The young Denma Gonsa Rinpoche recites Gaden Lhagyama!

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Emanations of the enlightened Mind can take on different forms depending on the karmas and dispositions of the recipients in need. In human form, these emanations or tulkus take on the responsibility to preserve and propagate the holy Dharma of Buddha’s teachings in accordance with our language, time, culture and place.

There are many different levels of the mind, the highest level being the enlightened mind. Fully enlightened beings can emanate in different forms simultaneously in order to benefit others, while other less-realized beings may return in order to perfect their minds and at the same time bring others to higher levels of realization. One example of the former is His Eminence Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s current incarnation.

The previous Denma Gonsa Rinpoche

Denma Gonsa Rinpoche entered clear light in 2005 with many auspicious signs and good omens. Before he passed away, Rinpoche gave specific instructions to his students on finding his next incarnation. He said that there would be many boys who would be presented as the next incarnation but to only enthrone the boy who could recite the root tantra of Guhyasamaja from memory. This in itself is a significant indication of how high Rinpoche’s realizations were.

The Guhyasamaja tantra is one of the most important scriptures in Vajrayana Buddhism. In its fullest form, it consists of seventeen chapters, though a separate explanation is sometimes considered to be its eighteenth chapter. Je Tsongkapa considered this work so important that he used the Guhyasamaja tantra as the basis for interpreting all other tantras. It is also said that if this all-important tantra is preserved, all other tantra traditions would similarly be preserved. Thus, Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s next incarnation being able to recite this tantra from memory indicates the depth of Rinpoche’s attainments.

The return of the unmistaken Denma Gonsa Rinpoche

In the video above, we are fortunate to see the young incarnation of Denma Gonsa Rinpoche calmly and confidently recite from memory the Gaden Lhagyama, a pivotal text of the Gelugpas. We can also see that Rinpoche’s facial features have a very strong resemblance to his predecessor’s. The curve on his forehead and his eyes are very similar to the previous Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s features and is said to be a mark of the Denma Chojes or Denma Dharma Kings of the Kham area in Tibet.

It is evident that a strong and fearless practitioner of Dorje Shugden such as Denma Gonsa Rinpoche would never fall into the three lower realms because Dorje Shugden is indeed a fully enlightened Being. And with Dorje Shugden’s divine assistance, the previous Denma Gonsa Rinpoche received much animate and inanimate resources to help preserve and spread Buddha’s teachings in China. We are happy to know that this powerful incarnation is back to guide all beings through the perfection of Buddha’s teachings.

May this incarnation of Denma Gonsa Rinpoche come into full maturity in order to bring all sentient beings onto the path of enlightenment! May Rinpoche continue the work of his previous life in bring Dharma to many! May Rinpoche’s faith in the protector Dorje Shugden be spread throughout place and time!

Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s monastery in Kham, Tibet

The previous Denma Gonsa Rinpoche being received by a member of the Chinese army

A huge 18ft Dorje Shugden statue in Denma Gonsa Rinpoche’s temple in Kham