SHUGDEN COVERED IN FLOWERS

[thaimonk]

Beautiful statue of Dorje Shugden in Thailand completely covered in flowers offered by many devotees. Many drinks are offered up also. What a spectacular sight. Nice to see Dorje Shugden taking off in Thailand.

[lightning]

AWESOME!!!
Thai devotees like to offer garland of flowers to Buddha statues.

[dsiluvu]

It is so wonderful to see Dorje Shugden chapel set up so beautifully, freely and so openly in Thailand. The Thai's must have great merit for this DS chapel to manifest. The people who created this chapel I salute you. Definitely a must visit place when we're in Bangkok now. May there be more of such chapels around the world.

The freedom of religion and spiritual practice is human rights and no one can/should force anyone in to a religious practice or not. May the ban on Dorje Shugden be lifted soon.   

[WisdomBeing]

Thanks for sharing this fantastic photo. It’s lovely to see Dorje Shugden swathed in garlands of flowers! I know it’s great to have this in Thailand but since I’m so far away, I was wondering if there were chapels like this in Europe or USA. There is freedom of religion in the West so people CAN practice freely. We can have chapels in England definitely. Although perhaps the culture in the West is not as open to making offerings as in the East. It’s probably more acceptable in Italy as a Catholic country. Can you imagine a Dorje Shugden chapel on Oxford Street!

Perhaps the only deterrent would be licensing. I have no clue about the laws regarding setting up of chapels but it would be really nice to have some here.

[DharmaDefender]

Thanks for sharing this fantastic photo. It’s lovely to see Dorje Shugden swathed in garlands of flowers! I know it’s great to have this in Thailand but since I’m so far away, I was wondering if there were chapels like this in Europe or USA. There is freedom of religion in the West so people CAN practice freely. We can have chapels in England definitely. Although perhaps the culture in the West is not as open to making offerings as in the East. It’s probably more acceptable in Italy as a Catholic country. Can you imagine a Dorje Shugden chapel on Oxford Street!

Perhaps the only deterrent would be licensing. I have no clue about the laws regarding setting up of chapels but it would be really nice to have some here.

Sawadeeeeeeekrub. The flowers are nice, kind of Hindu mebbe. Nicer still to see that it's so open? Must be a relief not to live in a culture of fear of being persecuted for their beliefs. Not only do they have great merit for the chapel but for the creators, must be like a merit-generating battery. May Vajrayana Buddhism take root and spread in Thailand...

WB, in one of those small kiosks? To rival the Big Bus Tour ones... thats a nice thought although I do wonder about health and safety regulations... you know, incense smoke, food safety regulations to do with the open offerings, unlawful gathering of people, etc. Although if it took off, maybe it could usurp the Jesus-preaching fella that plonks himself up on Regent St sometimes...

[Lawrence L]

OH MY BUDDHA! I am so overwhelming! It's so good that Tibetan Buddhism and the Thai Buddhism blend together where Dorje Shugden's statue placed freely and nicely in Thailand! Thai people are so spiritual.
No matter what people request to Dorje Shugden, it's good to make offerings to the Buddha.

Btw, any of u know where this statue actually located at?? 

[harrynephew]

OMG

this is such a neat offering to Dorje Shugden! The people who are making this offering sure will be piling merits high into the sky! I hope their wishes and prayers come to fruition soon and may by whomever setting up the chapel there we will create causes together to LIFT THE BAN!

Good work folks!

HarryNephew

[DharmaSpace]

This is the map to the chapel I believe.

Buddhism is one and all from Shakyamuni, just that there are various types of practitioners and with varying degrees of motivation hence the different traditions have sprouted up. Buddhism is likened to a coconut tree all its parts can be used for benefit.

So joyous to see people having faith in Dorje Shugden, they must have felt the peace that Dorje Shugden one of the many benefits of relying on the protector HWOSE time is NOW. Nice to see Dorje Shugden has many entourages of animals and etc, more entourage for DS to send all over the universe to help sentient beings. 

[Galen]

Wow! This chapel was set up not too long ago and now has so many offerings to Dorje Shugden from the locals. The locals must have benefited a lot for the chapel to be there and also Dorje Shugden would have helped many in such a short time.

The Thais are truly fortunate to have a chapel there for themselves. Thais are very spiritual and could accept any Buddhist teachings. Great to see that Dorje Shugden has been accepted into the Thai community. May the ban be lifted sooner with this great news from Thailand.

[triesa]

Thank you TK for sharing this picture.

It is always heart warming to see people taking refuge in the buddha, after all even we are in samsara and we make mistakes and have our obstacles to overcome, it is always good to rely on the wisdom buddha like Dorje Shugden. Making connection by offering flowers, food and drinks on a regular basis, is a great way to accumulate merits that can help us to soften obstacles should they ripen.

If you look closely, besides the beautiful garlands of flowers, there are lots of animal figurines offered at the bottom of the statue. They are socute and beautiful!!

This chapel is located very close to the red light district of Bangkok, near Patpong as you can see. The people who set this chapel up have really thought of who would need Shugden's help most. I pray more of the lost souls could find solace and  peace when they make the connection with Dorje Shugen and that their wishes be all fullfilled quickly.

Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha!

[Manjushri]

WOW!! Lovely! The thais are exemplary in that religious practise is out of freewill and not biased towards the lineage, the school, etc. It tells me that to them, a Buddha is a Buddha regardless of how he looks like, and hence, respect will be shown. The Thais will show that they respect a holy image/Buddha through making offerings, and for them to have this much of offerings to Dorje Shugden, shows that they have accepted Dorje Shugden, eventhough this chapel has been set up not long ago. I can see also that someone has offered candles! Offering of candles ignite wisdom within one's mind, dispelling ignorance. How apt for Dorje Shugden, who is Manjushri himself.

I am really happy to see religious freedom epitomised in Thailand, and am positive that the king DS has helped the very people around this area in Bangkok, who have made a connection and received his blessings.

[Manjushri]

Oh by the way, I just thought about this...

I am sure that opening a chapel that will be of so much benefit to the people of Thailand would have brought a great amount of obstacles to the very people who initiated and built this chapel. How could one minimize these obstacles from happening, for both the citizens and those who's intention was to build the chapel to benefit others?

[icy]

I rejoice by this news.  How wonderful Thai people are getting alot of blessing from DS, a new protector for them.  I also rejoice that the sponsors and the people who are involved in spreading DS to Thailand are collecting vast amount of merits to support further spreading of DS to the whole wide world.  I am certain that in a short time DS will be a global phenomena.  How exciting.

[Ensapa]

That is just so beautiful. I hope it will inspire people to make such chapels in their own country and spread DS all over and bless people. It could just be a group of practitioners who group together and raise funds for it. They could also do their practices there and such. There are always zealous people tho, but not all of them will dare to tresspass a properly secured area unless they want to risk legal action, because technically they cant storm the place on the grounds of whatever they want to believe. imagine if this shows up in italy amongst the churches there!! so beautiful

[DharmaSpace]

Yeah the people behind the Dorje Shugden chapel in Thailand are really resourceful and have foresight. They have built in a place where CTA has no influence at all. And I am sure the people around the chapel area have felt and seen the benefits of Dorje Shugden otherwise, the offerings to Dorje Shugden will not increase like it is now. I wonder how the people figured out to offer animals?