Dear Frends of DS
This was sent to me today, via a E-mail.
It is an old message but never the less you on the forum might like to read this.
December 20th : The Venerable Kyabje Denma Locho Rinpoche is a highly acclaimed Gelugpa Lama, spiritual Master to countless Gelugpa disciples. As early as 1962, he had been diligently serving the cause of the preservation of Tibet’s heritage and the dissemination of the Gelugpa tradition in particular. A Lineage Holder of many rare practices and transmissions, he had been working according to the express wishes of the 14th Dalai Lama. A humble practitioner, always opting to live in solitude, his unblemished character and apolitical orientation are well-known to all. Since the times of prelude to the ban on Shugden, the sagely Lama – as always in the past – observed a passive neutrality, having never been associated himself with Dorje Shugden or his practice. Rejecting the abusive ravings of many well-known Gelugpas, he distanced himself from the widespread ‘Shugden bashing’ and subservience to the Dalai Lama.
Notwithstanding this, for his visits to his hometown Denma in Tibet, he was said to have been given the assignment by the Dalai Lama, to speak about the ills of Shugden practice. It is unclear whether the Lama was browbeaten into accepting the mission or whether he wished to carry out faithfully the task that had been given to him. What is clear, is that even after repeated visits to his hometown and to other areas in the T.A.R., he was not successful in his mission. Rather, he met with highly respected Gelugpa figures and, some say, Denma Gonsar Choje Rinpoche (d.2005) himself. What is obvious is that he graciously demonstrated respect for the practice of Dorje Shugden – as he would do also towards the Dalai Lama.
As a true Lama would not discriminate but will offer spiritual instruction ‘even to a dog’ (as the great 12th century Tibetan translator, Marpa, would say) he finally began to accept invitations from Shugden followers, to teach in their Centres. He visited the Dharma Centres of Serkong Tritul Rinpoche and granted many transmissions there. While paying a visit to Kopan Monastery in Nepal, to offer discourses, he is believed to have sent his attendant to Dagom Rinpoche, offering a petition to him to ‘Live Long’.
All these deeds of the Lama - profoundly in tune with a spiritual conduct which contributes to harmony, acknowledges the established practices of the Great Lineage Masters and the spiritual contributions of others – seem to have earned him the wrath of the Dalai Lama. A vicious open-letter campaign has been launched against him in Depung, accusing him of being a traitor, a person with double standards and lacking conscience, for having ‘sold his soul to the Devil’!
The posters proclaim : …..‘Having chalked out various plans with Serkong Tritul of Taiwan, without thinking of the immediate or future consequences of resultant happiness or sorrow (i.e. the fruits of virtuous or negative deeds) he (Denma Locho Rinpoche) has connived a scheme wherein he would, within ten years, derive a sum of 20 million dollars (from Tritul Rinpoche)………He has given 1 crore in Indian currency to his residence (Lobsang Chokyi Gatshal, tib.), the Denma Khangtsen in Depung and for the preservation of Dholgyal practices of Denma Gonsar (Rinpoche) in Tibet. To Namkha Rinpoche and the Bumchen Monastery he has offered 300,000 yuan Chinese currency. The Religious and Cultural Affairs Office and the Department of Security (for the Dalai Lama) should rigorously investigate these matters, for the happiness of Tibetan subjects and the well-being of His Holiness’!
The posters continue their tirade with ‘…in case you are not endowed with indestructible faith in His Holiness, then you should know that it is now almost a year that Denma Locho Rinpoche has been deprived of an audience with His Presence (Kun.dun,tib.) the Dalai Lama. If you enquire from the Private Office (of the Dalai Lama) you can familiarise yourself with this matter. Their phone number is…….’. In conclusion, it gloats ‘By virtue of the resulting seeds of the criminal acts of great deception originating from the evil doings of Kel.gya of Sera Je (Geshe Kelsang Gyatso), Dagom of Drepung Gomang and Serkong Tritul of Ganden Jangtse, it is time to contemplate well as to whether all Lamas (Tulkus), monastics and others have preserved their commitments purely or not’.
Again it looks like being 'back in the Middleages'. I wonder do they have any idea about what they are saying? Talking about slander, and one the set of rules incorporated in the vinaya about telling the truth.
How can they judge others if they have to incriminate such methods as being described above, which remind me of the early communist propaganda and liturature about the imperialists of the west! Perhaps time we need to realize that China is changing and as a close friend suggested, the Tibetans have never left the old tibetan system. Which does not fit any more. Despite all the horrors and the treuma caused by the occupation, they have held on to the culture and live as a tibetan community in the colonies in India, and Dharamsala. But so many years later, India is on the map of the space age and China is very much so.
And most of Europe have forgiven the Nazi occupation and are working together with Germany. I have had many German freinds and the war wasn't a issue anymore, gone in the past.
I remember hearing many times from the 'old generation' that they them selves never wanted the war Hitler was getting them into.
Again it only a small goup in comparison tho the whole, setting the policy dragging every one into their wake, creating more schisms and suffering. Its all done before, whay cant the learn from History
Lama thubwang
