Here's an excerpt taken from Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors (Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang), how Dorje Shugden's advice was so precise that he delighted the Chinese Emperor Dhakong and Dalai Lama, and they enthroned Dorje Shugden as the principal protector of the Yellow Hat teachings.
As for this, during the first period of the time of the eleventh Dalai Lama Kädrup Gyatso and the regent Ratreng Hotogtu Ngawang Yeshe Tsultrim Gyältsän, the Great Dharma King Nechung and the Lhasa Trokang Gyälchen Shugden were both swift to perform activities and both were very renowned to give accurate prophesies. Resident in Tibet was a high Chinese minister who was powerful and oppressive named Ambän Che Trungtang. He had some very important questions to ask for prophecy that he had written in Chinese. He came to the Lhasa Trode Kangsar Protector Palace and, in front of the image of the Dharmapala, burned the questions he had written in Chinese, and demanded that the Dharmapala give clear prophesies in answer to his questions during an invocation the following day. When Dharmapala was invoked the next day, he gave explicit powerful answers to the questions in the correct order. Trungtang, with delighted conviction, informed the emperor Dhakong (1782 – 1850) who awarded a proclamation of praise to Gyälchen of the Trokang Temple with a pandit's hat, and also gave a pandit's hat to Nechung at the same time. The regent Ratreng, the Kashag, the Shabpä, the head secretary and so forth, ordained and lay officials from the high to low, and the Chinese Amban and his entourage went to Nechung in the morning and after a ceremonial offering of the new pandit's hat, then went to Lhasa Trode Kangsar. There, in the center of a large stone courtyard, inside a pitched tent, in an elaborate auspicious ceremony, over the door of the protector palace was offered the pandit's award. The Trokang oracle, the temple monks, and general chief monks, with the regent Ratreng Rinpoche, the Chinese Amban, the Kashag, and Shabpä as chief attendees, Tibetan and Chinese people of all ranks were offered a feast and had a huge festival. With the Chinese emperor Dhakong and the Lord of Buddhas, the Dalai Lama, patron and lama together, they all praised and enthroned Gyälchen Dorje Shugden as principal protector of the Yellow Hat Teachings as praised in this part of the verse.
Thank you for sharing this story from Music Delighting... in those days, were Shugden and Nechung viewed as the same ranking or level? Or was one considered superior to the other? Since both received the pandit's hat....
just curious...
Interesting question. I don't know for sure but, Dorje Shugden was enthroned as principal protector of the yellow hat. Also, during the time of the 5th Dalai Lama, Dorje Shugden was already praised and recognised as an enlightened being. This is the praise written by the 5th Dalai Lama.
HUM
Though unmoving from the sphere of primordial spontaneity,
With wrathful turbulent power, swifter than lightning,
Endowed with heroic courage to judge good and bad,
I invite you with faith, please come to this place!
Robes of a monk, crown adorned with rhinocerous leather hat,
Right hand holds ornate club, left holds a human heart,
Riding various mounts such as nagas and garudas,
Who subdues the mamo’s of the charnal grounds, praise to you!
Samaya substances, offerings and torma, outer, inner and secret,
Favorite visual offerings and various objects are arranged.
Although, previously, my wishes were a bit dense,
Do not stop your powerful apparitions, I reveal and confess!
Now respectfully praising with body, speech, and mind,
For us, the masters, disciples, benefactors and entourages,
Provide the good and avert the bad!
Bring increase like the waxing moon in spiritual and temporal realms!
Moreover, swiftly accomplishing all wishes,
According to our prayers, bestow the supreme effortlessly!
And like the jewel that bestows all wishes,
Always protect us with the Three Jewels!Sorry, this is abit off the topic on the process of taking trance, but knowing the qualities and nature of Dorje Shugden is vital. Dorje Shugden oracle take trance of a Buddha!
