two hours.
The divination text contains information on how to use dice to do divination for the future and is known to be highly accurate. When practitioners use this text, they will be in direct contact with Dorje Shugden to get answers to questions about the future. It is for those who have good samaya with Dorje Shugden and are free of the eight worldly dharmas to be of benefit to others in divining the future.
Tsem Rinpoche
DS-MO-choyang.pdf
Be blessed with these rare videos featuring explanation and advice about Dorje Shugden practice by His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche in his own voice. The teaching was requested by Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the earliest masters who taught Tibetan Buddhism in the West.
Video 1: H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Explains Dorje Shugden Initiation and Benefits (With English Subtitles)
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was an erudite scholar, ritual master and practitioner of the highest degree from Tibet. At the request of Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the pioneers who taught Tibetan Buddhism in America, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche gives clear explanation and advice about the life-entrustment initiation of Dorje Shugden and how to go about the practice and get the maximum benefits in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzFMvlxAqtc&feature=youtu.be
Video 2: H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche speaks on the History and Lineage of Dorje Shugden (With English Subtitles)
In this video, an erudite scholar, ritual master and practitioner of the highest degree from Tibet, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche talks about the incarnation lineage of Dorje Shugden and how the practice arose, with examples of Dorje Shugden’s previous lives that reveal his powerful spiritual attainments and contributions. This very rare teaching was given at the request of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche’s student, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the pioneers who taught Buddhism in the West to many disciples since the 1970s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIzKSJgK618&feature=youtu.be
For more information: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/kyabje-zong-rinpoches-advice-on-dorje-shugdens-practice.html
For the first time available, Dorje Shugden and his entourage of 32 asssistants of his mandala.
Dorje Shugden is a powerful protector deity who is also an emanation of Manjushri, a wisdom bestowing Buddha. Therefore, he has great ability to help us to progress further on the spiritual path. He does this by helping us to overcome obstacles and problems for the modern individual.
Due to his enlightened nature, Dorje Shugden is able to manifest 32 deities and within the same abode resides Setrap and Kache Marpo:-
1. 5 Dorje Shugden families or emanations. They consists of the following:-
– Dulzin Dorje Shugden, which performs activities to eliminate inner and outer obstacles.
– Shize, which performs activities to pacify all illnesses and disease.
– Gyenze, which performs activities to increase all desirable material and spiritual wealth.
– Wangze, which performs activities to control difficult people and circumstances.
– Trakze, which performs activities to wrathfully eliminate all insurmountable obstacles and life-threatening situations.
2. 9 Mothers. They represent protection of the five senses and developing control of the four elements. These are all attributes that signify their ability to assist tantric practitioners with their higher meditations.
3. 8 Guiding Monks. They represent the Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Avalokitesvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Samantabhadra, Maitreya, Kshitigarbha, Akashagarbha, Sarva-nivarana-viskambini) and they bring about the growth of the Dharma, through the Sangha, Dharma practitioners and Dharma establishments.
4. 10 Youthful & Wrathful Attendants. They represent the ten wrathful attendants to avert inner and outer obstacles. They are beings who are from Mongolia, China, Kashmir, India, Bengali, etc.
5. Setrap. He is a senior Dharma Protector from India and an emanation of Amitabha Buddha. He had enthroned Dorje Shugden as an authentic Dharma Protector. Therefore, he also resides within the same mandala of Dorje Shugden.
6. Kache Marpo. He is not an emanation of Dorje Shugden but he is still an enlightened Dharma Protector in his own right. He was originally known as Tsiu Marpo of Samye Monastery. However, he has placed himself under the service of Dorje Shugden as his chief minister, performing many activities in order to protect and benefit practitioners. Therefore, he stands guard at the main entrance of Dorje Shugden’s mandala. He often takes trance of qualified mediums to speak.
7. Namkar Barzin. He is the reincarnation of an old Mongolian monk and when he passed away in Phari area of Tibet, his spirit was placed as a powerful assistant of Dorje Shugden. He guards and protects buildings and great institutions especially those that benefit others. He rides on a mythical Gyaling animal that resembles a goat but with scales.
These sacred images are available on *Vajrasecrets. They are made of high quality alloy and are one of a kind. They are based on the lineage of His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche’s monastery, Tashilhunpo in Shigatse, Tibet. In fact, the iconography of these statues are based on detailed photographs taken by H. E. Tsem Rinpoche during a trip to Tashilhunpo’s protector chapel. These are based exactly as the 10th Panchen Lama’s personal collection.
Dorje Shugden mandala: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=131570
Dorje Shugden’s benefit and practice: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=62422
Dorje Shugden’s origins: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=106424
Dorje Shugden chapel in His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche’s Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=68698
*Stand not included
His Holiness the 10th Panchen Lama
Tibetans commonly refer to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and His Holiness 10th Panchen Lama as the “sun and moon” of Tibetan Buddhism. They are the center of Tibetan Buddhist civilization, which draws to its sphere of influence millions of non-Tibetan practitioners. The Panchen Lama’s incarnation line began with the 16th abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1570 – 1662). He was bestowed the title of Panchen Lama by His Holiness the 5th Dalai Lama after being declared as an emanation of Amitabha.
After being given the title, his three previous incarnations were posthumously also bestowed the title, making Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen the 4th Panchen Lama. He became a teacher to many Tibetans, Bhutanese and Mongolian religious figures, including His Holiness the 4th and 5th Dalai Lamas, and the 1st Jetsun Dampa of Mongolia. A prolific author, Chokyi Gyeltsen is credited with over a hundred compositions, including a number of commentaries and ritual texts that remain central in the Gelukpa tradition today. Along with his role as a teacher of the Dharma, the Panchen Lamas are usually responsible for the recognition of the rebirths of the Dalai Lamas, and vice versa.
The 10th Panchen Lama, Lobsang Trinley Lhundrub Chokyi Gyeltsen (19 February 1938 – 28 January 1989) continued both the spiritual and political roles of his predecessors. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, his contemporary, was even heard to say and echo the Panchen Lama’s own words that the Dalai Lama would safeguard Tibet from the outside while the Panchen Lama would safeguard Tibet from the inside, as he never left Tibet after the political troubles of 1959. He was truly loved by the Tibetans, all the way until his passing. When he taught, thousands of people would attend, not only from his own Gelug lineage, but masters and practitioners from all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
At his sprawling monastery of Tashi Lhunpo, he has a special chapel specifically dedicated to Dorje Shugden, where prayers and rituals are performed on a daily basis. In his great omniscience the Panchen Lama held Dorje Shugden as the principal Dharma protector of the monastery. He also personally propitiated Dorje Shugden among other Dharma protectors, and even wrote extensive prayers and rituals to Dorje Shugden. These rituals and prayers are contained within his ‘sung bum’ or collected works, which are provided here. As such a great lama, with an erudite and clear understanding of the Buddhist scriptures, a teacher to millions in both Tibet and China, from an established incarnation line and an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha, he could not be mistaken about his practice of Dorje Shugden.
His Holiness 10th Panchen Lama is known for his composition of commentaries and practice texts that are still in use by contemporary Buddhist practitioners both in Tibet and across the world. One of these is a powerful ritual composition propitiating the compassionate Dorje Shugden.
Upon the request by Acharya Lobsang Jangchub to compose a shorter version of the prayer (sadhana) for the exhortation of activities of Dorje Shugden, Panchen Lama immediately composed an abbreviate form of Dorje Shugden’s Kangsol. This text is entitled “Manjunatha’s (Tsongkapa) Lineage protector Dorje Shugden and five forms wrathful propitiations and confessional prayers and fulfilment of activities rites” or “Melodious sound of Accomplishment of the Four Activities” for short. Once the prayers were completed, he had signs and strong feelings that Dorje Shugden has been working hard to protect the Buddhadharma in general and the lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa specifically.
Mirroring the abilities of one of his earlier incarnations, Khedrub Je, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa and master of both sutra and tantra, the Panchen Lama used his compositional skill and poetic prowess to create a masterful sadhana. Worthy of note is a praise in which the first letter of each verse is a Tibetan vowel. Such compositions are rarely seen, and have historically only been used when propitiating senior Dharma protectors such as Palden Lhamo and Kalarupa.
The Panchen Lama also stated that while composing the Dorje Shugden sadhana (prayers) he was filled with a sense of happiness and bliss. He ends the composition with not only his official title but his ordination name, Tenzin Trinley Jigme Choje Wangchuk, endorsing the validity of his work. He composed the sadhana in his own Tashi Lhunpo monastery while in the Hall of Clear Light and Bliss.
See the Panchen Lama’s writings and download: https://bit.ly/2KIfeXb
“If the Dalai Lama, if His Holiness the Dalai Lama can be harmed by Dorje Shugden, then we might as well not practice Buddhism anymore. If His Holiness the Dalai Lama can have his life shortened by a so-called evil spirit, any evil spirit, then can he be Avalokiteshvara? So on one hand you say, we say, I say, everybody says, he is Avalokiteshvara; on the other hand you’re saying that he can be harmed by an evil spirit… Which one is it? Can he be harmed by an evil spirit or is he Avalokiteshvara? Do you think Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Tara all take refuge in something else to protect themselves from Dorje Shugden? How illogical is that? How illogical of people to say His Holiness the Dalai Lama can be harmed by an evil spirit, any evil spirit or “Dorje Shugden” evil spirit. How is that possible?” – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
Photo: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, young Tsem Tulku Rinpoche and Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s tutor Kensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe
This elderly & innocent monk in India was brutally attacked, find out why. Shocking – https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=163953
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Sakya tradition’s thangka of Dorje Shugden sitting on a throne within his palace with his four emanations and high Sakya Lamas nearby. Tsem Rinpoche
Antique Pelden Lhamo thangka with sacred Dorje Shugden at the bottom right. Can see Tsongkapa and Guru Rinpoche on the top also. Beautiful and holy.
How can a nun curse someone they do not even know and wish the person to die quickly and be born in hell? What kind of nun is this? Shocking! What more she’s cursing a Buddhist teacher and a monk?! Is this the face of Bhutanese Buddhist?
This is so shameful for her as a nun, her teacher, her monastery, her country and her King. A sangha should not behave in such a manner. A Sangha should carry enlightened Buddha’s teachings of compassion and wisdom to benefit all sentient beings.
A Sangha is not supposed to promote hatred and certainly should not be cursing or wishing another person to die. That wish itself is already breaking one of the vows.
A Sangha is one of the 3 Jewels, an object of refuge. They should not behave like an uncivilized person with so much hate. This is how bad the Tibetan Leadership has spread their lies and hate about Dorje Shugden and Shugden Buddhist practitioners.
A true democracy allows everyone the freedom to exercise their human rights, including the freedom to practise any religion they want. In democratic countries, the government does not interfere with this right. Neither are democratic governments prejudiced against their citizens’ choice of religious belief. They do not force people to stop their religious practice or pass legislation criminalising people because of their religion.
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan leadership who are based in Dharamsala are the exception. They are the only so-called ‘democratic’ leadership that puts a stranglehold on its people, persecuting them for their religious beliefs. They deny the rights of Dorje Shugden practitioners for simply practicing their religion as they have done for the past 400 years. Dorje Shugden practitioners are ostracised from their own community, denied medical care, education or even employment in government offices. The CTA definitely does not live up to the right to be called a democratic administration, especially when in it inflicts suppression of people’s freedom and disrespects basic human rights.
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videouploads/comment-1523906946.mp4
It is very suspicious when people want to split you from the very person who has changed your life for so much better and gave you a new path to live one’s life. That person is a spiritual guru, if someone gives you the dharma, advice, care why should break with them and hurt a guru who has shown us so much kindness. That is neither compassionate nor spiritual.
Dear Pastor Jean Ai,
Thank you for speaking on behalf what most of us would feel when confronted by so-called compassionate people.
They do not understand and they blindly follow some instructions that they do not have basis or knowledge of.
I particularly like how you said about people or other practitioners that gave up Dorje Shugden practice just to keep harassment at bay. What can those people that deter us away from our spiritual practice do for us? None, except make us break our samaya and vows to our Guru. They will not be there when we need guidance, or even pay our bills as you rightly mention.
I wonder what is so compassionate about tearing us away from our practice. Hmm…
Isn’t this just lovely?! Look at these cute Tibetan kids singing praises to Dorje Shugden during Losar celebration in Tibet! Great blessings to all – Click to watch! ???
https://video.tsemtulku.com/chat-videos/chat-1519938132.mp4
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videouploads/comment-1519934791.mp4
Will the CTA (Tibetan govt in exile) and their supporters in East and West say voodoo is evil and cannot be practiced too? Will they advise against Voodoo and say its a demon’s practice and people who practice are bad too? Truth be told, no one has the right to say anything about anyone’s religion. Listen to what this man says in the short snagged clip because he speaks well and with the truth.
Watch the rest of the video on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_syJQBteA
We live in a world where the insult and criticize has become the weapon of choice. We cannot control how others criticize us. Its seem to be quite common in today society and we cannot please everyone. Whatever one do or speaks or comment there are sure to be some who do not agree with it. Due to the ban on Dorje Shugden many families are torn apart . Dorje Shugden people had to break away from their monasteries and re-established new monasteries. The Tibetan Leadership (CTA) has instituted this ban against Dorje Shugden causing sufferings among many. Dorje Shugden practitioners continue to be harassed, smeared on social media, and so forth. My Guru and few Kecharians are one of those been attacked daily. The false accusations to Shugden practitioners and to pressure Dorje Shugden practitioners to break their samaya with their Guru should not have happened. The ban of Dorje Shugden is therefore unnecessary and illogical. I hope more will speak out about this issue, the more is spoken out, the more others will be aware of the issue. May the ban be lifted soon .
Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai for this post.
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for this very thoughtful, concise and objective view on the entire complicated and compassionless ban on Dorje Shugden practice. I agree very much with your opinions on this. Spiritual beliefs, practices, who we follow, and devote to must never be dictated by anyone else.
A true, compassionate Buddhist will never, ever aggressively push or nudge someone welse to break the samaya with their spiritual teacher. It is totally wrong and creates so much negative karma onto oneself that all the teachings of Buddha has been put aside or in one ear and out the other ear (for lack of a better word). It is very damaging on the person making that action.
The time to end the ban is now and when the ban is terminated, sectarianism will end. This is the only way to -reunite and reconcile all Buddhists around the world. We all need and want inner and outer peace so much.
Humbly yours,
Lum Kok Luen.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us here. Pastor Jean Ai. It is very true that we should be able to make our own decision to follow our religion of choice and our choice of Guru. Our Guru gives us so much directly of his lineage practice and guidance towards lessening of our true sufferings whereas others including our loved ones, by habituated attachments only increases our own selfishness. What more a stranger online who thinks he knows better. Why would he pester someone to leave his/her Guru when obviously he himself is not practicing compassion. If he is voicing or reflecting his Guru’s teaching, then is it real Dharma taught? That would be my question. After all Buddha had said we should question validity of truth until we are satisfied with the truth. Arguments against Dorje Shugden’s practice have never held any validity in excuse and could easily be proven wrong. So it goes to say that this man is holding wrong views against a Buddha as Lord Dorje Shugden is an enlightened being. How dangerous it is that he gains such heavy negative karma. I really hope that the Tibetan Leaders will quickly lift the ban (yes, it does exist despite denials from the said Leaders). Not because we need their approval for our rightful practice but to stop the gathering of such heavy karma by those misguided people who knows not the fruits of their wrong views or actions.
i definitely would stand by our Guru, H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche for he not only teaches Dharma but lived every of his actions in Dharma. Even through his sufferings of such vulgar abuses and life threats from the Anti-Shugdens, Rinpoche held steadfast to his practice and stood up for the rights of those oppressed with pure truth and motivations. Rinpoche had always been humble and respectful towards His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama despite not agreeing to the ban on Dorje Shugden practice. Never had I heard a word of disrespect whether in public or private. The Tibetan Leaders and Anti-Shugdens should take heed and follow Rinpoche’s example of a true Dharma practitioner.
Dear Pastor Jean Ai,
I totally comprehend how you feel as I have been in the same position, with not only on line people and “friends” but family members who bashed me directly and personally over my Guru who is a Dorje Shugden Lama.
Yes they also say that they are being offensive to me out of compassion and to save me from disaster in my life.
What is so missing in all these supposedly kind advices to leave my Guru, is that there is no simple respect for the choice of my life with regard to my choice of Guru and religion.
No one can judge any relationship between 2 people and most of all, never about someone’s relationship with one’s spiritual guide and Guru.
As we are taught to be compassionate to all sentient beings by our Guru, let us therefore pray that some wisdom or simply some thoughtfulness will prevail in our tormentors.
Thank you,
Datuk May
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May the ban be lifted asap.
May there be peace among all.
May all their Karma be purified.
May those who criticize has wisdom and clear understanding.
One does not show kind or compassion by encouraging people to leave their religion or practise.
Everyone has their own freedom to practise or believes.
We live in this world with multi religion, practices and culture.
PEACE
Great message every Tibetan especially must read!
For 20 years, the Tibetan leadership attacked the integrity of the Dorje Shugden practice in a prolonged attempt to discredit it. However recent comments such as that left by ‘Suzy in Hawaii’ on Rinpoche’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl-4lIwxph4&t=11s) indicate that the public is now becoming aware of the truth about the Protector and the benefits of the practice.
Trode Khangsar Chapel in Lhasa, TibetOver 400 years ago a great and learned lama Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen was famed in Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal and China for being very saintly and compassionate. He resided in his residence (Zimkhang Gongma Ladrang) in Drepung Monastery. His root guru was H.H. the Omniscient 4th Panchen Lama and his close dharma brother was the 5th Dalai Lama.
The 5th Dalai Lama and Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen had a very close and dharmic relationship and often went to receive teachings together from the 4th Panchen Lama. They were close in age. They both became very learned and well known. During this time, the Dalai Lama was enthroned as a Dharma King of Tibet. But more people went to see Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen for teachings, initiations and divinations. This made the attendants of the 5th Dalai Lama feel threatened that Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen’s fame might usurp the power of the 5th Dalai Lama. So they had a khata forced down his throat. At that moment, Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen dissolved his psychic winds and generated the wish to be a great guardian of Buddha and Tsongkapa’s teachings. As his consciousness dissolved, he entered ‘bardo’ as a dharma protector of the highest order (jikten depey sungma). Many signs were seen throughout Lhasa at this time and the earth was said to have shaken in Lhasa. This event was already predicted to Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen’s previous incarnation when he was one of the 8 main disciples of Lord Tsongkapa the Supreme Master and he served Tsongkapa directly by building Gaden Monastery.
When the 5th Dalai Lama heard what his scheming and power-hungry attendants had done, he was very distressed. He was very sorry Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen was murdered and dishonored as he was a great dharma master. The 5th Dalai Lama composed an apology to Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen. In Lhasa, tens of thousands gathered for the cremation of Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen’s holy body. During the cremation, the 5th Dalai Lama’s apology was read out at which flames spontaneously arose from the body of Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen commencing the cremation. From the body, during cremation, a powerful whirlwind of smoke tunneled into the sky for all to see as this was an indication Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen’s consciousness has arisen as the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. The Dharma Protector Setrap immediately recognized this new protector Dorje Shugden and ‘enthroned’ him as a powerful Dharma Protector in the realm of the Buddhas. From this, Setrap and Dorje Shugden are closely connected and very close working hand in hand always. After the cremation, the great 5th Dalai Lama built a Dorje Shugden chapel on the spot the cremation took place and named it Trode Khangsar. The 5th Dalai Lama commissioned the statue of Dorje Shugden in this chapel and had monks installed in the chapel to do continuous propitiations to Dorje Shugden. Trode Khangsar Chapel was a commemoration to Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen who was wronged and also a celebration of his consciousness arising as the World Peace Peace Protector Dorje Shugden.
This Trode Khangsar Chapel still exists now in Lhasa where many make pilgrimages there. It is in good condition and was recently renovated. It is over 400 years old and a testimony to the respect the Great 5th Dalai Lama had to Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen who arose as Dorje Shugden.
I have visited this holy chapel in Lhasa years back. I’ve never heard of it till I was in Lhasa and by chance, I was told about it which I was happy to visit. I could not find the place but strangely a bunch of pilgrims from Amdo told me they would show me how to get there in Lhasa.
This short video is a short clip of this holy Trode Khangsar Chapel in Lhasa today commemorating Dorje Shugden, built by the great 5th Dalai Lama. The great 5th Dalai Lama even composed a prayer to Dorje Shugden which is still available today and we can recite to invoke the blessings, protection, and assistance of World Peace Protector Dorje Shugden.
Tsem Rinpoche
Read more: Trode Khangsar – A 400-year-old Dorje Shugden Chapel in Lhasa
https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/dorje-shugden/trode-khangsar-%E2%80%93-a-400-year-old-dorje-shugden-chapel-in-lhasa.html
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTybDwTeLAM
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The 5th Dalai Lama’s Prayer to Dorje ShugdenHUM
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, please come to this place!
Robes of a monk, crown adorned with rhinoceros leather hat,
Right hand holds ornate club, left holds a human heart,
Riding various mounts such as nagas and garudas,
Who subdues the mamos of the charnel grounds, praise to you!
Samaya substances, offerings and torma, outer, inner and secret,
Favourite visual offerings and various objects are arranged.
Although, previously, my wishes were a bit dense,
Do not stop your powerful apparitions, I reveal and confess!
Now respectfully praising with body, speech, and mind,
For us, the masters, disciples, benefactors and entourages,
Provide the good and avert the bad!
Bring increase like the waxing moon in spiritual and temporal realms!
Moreover, swiftly accomplishing all wishes,
According to our prayers, bestow the supreme effortlessly!
And like the jewel that bestows all wishes,
Always protect us with the Three Jewels!
From: http://www.dorjeshugden.org/practice/the-5th-dalai-lamas-prayer-to-dorje-shugden
Tibetan prayer from: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/dorje-shugden/the-14th-dalai-lamas-prayer-to-dorje-shugden.html
People who always like to criticize and insult those who want to follow their own path are pretty insecure about themselves. When pressed for evidence of a wrong doing and infraction there is usually a lot more speculative babble thrown into the conversation. And I think they also think, only they have correct and pure perception, that quality is never extended to those that do not agree with them.
在我们做任何有关佛法的事情，都必须有正确的动机和抛开或不落入世间八法包括希望快乐、希望得到物质、希望受到赞美、希望声名远播、拒绝痛苦、拒绝失去物质、拒绝受到批评或名誉受损。如果我们非常执着于世间八法，那么我们就不算是真正的修持佛法。
在掌中解脱和事师五十颂都有强调地说上师是佛，是高证悟者。如果不依止上师，就算修行有多么的高深，也难达到证悟。因此，如果上师传授我们持修多杰雄登护法，我们必须相信与遵从、坚持和绝不放弃就算要面对多少困难、艰苦与批评。因为，我们最终的目的是转化心识与登上菩提道来利益众生。
感谢仁波切和Pastor Jean Ai 勇敢的站出来与大家分享她愿意接受与面对有关自己的上师尊贵的詹杜固仁波切负面的讯息与批评。
Everyone deserve/ has right to have religious freedom. If not, there will be no different religious –Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jews…
But the action of anti Shugden never show religious freedom.
Since 1996, thousands of monks have been expelled from their monasteries, abandon their teachers, families have been forced to separate, Dorje Shugden practitioners have been attacked including old monks and High Lamas in the monasteries.
There are so many vulgarities and harsh comments towards DS practitioners. I am one of them! My Guru, HE Tsem Rinpoche, my dharma brothers and sisters, my husband, my daughter and son.
To these group of anti Shugden friends, are you inside to practise Dorje Shugden that you encounter this protector is a spirit?
Are you inside here to judge my Guru, HE Tsem Rinpoche is not real, not genuine?
If you are in a situation or state of mind unclear, missunderstand, I welcome you to study and learn together with us.
Everyone wants harmony, peace NOT just for family relationship, society. It’s same for all religious, one of them is Dorje Shugden practitioner.
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for this post.
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for this article. You have spoken for many Dorje Shugden practitioners around the world who has suffered and continuing suffering from abusive comments and being putting down.
This sharing again tells us that the Dorje Shugden ban is not only destructive and hurt only Dorje Shugden practitioners but including non Dorje Shugden practitioners who are affected as well. One example is when anti Shugden people or non Shugden practitioners throwing bad words, vulgarities and accusations to Shugden practitioners; and worst to pressure Dorje Shugden practitioners to break their samaya with their Guru; they definitely create tremendous negative karma by doing all these. This is not good. The Dorje Shugden BAN has to come to an end now, before more and more sufferings and pain created.
Thank you.
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai. I totally agree with you. We should never be light eared and ungrateful. Many people have their opinions just like we do. Many times, opinions are given and the person that gives these opinions do not take any responsibility of the consequences.
Any learned Buddhist will know that the disciple should not give up their practice nor their teacher. Otherwise, higher attainments and Buddhahood are not possible.
When we discourage others from leaving their gurus, the karma is tremendously heavy because we caused the disciple to severe their chance of enlightenment. We should refrain from this as we are not learned enough to judge another religion and the spiritual leader. We can’t even “save” ourselves and get out of Samsara. Who are we to lead others away from their path? It sounds foolish and arrogant regardless of how “kind” and “compassionate” they try to portray themselves.
My Guru H.E The 25th Tsem Rinpoche work tirelessly to spread pure lineage to all people around the world and bring Dorje Shugden practice to many peoples then many daily life to life situations can be solved or at least improve for them.
Many examples and real story of Dorje Shugden save people life and creating miracles for people who needed when they are in their difficulties.
Because of Dorje Shugden practice, my Guru is attack daily by many hatred in social media by using rude and vulgar words to asperse Rinpoche even create a fake account to vilify sangha good deeds just because Rinpoche is compassionate speaking up about Dorje Shugden!! Why only target Dorje Shugden practitioners??
To this day, Dorje Shugden practitioners continue to be harassed, targeted and belittled into giving up the practice since 1996. There is a BAN and there is no religious freedom to Dorje Shugden practioners!!
H.H Dalai Lama Please lift the BAN and Dorje Shugden practitioners deserve religious freedom!!!
由于对多杰雄登的禁令于1996年实施，数千名多杰雄登修持者已经被佛教从他们的寺庙被驱逐，被迫放弃他们的老师，而被迫离开他们的家园。从这一天开始，多杰雄登修持者就被骚扰，针对性和贬低到他们放弃不要在修持。
感到非常遗憾这位喇嘛，骚扰着多杰雄登修持者，给予错误的信息，认为修持多杰雄登法门是错误的选择，要多杰雄登法门修持者离开自己的上师，上师是我们修行上的法脉传承。
宗教信仰不是自由选择吗？为什么一定要针对多杰雄登修持者，如果我们不是佛教徒，在这个世界上不是佛教徒，数目也不少，你们却一直在针对多杰雄登修持者，对他们造成，骚扰，欺压，威胁等等。这就是所谓宗教信仰自由选择吗?
我们有权利选择自己的修行法门，你们可以不喜欢多杰雄登的法门，但是不可以抹黑他人修行上的选择，没人强迫你们一定要接受多杰雄登的法门，请你们尊重其他人的宗教信仰自由的选择
宗教之間是无分边界，雖然信仰不一樣，各宗教的理義並沒有隔離人們，只有人們自己的心觀念不同 ，我们可以选择于，尊重，和平，和諧的相处。
It is not okay for these people to criticise,scrutinize and harassed Dorje Shugden practitioners as they have feelings to be respected. True Buddhist knows that the aim of Buddhism is to guide everyone to lead a noble life without harming anyone, to cultivate humane qualities, to radiate all- embracing kindness without discrimination. To harassed and instill hatred against another religion is not Buddhism.The importance of a Guru, is described by Buddha in all His teachings but these people are harassing and oppressing Dorje Shugden Practitioners to break their samaya with their Guru.The guru-disciple relationship is the highest expression of friendship, for it is based on unconditional divine love and wisdom and therefore we should never abandon our Guru, no matter how great obstacles we may encounter.May the ban be removed.Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for sharing your thoughts.
These people were paid to smear campaign online against dorje shugden. Who were behind the scene? I guess you should know. Those who were paid to smear, and slander clearly are non buddhists, even if a few of them may be buddhists, they were just ignorant and disregard the negative consequences, like Tsem Tulku had mentioned inthe oracle at Kechara Forest video, they think they are not buddhists, they dont have shrines and statues, therefore karma does not exist, do whatever they want, hurting people and commiting all kinds of negative actions. Oneday, someday, when the negative deeds ripen with accrual interests,the days they pay the dues are just repetitions of horrendous catastrophic experiences and series of tragedies happen in their lives.
I already been cyberstalked and harassed for many years, these opponents just want to see me dead, i am telling the truth whether they believe or not, or just hate what i have written. If i were meant to die early, let it be.
Dear Pastor Jean Ai, i agree with you these anti shugden people are really too free , probably educated but not working, so much excess time to do manicure n pedicures and poking their noses where there is no benefit, better for him/her to go to those cultish blood offering sects. Really i wonder where they come from n why bother. Probably they were paid by someone to do so
By asking you to go against your teacher means they duno the ABCs and the 123 of tibetan buddhism as expounded Ashvagosha, thus his words hardly even worth a penny. But yes i pity him and all those who spew hatred at those who believe in Shugden n i pray that they use their time more wisely n not create anymore bad karma. Next time if i hear of one i ask them back, probably you too free pls go pick a hobby or go for anger mgt classes for its you who need it not me the one with Dorje Shugden in my life. I am quite peaceful and happy now.
I admire your courage n persistence and keep up the good work, my prayers for your success always PJA. 🙂
On the hot topic of Dorje Shugden at this stage, it is quite normal for any “boastful charlatons” to condemn those who still worship Dorje Shugdan, especially when they come to find out that He is non-other then your prominent and widely known and celebrated Guru. Whatever they may do or say, if we have a deep one-pointed Guru-devotion, we should not let them worry us unduly! By now, all of us should already have reached a stabilised stage in our in our mind in Guru-devotion. Nothing should or can make us change our mind towards our Guru. All this time, this is what we should have trained our mind and heart on, spontaneously and effortlessly, to have such a one-pointed guru-devotion objective. Whenever we recite a prayer with the word “Guru”, the understanding should come into our hearts that this is the Buddha’s holymind, which pervades all phenomena, and which is bound with infinite compassion for all sentient beings. As mentioned in the scriptural texts, the Guru can manifest in all the many aspects to guide and help us to actualize the path and cross the ocean of samsara to bring us all to enlightenment. May whatever white virtues we have created, we dedicate as causes to enable us to uphold the holy Dharma of scriptures and insights. May all be auspicious for us and others to be freed here and now, from all misfortune, hardships and sufferings through the generous lifting of Dorje Shugden’s Ban by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha.
Dear Pastor Jean Ai,
Indeed it is very true, every person who posted online on Dorje Shugden have gone through an experience being harass online by anti-Shugden.
They can give all kind of excuses to point that our Guru is bad, Dorje Shugden is bad, but, when we confront them seriously with facts they will change to vulgar words.
I agreed with what you say – That Dharma is , is about our own mind transformation.
If there are no Ban inforce on Dorje Shugden, Why did these peoples jumped out and “advise” us on Dorje Shugden?
It is so true that if we give up practice for the sake of a strangers’ harassment. I think we really do not have Guru Devotion. And, because of the person’s advise we gave up, the person karma is even heavier.
Thank you for willing to speak up.
Regards
Freon
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for the sharing. However we want to said whether our practice is right or wrong not us who judge that , I think is very wrong to put others believe down and encourage people to leave their guru, whoever is this is wrong to do this divisive act.
I really do understand how irritating and hurtful those people are. With gr8 guidiance from ur guru, U never loose ur temper on them. Keep it up Anila! May the ban be lifted… May the peace given a way in the Buddhist community.
Thank you Pastor Jean Ai for your sharing.
How can it be an act of compassion, when a stranger comes online and harasses a person to abandon their Spiritual Guide and break their samaya with Him. Compassion is when you can’t bear to see a person suffer so you must do something to relieve them of their suffering.It is definitely NOT compassion when you try to harass a person into breaking their samaya with their Spiritual Guide and condemning that person to Avichi (the worst of Hells) – as written about in Ashvagosha’s Fifty Stanzas on Guru Devotion – Stanza 14 –
” Whatever fearful hells have been taught, such as Avichi, the Hell of Uninterrupted Pain, it is clearly explained that those who disparage their teachers will have to remain there (a very long time).”
It is from a most misguided sense of compassion that anyone would:a)disparage and ridicule my Guru, whom they may not have even met ,let alone known at all (a Guru who has compassionately and patiently guided His students towards transforming their minds for their own ultimate peace and happiness), and b)tell His students to abandon Him and break samaya with Him, just because He practices Shugden , a Practice given to Him by His own root Guru!
I am proud and happy to practice Shugden because I have personally received much help and blessings from Dorje Shugden in creating conducive conditions for me to study and practice the Dharma under the wise and compassionate guidance of my guru.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Rinpoche, for your great care and love of us .
There are few points that stood out from this article to me:
1. It is very sad to see Anti-Shugden people persuade students to abandon their Spiritual Guru in the name of compassion. Compassion, without wisdom, can be a double edged sword.
2. What the Anti-Shugden people are saying is against the teachings in 50 Stanzas of Guru Devotion. In the 50 Stanzas of Guru Devotion, we should observe our Guru before we fully accept him/her as our Guru. Similarly, the Guru will observe the student. Once this is done, it is illogical to then renounced the Guru on the grounds of unproven allegation.
3. Even though we have our right to religion freedom, but by having Anti-Shugden people perpetually imposing their views and discouragement on us, there is no freedom at all.
Thank You Rinpoche, and Pastor Jean Ai for the article. I hope more gets to know about the oppression against Shugden practitioners and voice up to lift the ban.
Humbly, bowing down,
Stella Cheang
Dear Pastor Jean Ai,
Thank you for sharing your posting with us. This posting has made myself to think deeper about the current situation with the ban of Dorje Shugden practice. If we have a kind Guru who gives us Dharma teachings, guides us along our spiritual path and takes care of us in every important aspect during our meditation and retreats, there is no reason for us to leave our Guru and listen to others who told us to leave our Guru just because there are different belief in spiritual practice. It does not make sense all either if we leave our Guru merely just because we have listened to someone who asked us to do so in a glimpse of few seconds, after receiving teachings and practicing Dharma through a qualified Guru for years.
I sincerely pray and wish the ban of Dorje Shugden practice will be lifted ASAP to end the sufferings endured by many Dorje Shugden practitioners. May all Buddhists unite as one to spread the Dharma to all directions and be kind to all people regardless of different religion background.
With folded hands,
kin hoe