Dorje Shugden - The Protector Of Our Time

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INCARNATION LINEAGE

INCARNATION LINEAGE

MANJUSHRI

Bearer of the Wisdom Sword Dorje Shugden is a sublime emanation of Venerable Manjushri, Buddha of Wisdom. Highly attained masters like Mahasiddha Tagphu Pemavajra, Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche have mentioned this in their teachings and written works. Venerable Manjushri’s name is a combination of 'Manju', which means gentle and 'Shri', which means brilliance. Therefore Manjushri literally means 'Gentle...

MAHASIDDHA BIWAWA

Lord of Miracles The earliest recognized incarnation of Dorje Shugden was born in ancient India as the famous Mahasiddha Biwawa. Mahasiddhas are spiritual practitioners (yogis) who have achieved profound spiritual realization, and are characterized by their often unconventional and outrageous behaviour and teachings. Biwawa is among the earliest lineage-holders of the Chakrasamvara Tantra, which he achieved by diligently practicing...

SAKYA PANDITA

Unparalleled Master of the Sakya School The next incarnation subsequently manifested in Western Tibet as the legendary Sakya Pandita, the renowned lineage holder of the Sakya School in Tibet. Many decades later, Dorje Shugden was first enthroned as a Dharma Protector and practiced within the Sakya school due very much to this connection. As a child, Sakya Pandita exhibited profound signs of an extraordinary being like...

BUTÖN RINCHEN DRUB

The Great Collector of the Kangyur and Tangyur Next in the line of Dorje Shugden’s previous incarnations is the prolific scholar Butön Rinchen Drub from Zhalu Monastery. He was born in western Tibet in the same area where Tashi Lhunpo Monastery would later be built. As a child, Butön Rinchen Drub displayed all the extraordinary behavior of a high incarnated Lama. He was particularly noted for being able to perceive the holy...

DULDZIN DRAKPA GYELTSEN

Immaculate Disciple of Je Tsongkhapa In a previous lifetime, in1327, the great being Dorje Shugden emanated in Central Tibet as Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen. As in his previous incarnations, he displayed a compelling inclination towards spirituality from a very young age, and took on his studies with tremendous zeal and astonishing results. He took ordination at the foot of Drigung Choje Chan Nga who acted as Zimpon, the assisting...

PANCHEN SONAM DRAKPA

Great Scholar and Spiritual Master of the Dalai Lama In 1478, a special child was born in Tsethang, in the Lhoka region of Central Tibet. He grew up to become known as the great scholar, Sonam Drakpa. 'Panchen' is translated from the Sanskrit word 'Pandit' and is an honorific title referring to Panchen Sonam Drakpa's unparalleled mastery of the Sutra and Tantra teachings, and his legendary spiritual accomplishments. At a young age,...

SONAM YESHE WANGPO

Altan Khan - a student of Sonam Yeshe Wangpo The Supreme Spiritual Friend After Panchen Sonam Drakpa passed away, he took rebirth as Sonam Yeshe Wangpo near Tölung Lampa in Tibet. From birth, he spoke with clairvoyance and seemed to remember people and events of his past life. After he was recognized, he was brought to Drepung Monastery and presented to the Omniscient Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama, who was a student of...

NGAWANG SONAM GELEG PELZANG

The 4th Dalai Lama, a contemporary of Ngawang Sonam Geleg Pelzang The Virtuous Spiritual Master The following incarnation, Ngawang Sonam Geleg Pelzang was born in Olka Ribug. From a young age, he was already reciting long Dharani mantras and had clear knowledge of his past life. Soon, students from his previous life came to take him back to his residence in Drepung to be taken cared of. When he was three, he was brought to...

TULKU DRAKPA GYELTSEN

The Compassionate Martyr During the era of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Dorje Shugden took rebirth in the form of a very special incarnate Lama. This would be Dorje Shugden's "last" incarnation before arising as a Dharma Protector. From childhood, this incarnation exhibited many signs of a superior being. For example, he had clear visions of Yidams and enlightened beings when he was only five or six years old. At the age of six, the...