Vajradharma (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Vajradharma, Vajra Yogini, Hero Vajradharma and Dorje Shugden Deity: Vajradharma (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Dorje Cho (Tibetan) Within the extremely potent Vajra Yogini Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism, there are 11 Yogas or meditative exercises described for practitioners to further their spiritual practice. These meditative practices are meant...
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Setrap (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Setrap and Dorje Shugden Deity: Setrap Chen (Tibetan) Alternative name: Dorje Setrab (Tibetan) Setrap Chen is believed to be an emanation of Buddha Amitabha and therefore an enlightened protector deity. He is originally from Bodhgaya, India. According to his fulfillment ritual text, Setrap was brought to Tibet by...
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Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Pabongka Rinpoche and Dorje Shugden Deity: Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche (Tibetan) Alternative name: Dechen Nyingpo (Tibetan) Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo is one of the most important Gelug lineage lamas of the first half of the 20th Century. He was known as ‘Dechen Nyingpo’, or ‘Essence of Great...
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Manjushri Lion’s Roar (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Manjushri Lion’s Roar and Dorje Shugden Deity: Manjushri Lion’s Roar (English) Alternative names: Jampel Sengetra (Tibetan); Vadisimha Manjushri (Sanskrit) Manjushri is the patron Buddha of Wisdom. In his right hand, he holds a flaming wisdom sword which cuts away the roots of ignorance from our lives...
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Maitreya (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Maitreya and Dorje Shugden Deity: Maitreya (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Jampa (Tibetan); Ajita (Sanskrit) Maitreya’s name literally means ‘Great Love’ in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. He is currently a crowned bodhisattva residing in Tushita pure realm, awaiting his time to take rebirth on earth to become the...
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Lama Tsongkhapa (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Guru Rinpoche, Lama Tsongkhapa and Dorje Shugden Deity: Lama Tsongkhapa (Tibetan) Alternative name: Lobsang Drakpa (Tibetan); Sumati Kirti (Sanskrit) Lama Tsongkhapa was a 15th Century scholar-yogi who established the Gelug school, which went on to become the dominant and most widespread of all Tibetan Buddhist schools. After...
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Kalarupa (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Kalarupa, Six-Armed Mahakala, Vaishravana and Dorje Shugden Deity: Kalarupa (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Damchen Chogyal (Tibetan) Kalarupa arose as the main Dharma Protector of the Yamantaka Tantras. Just like Yamantaka, he is an emanation of Manjushri, the patron Buddha of Wisdom. The practice of propitiating Kalarupa is commonly found...
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Guhyasamaja (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Six-Armed Mahakala, Guhyasamaja and Dorje Shugden Deity: Guhyasamaja (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Sangwa Dupa (Tibetan); Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra (Sanskrit) Guhyasamaja is one of the three Kingly Tantras (Tibetan: sang de jig sum) of the Gelug order as proliferated by Lama Tsongkhapa. The other two tantras are Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) and Heruka...
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Green Tara (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Green Tara and Dorje Shugden Deity: Arya Tara (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Green Tara (English); Shyama Tara (Sanskrit); Drolma (Tibetan); Droljang (Tibetan) Tara is known as Jetsun Drolma in Tibetan and she is a very important figure in Tibetan Buddhism. She is known as the ‘saviouress’ and is...
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Eye-Opening Chenrezig (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Migchey Chenrezig and Dorje Shugden Deity: Migchey Chenrezig (Tibetan) Avalokiteshvara is a popular archetypal Bodhisattva in the Sutras, in which he strives towards enlightenment. Within the teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism, he is said to be a Buddha who attained full enlightenment during a past aeon, only to...
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Dorje Shugden on throne (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Lama Tsongkhapa and Dorje Shugden on throne Deity: Dorje Shugden on throne (English) In the 15th Century, there was a high lama named Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen. He was a contemporary of the Great 5th Dalai Lama and a heart disciple of His Holiness the 4th...
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Atisha Dipamkara Srijnana (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Chenrezig Ngesung Kundrol, Migchey Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara Simhananda and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Atisha Dipamkara Srijnana (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Jowo Je Atisha (Tibetan) Atisha Dipamkara Srijnana was a great Bengali (Indian) master, who travelled to Tibet in order to translate and propagate Buddhism at a time when the...
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Please watch how this cat expresses its affection and love for its owner. Even a cat (animals) has love, care and feelings. It shows we should not mistreat or hurt animals. That they have deep feelings and can feel deep pain and or happiness. This cat is looking at a video of the dead...
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I saw this article online which I wished to share with you all. I have always loved Sri Lanka and thought that it is a very beautiful country. When I last visited there in 2004, I found the Sri Lankans to be very gentle and devout Buddhists. Throughout Colombo, which is their capital city, you will...
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The scholar and teacher Venerable Geshe Tsultrim Tenzin is from Gaden Jangtse and I am from Gaden Shartse. Both colleges make up Gaden Monastery. While I was in the monastery, I did not have a personal relationship with Geshe Tsultrim, neither did I interact with him. However, because we were in the same monastery,...
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Many people around the world suffer from terrible migraines these days and while most of us love to pop a pill for a quick and easy way to cure our symptoms, we may sometimes forget that there are other natural remedies that can help us. Below are 10 different natural remedies to help beat...
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Mr. Paul Robeson was such a talented and educated man. He was a singer, actor, athlete, social reformer, lawyer, a valedictorian of Rutgers college and the son of an escaped slave. But he was a black man during a time in America when blacks were heavily discriminated against and had no equality. He was...
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Buddhas of the Three Aeons (Main figures) (Top to bottom): Buddha Kashyapa, Buddha Shakyamuni, Maitreya and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Buddha Shakyamuni (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Sangye Shakya Tupa (Tibetan) Buddha Shakyamuni is the current and historical Buddha who was born a prince in the region of Lumbini (in what is now Nepal). He left the...
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Today in Kechara Forest Retreat (Bentong, Malaysia), we have a very holy and powerful puja going on. It is being conducted by five sangha members who are trained in this puja. A puja is a set of rituals based on visualisations, recitation, concentration and offerings which are made in order to divert or change...
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I have always been a firm believer that spending time in forests and other green environments is an extremely powerful way to heal the body and mind. Now, this is being proved by modern scientific research that states many of the most common illnesses people suffer today can be lessened if you spend time...
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