A TRIBUTE TO H.E. GONSAR TULKU RINPOCHE

In the great assembly of Gelugpa Masters, His Eminence Gonsar Rinpoche stands out, not only as an erudite scholar in his own right, but also for his crucial role in the protection, tutoring and nurturing of two of the most important masters of the modern era who represent the pure lineage of Je Tsongkapa, His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche and His Eminence Tenzin Rabgya Rinpoche. Biography His Eminence...

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A TRIBUTE TO KYABJE YONGYAL RINPOCHE

The role of great Dharma masters to protect and uphold the pure Dharma has been particularly significant through the turmoil of the past decades. Kyabje Yongyal Rinpoche is one such great master who has dedicated his entire existence to turning the Wheel of Dharma consistently and sincerely. Biography Venerable Kyabje Yongyal Rinpoche was born in Eastern Tibet in 1948. H.H. Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang recognized the...

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A TRIBUTE TO GESHE RABTEN RINPOCHE

Geshe Rabten Rinpoche was born in January 1920 in the district of Kham, Tibet. A true Dorje Shugden Lama showing every sign of being a highly accomplished master in both Sutra and Tantra, his root-master was none other than the great Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. An extract from Geshe Rabten’s Biography – “Life of a Tibetan Monk” “From the time I was a small child, I met monks in their maroon robes returning from...

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A TRIBUTE TO DENMA GONSA RINPOCHE

H.E. Denma Gonsa Rinpoche In the midst of the Sino-Tibetan conflict and in the face of unsettling times, Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s name became synonymous with strength and faith in one’s Guru, the Buddha Dharma and the infallible Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Denma Gonsa Rinpoche chose to remain in Tibet during the years of tremendous unrest in order to preserve the Buddha’s teachings in the high plateaus as well as to be a...

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TRIBUTE TO H.E. THE 13TH KUNDELING RINPOCHE

By: Harry Nephew Since the Dorje Shugden controversy struck the Tibetan community, there has been no peace for those affected by the ban. The ban has had far reaching effects, not sparing high lamas who are Dorje Shugden worshippers nor even the recognition of lama incarnates. However, although there was considerable pressure from the Dalai Lama’s office, the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan community for Shugden...

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A TRIBUTE TO H.E. GANGCHEN RINPOCHE

Known the world over for his incredible work on peace and healing, H.E. Gangchen Rinpoche is also very famous for his stalwart, unwavering practice and promotion of Dorje Shugden’s precious practice. Unfortunately, he has been on the receiving end of much opposition and animosity in recent decades from people who are against the practice of Dorje Shugden. However, this has not stopped him in the slightest from continuing to make...

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TRIBUTE TO LAMA JAMPA NGODUP RINPOCHE

We all know about many illustrious and high lamas who fled Tibet during the Cultural Revolution and continued to uphold the teachings while living in foreign lands. Little is heard of lamas who have survived the Cultural Revolution and on top of that studied, practiced and are spreading the sacred Dharma to thousands within the holy Land of Snows (Tibet). One such lama is Lama Jampa Ngodup Wangchuk Rinpoche who is instrumental in...

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A TRIBUTE TO HIS HOLINESS THE 3RD KYABJE PENOR RINPOCHE

At the height of the ban on Dorje Shugden in the late 1990s, Tibetan communities throughout India lived constantly under the fear of witchhunts.Shugden practitioners were not permitted to speak to or associate with non-practitioners in any way. There arose an iron silence between Shugden devotees and the rest of the world both in spiritual and secular affairs. This was a time when Shugden practitioners found themselves ...

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A TRIBUTE TO HIS HOLINESS LING RINPOCHE

Born in 1903, in his lifetime, Kyabje Ling Rinpoche became the 97th Gaden Tripa as well as the senior tutor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. One of Tibet’s greatest masters would begin his holy life in Yabphu near Lhasa, a place known for its connection to Vajrayogini. Not only was Yabphu shaped like a double triangle believed to represent Vajrayogini and Heruka Chakrasamvara, but it was also home to a sacred image of...

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A TRIBUTE TO THE FOURTH KHALKHA JETSUN DHAMPA

There is no Lama more highly respected and loved within the Mongolian Buddhist community than Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, in every of his incarnations. (Khalkha is one of the largest regions of Mongolia, and Jetsun Dhampa meaning “Lord of Refuge”). The first Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa was recognized by the 5th Dalai Lama, whose incarnation lineage and name was itself also given by the Mongolians. Since that time,...

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