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TAGTSHANG LHAMO SETRI MONASTERY

Tagtshang Lhamo Setri Monastery One of the earliest Gelug Monasteries that enshrined Dharmapala Dorje Shugden Lhamo Setri Monastery in Tibet was formerly known as Tagtshang Lhamo Monastery, which means “fairy maiden in the tiger’s den”. The full name of the monastery is Gaden She Dru Pe Kar Drol Wai Ling which translates to Gaden White Lotus Monastery, inspired by a stalactite which looks like a graceful human figure, found...

SEGYU GADEN PHODRANG MONASTERY

Segyu Monastery in Tibet Segyu (or Segyued) Monastery is one of the most important historical Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the Gelug tradition. It was founded in the middle of the 15th century by Jetsun Sherab Sengge, a direct and principle disciple of Lama Tsongkapa, founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is in Segyu Monastery that the foundation of Lama Tsongkapa’s tantric teachings such as Guhyasamaja, Heruka...

DORJE SHUGDEN GOES TO LIAONING, CHINA

Entrance to the main Gompa of Rui Ying Si, Liaoning, China Dorjeshugden.com has received news that a new 5-foot Dorje Shugden statue has been brought to Liaoning, China. This beautiful statue will be installed in a chapel of Rui Ying Si 瑞应寺, a Mongolian-Tibetan Lamasery located in the Mongolian Autonomous part of China. Rui Ying Si was built during the Qing dynasty in 1669 and the monastery celebrated its zenith during the...

GADEN SUMTSELING MONASTERY

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, also known as ‘Little Potala Palace’ or Guihua Monastery, is located 5 km away from the city of Zhongdian in Yunnan province, China, on top of Fopinshan Mountain. It is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the province and is one of the most famous and important monasteries in southwest China. This monastery is also known for being apolitical, as observed in the 1930s when the monastery allowed...

SHAR GADEN MONASTERY

Mundgod, India With 850 Tulkus, Geshes, Masters and monks keeping the lineage alive, Shar Gaden is located in Mundgod, South India. It is next to Gaden Monastery and 25 minutes away from Drepung Monastery. Many Tulkus, Geshes, senior practitioners and monks from Ganden Shartse came together and established Shar Gaden Monastery. H.H. Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche’s Ladrang has also joined Shar Gaden, leaving Ganden Shartse...

SERPOM THOESAM NORLING MONASTERY

Bylakuppe, India One of the three largest monasteries of Tibet, Sera Monastery, has produced innumerable scholars, masters, yogis, abbots, Tulkus and even regents. Sera Monastery is located in South India, six hours away from Bangalore in Bylakuppe Tibetan Colony, in the Mysore District of Karnataka state. A group of Dorje Shugden practitioners from Sera Monastery formally started a new monastery nearby on April 25, 2008 named...

TRODE KHANGSAR

Lhasa, Tibet In the 17th Century, the 5th Dalai Lama established Trode Khangsar (also known as Trokhang) as the first Protector chapel of Dorje Shugden. To this day, it still stands on the outer perimeters of the Barkor, the circumambulation route that surrounds Jokhang Cathedral of Lhasa. Desi Sangye Gyatso, the 5th Dalai Lama’s regent, later entrusted the chapel to the care of Riwo Choling, a Gelug monastery. This became the...