Question asked by Eric
Hello Pastor Niral
I think that it would be wonderful if you and Tsem Rinpoche do a joint article on Shangmo Dorje Putri.
Your previous article was about her and the "Bamo Sum" and only a small piece about her and the Gelugpa sect.
With all this new information you could also check with the monks and Lamas of Gaden Tharpa Choling Monastery.
Shangmo has been a Dharmpala for Domo Geshe Rinpoche since 1902.
He must have create a daily practice for her and a mantra.
Do you think that Domo Geshe Rinpoche would place a violent, evil demon into the retinue of Dorje Shugden and Kache Marpo?
Would he have built her a "Protector Chapel" at Tharpa Choling Monastery if she was?
No!
The Sakya may say that she is very evil and dangerous but remember the Sakya think that Dorje Shugden is an unenlightened being.
We all know that Dorje Shugden is a BUDDHA.
The 41st Sakya Trizin stated that Dorje Shugden is just a minor dharmapala and not really worth practices.
We know that what he says is a not true and he was forced to say it by the Dalai Lama.
So please think about doing an updated article on Shangmo, Domo Geshe Rinpoche, Dungkar and Tharpa Choling Monastery.
Maybe some photos of her "Protector Chapel"?
It's time to reintroduce the Dorje Shugden Dharmapala Shangmo Dorje Putri to the followers of Dorje Shugden.
Tsem Rinpoche did it with Methar and why not with Shangmo?
Dear Eric,
Thank you for your comments. As you state your question above this, Gaden Tharpa Monastery is not a monastery that we have a connection with at the moment, because of the current political climate, therefore we would not have communication with them to get more information. As we know, Shangmo Dorje Putri’s practice is not widespread among the Gelug lineage, and particular to this monastery. Therefore, there are not many places where we can get further information from, that can be verified as authentic. Even Domo Geshe Rinpoche’s major protector practices and those he wrote about and promoted were Dorje Shugden and Kache Marpo. As you say, there could be a Gelug version of her prayer and mantra that the great master had written, but we have yet to come across it.
On another note, Sakya practitioners today may say that Dorje Shugden is not an enlightened being, but this contradicts there own history, in which many of the Sakya Trizin’s practised Dorje Shugden and definitely did consider him to be an enlightened being. I think you may have already read this article: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-sakya-lineage-dorje-shugden.html.
We currently have many articles that we are working on, however, if you yourself would like to engage in the research and write an article, you are more than welcome to do so. You can submit it using the ‘submit a story’ button on the left hand column, under the featured authors section. We would be more than happy to review it for you. I hope this helps. Thank you.