Question asked by Niklas
Hello Pastors!
I have questions about:
What should i do if i miss the prayers and serkyms one or tow days?
Do i should perform prayers and serkyms extra next days?
I have seen some prayer books from various Gelugpa monasteries that in the part of Dharma Protectors daily puja.
Monasteries has combine alot of prayers frok various Dharmapalas such as Mahakala. Kalarupa, Palden Lhamo, Vaishravana, Dorje Shugden…etc and in the final part before dedication is Serkym.
I don't see any mantras of any Dharmapalas in this books that it's just contain prayers and serkym for Dharmapala practices path in the prayer books.
Could you explain for me how and why?
Does Begtse Chamsing is Wisdom Dharmapala or Wisdom Dharmapala in wordly form same lord Shugden?
Thank you so much.
Dear Niklas,
Thanks for your questions.
Generally, in monastic gatherings and prayers, when it comes to protector pujas or at the end of other pujas when the protectors are invoked, there is usually one main protector that prayers are made to, but then other protectors are included. This is because these are general protector prayers either in relation to that specific puja or in relation to the protectors propitiated in monastery or lineage. Usually such practices may not include mantras, because they are general prayers invoking a group of protectors of their aid rather than a specific protector.
However, even the pujas to specific protectors can and do include the prayers of other protectors as well. An exmaple of this is the long fulfilment (Kangsol) Puja to Dorje Shugden. In the serkym section of that puja, serkym is actually offered to other protectors such as Kalarupa, Palden Lhamo, Namtose, Six-Armed Mahakala, etc.
The practices of, for example the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden, that you find on this website, or in our sadhana books, etc. are for personal daily practices. They are solely dedicated to that particular protector rather than being a general practice covering many different protectors, hence will definitely include the mantra of that particular protector.
In regards to Begtse Chamsing, he is not Dorje Shugden, he is another protector. Begtse is the main Dharma Protector associated with the practice of the deity Hayagriva. You read more about him here:
https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-dharma-protector-begtse-chen.html
Wisdom Dharmapala is an epithet so even though it is applied to Dorje Shugden, it can be applied to other protectors as well. If you are refering to the nature of Begtse Chen, then he is an enlightened Dharma protector.
I hope all this helps. Thanks.