Nagarjuna (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Nagarjuna and Dorje Shugden Deity: Nagarjuna (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Ludrub (Tibetan) Together with Asanga, Nagarjuna was one of the two great pioneers of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Together they are known as the Two Crowns. Nagarjuna was known to be a great scholar and abbot of Nalanda Monastery....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I have presented here for all you stunning pictures of paintings depicting the life and activities of Lord Buddha. Each painting has a easy to remember description below it. You can also download these photos here to share with friends and loved ones. Just by seeing...
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Five Tseringma Sisters (Main figures) (Top to bottom): Guru Rinpoche, Achi Chokyi Drolma, Five Tseringma Sisters and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Tashi Tseringma Five Goddesses (English) Alternative name: Tashi Tsering Chenga (Tibetan) Tashi Tseringma and her sister goddesses are mountain spirits who dwell in the border regions of Tibet and Nepal. They are believed to...
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Dorje Shugden (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Dorje Shugden, Chenrezig and Vajrapani. Deity: Dorje Shugden (Tibetan) Alternative name: Vajra Rudra (Sanskrit) Dorje Shugden is an emanation of the Buddha of Wisdom, Manjushri. He took the form of a Dharma Protector in order to safeguard the Buddha’s teachings, especially the important teachings on the Middle...
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Dorje Shugden (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Dorje Shugden Deity: Dorje Shugden (Tibetan) Alternative name: Vajra Rudra (Sanskrit) Dorje Shugden is an emanation of the Buddha of Wisdom, Manjushri. He took the form of a Dharma Protector in order to safeguard the Buddha’s teachings, especially the important teachings on the Middle Way View. Reminiscent...
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Vajra Yogini (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen, Vajra Yogini, Cittipati and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Naro Kechari Vajra Yogini (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Dorje Neljorma (Tibetan) This form of Vajra Yogini arose from a pure vision beheld by the Indian Mahasiddha Naropa, hence her name Naro Kechari (or Naropa’s Dakini). This form of...
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King Raudra Chakrin (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Shambhala (abode), His Holiness the 10th Panchen Lama, Two-Armed Kalachakra, Raudra Chakrin, Manjushri and Dorje Shugden. Deity: King Raudra Chakrin (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Rigden Dragpo (Tibetan) Raudra Chakrin’s name literally means ‘Forceful Wheel Holder’. The final king prophesied in the Kalachakra Tantra, Raudra Chakrin is foretold...
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Portrait of Shambhala (Abode) (Top to bottom): Shambhala (abode) and Dorje Shugden Abode: Shambhala Shambhala is a physical place associated with the Kalachakra Tantra. One can enter the kingdom with one’s physical body but it exists on a slightly different plane. Spiritually-attained beings are able to visit Shambhala using their astral bodies. His Holiness...
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Portrait of Shambhala (Abode) (Top to bottom): Dorje Shugden, Shambhala (abode) and emanation of King Raudra Chakrin. Abode: Shambhala Shambhala is a physical place associated with the Kalachakra Tantra. One can enter the kingdom with one’s physical body but it exists on a slightly different plane. Spiritually-attained beings are able to visit Shambhala using...
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Shiva, Parvati and Ganapati (Main figures) (Top to bottom): Shiva, Parvati, Ganapati, Santoshi and Dorje Shugden. Deities: Shiva, Parvati and Ganapati (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Lha Chenpo, Lhamo Uma and Tsodag (Tibetan) Within the Hindu pantheon of deities, Shiva, Parvati and Ganapati embody the celestial aspect of familial bonds. Shiva the Destroyer is one of...
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Manjushri Namasamgiti (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Manjushri Namasamgiti and Dorje Shugden Deity: Manjushri Namasamgiti (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Jampelyang Tsenjod (Tibetan) Manjushri is the patron Buddha of Wisdom. In one of his right hands, he holds a flaming wisdom sword which cuts away the roots of ignorance from our lives and in one of...
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I was maybe around 12 or 13 years old. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon in Howell, New Jersey back in the late 70’s. My parents were out and I was home alone which I liked. I flipped on the television and on channel 9 this weird music from a movie was playing. The...
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Кьябдже Линг Ринпоче, 97 Держатель Трона Ганден и yongs ‘dzin 14-го Далай-ламы родился 1903 году в Yabphu вблизи Лхасы. Yabphu является священным местом Чакрасамвары и Ваджрайогини, сформированное подобно двойному треугольнику. В нем также содержатся драгоценные образы Ваджрайогини Наропы, которые широко известны. Так как в предыдущей жизни Линг Ринпоче был Dzin yongs 13-го Далай-ламы, его...
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Vajrasattva (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Vajrasattva and Dorje Shugden Deity: Vajrasattva (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Dorje Sempa (Tibetan) The Buddha Vajrasattva first appeared in ancient India and his tantric practice centres primarily upon the purification of delusions and negative karma. Like many other Buddhas within Vajrayana Buddhism, Vajrasattva has a number of popular forms...
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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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