A common question that is often asked by those who are not familiar with Tibetan Buddhism relates to the practice of Dharmapalas or Dharma Protectors. These are actually beings who support our practice through a number of methods. Primarily they are propitiated in order to remove obstacles and difficulties that block spiritual progress.
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Dharma Protector practice is central to Vajrayana Buddhism. This video explains the role of the Dharma Protector, which is to help the practitioner clear inner and outer obstacles and also to provide suitable conditions for the practitioner to conduct his practice with minimum distractions.
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As an emanation of Manjushri, Dorje Shugden’s practice provides all the benefits related to Manjushri’s practice. Another added advantage of Dorje Shugden’s practice is that he emanates in five forms to help them through different types of enlightened activities.
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An intricate tale of how Dorje Shugden arose as a Dharma Protector to protect Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings on Emptiness. This historical account, based on the writings of His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, spans hundreds of years of Tibetan history.
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These tales of Dorje Shugden’s previous lives, a stellar list of scholar-saints and great Mahasiddhas, reflect how Manjushri has arisen time and time again, lifetime after lifetime, to help Dharma practitioners through his various emanations and capacities.
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Kechara’s Dorje Shugden lineage can be traced directly through an unbroken line of lineage masters all the way to Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen. Thus, the practice of Dorje Shugden within Kechara is ripe with the blessings of the lineage.
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Dorje Shugden’s iconography is a roadmap to Enlightenment and illustrates well the deity’s enlightened nature and how he helps practitioners overcome their outer, inner and secret obstacles.
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This introduction to the various deities of Dorje Shugden’s mandala illustrates the many ways in which he can assist us, through the Five Families of Dorje Shugden as well as through his entourage – the Nine Mothers, the Eight Guiding Monks and the Ten Youthful and Wrathful Deities.
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Dorje Shugden’s close relationship with the Protector Setrap is historically significant. Not only did Dorje Shugden’s previous incarnations propitiate Setrap, but also brought the practice of Setrap from India into the Tibetan pantheon of deities.
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This introductory video is a guide to setting up various types of altars according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, from the simplest to the most extensive.
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Reap the benefits of Dorje Shugden’s practice with this short and easy daily prayer. In this video, you will learn how to begin the combined practice of Lama Tsongkhapa and Dorje Shugden, according to the short sadhana compiled from traditional sources by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche.
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This video covers the history, significance and method of performing the Dorje Shugden incense offering ritual known as ‘Sangsol’ as well as the incense offering prayer composed by Serkong Dorje Chang.
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Serkym or ‘golden drink’ is part of the Dharma Protector practice and is a powerful ritual to propitiate Dorje Shugden. This video is a step-by-step guide to Dorje Shugden’s serkym offering prayer, and includes extensive explanations of the verses, rituals and benefits of this powerful practice.
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This video demonstrates how to perform the kawang prayer correctly, along with the proper visualisations. When done consistently and sincerely, kawang will remove obstacles that threaten our Dharma practice and stand in the way of spiritual progress.
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This video explains the various holy mantras of Dorje Shugden’s five forms, and their benefits including the activities of pacification, increase, control and wrath.
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Tibetan Buddhism offers a number of practices to combat against black magic and spirit harm. One such practice is that of Dorje Shugden Trakze. This video includes a superb explanation on the visualisation that accompanies the recitation of Trakze’s mantra.
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Gyenze is the ‘increase’ or ‘wealth’ form of Dorje Shugden and the purpose of his practice is to increase our financial resources, lifespan, as well as attainments. This video includes a superb explanation on the visualisation that accompanies the recitation of Gyenze’s mantra.
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The Dorje Shugden retreat is an effective way to accumulate merits and develop closer ties with Dorje Shugden. The benefits of this Protector retreat also include clarity of mind, improved memory and a faster comprehension and absorption of the Dharma.
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This is the Dorje Shugden chapel in Kechara Forest Retreat, which houses the largest Dorje Shugden statue in the world. This chapel is dedicated to Dorje Shugden’s practice, activities, learning, rituals, prayers and liturgies.
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Oracles are intermediary channels through which deities have communion with practitioners. Dorje Shugden oracles play an important role in Tibetan Buddhism from recognising incarnations of high lamas to giving advice in critical situations.
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