Choyang Dulzin Kuten Lama was a respected oracle of two enlightened Dharma Protectors – Dorje Shugden and Setrap. Coming from humble beginnings, Choyang Kuten Lama experienced his first trance when he was seventeen years old...
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Choyang Dulzin Kuten Lama was a respected oracle of two enlightened Dharma Protectors – Dorje Shugden and Setrap. Coming from humble beginnings, Choyang Kuten Lama experienced his first trance when he was seventeen years old...
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(译文请往下阅读) (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I would like to share with you this very exciting news of H.E. Gyara Rinpoche’s recent beneficial activities in his birth place, Yading, Daocheng County of Sichuan Province, China, historically known as the Dabpa region of Kham area of Tibet. In the past month, Gyara Rinpoche has been visiting different villages in Yading, accompanied by a number of monks from Shar Gaden Monastery, to give teachings and share Dharma with the people there. Gyara Rinpoche, also known as Lobsang Tenpai Gy...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Adeline) Dear friends around the world, I am honoured to have been given the privilege of presenting my research on Nechung with all of you, here on His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s blog. Nechung has been a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma protector for the past 1,300 years, keeping his...
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Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen is perhaps one of the more notable previous lives of Dorje Shugden. In this incarnation, he is said to have made the promise to arise as a Dharma Protector to protect the precious teachings of his teacher Lama Tsongkhapa, thus laying the foundation for Dorje Shugden to manifest later, in another...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu recently bestowed the Kalachakra initiation at his New Palace near Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Xigaze (Shigatse), southwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This is the first Kalachakra initiation to be held publicly in Tibet/China in the last...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen is commonly referred to by his abbreviated name, ‘Sapan’. He was one of the most famous 13th Century Tibetan spiritual masters and scholars of the Sakya tradition. Sakya Pandita was not his name but a title attributed to him due to his scholarly...
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One of the most controversial lamas in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, Ra Lotsawa is widely accepted as the father of the Vajrabhairava Tantra...
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There are several variations and interpretations of the history and lineage of Dorje Shugden. However, the source most referred to and heavily relied on by contemporary Gelugpas is the Collected Works (or Sungbum) on Dorje Shugden written by His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang. This is also considered the most accurate account of the manifestation...
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Recently I was going through the Himalayan Art Resources website when I stumbled across their Dorje Shugden section featuring art from all traditions and schools of Buddhism...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) Dear friends, It is a well-known fact that Dorje Shugden has a long history of association and practice within the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. In fact, Dorje Shugden was first enthroned and propitiated within the Sakya School before becoming a widespread protector practice within the Gelug tradition....
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As the Tibetan leadership prepares to celebrate the 58th Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, my students felt that it is an important time to address issues that continue to undermine...
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Any story of success always comes with tales of jealousy. In Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen’s story, this is represented in the form of Depa Norbu...
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(By Pastor David Lai and Tsem Rinpoche) The great Buton Rinchen Drub (1290 – 1364) was one of the most erudite of scholars of Tibet. He was a prolific translator and is credited with having compiled the Kangyur collection that contains the Indian scriptures based on the spoken words of the Buddha, and the Tangyur...
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Voodoo is a misunderstood religion and one that is in fact one of the earliest forms of human religion, stemming from before all forms of recorded history and is still practiced today. The word Voodoo is a term used to cover many religious practices, stemming from West Africa. The original religion still has millions...
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The Modern Diplomacy article below alludes to the CTA being the same old feudalistic government, albeit with a new coat of paint and some labels by which it proceeds to regard itself as a democratic government...
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In his latest article, investigative author Dr Andrea Galli sees an opportunity for a practical solution towards the Dalai Lama returning to his homeland – through de-escalating tensions with China on many fronts...
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For the last 60 years, the Tibetan leadership have used public relations tools to further their own self-interests, portraying their community as pitiful refugees who are well-deserving recipients of foreign aid...
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The reconciliation of our differences is what will bring true harmony to the world. In our day and age, there are many differences and troubles that we have inherited from the past and are trying to overcome. But what will make the most impact in the world is how we deal with them now,...
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(Reuters Publishes My Thoughts on Tibetan Self-Immolation) འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་གི་འདུ་འཛོམས་ཁྲིམས་ལུགས་གཡོ་འགུལ་ནང་ནས་བོད་མིའི་རྩ་དོན་དེ་འདུག་རྩུབ་ཅན་མིན་པ་ཡོངས་གྲགས་རེད།
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