Star of Mysore
Gurupur, Oct 8, 1999
Tibetan leader and Nobel laureate Dalai Lama, coming down heavily on the followers of the Dorje Shugden deity, said that the Shugden spirit was very sectarian and more importantly, the spirit was assuming greater significance than the Buddha himself, which was regrettable. Reacting to a question from Star of Mysore regarding the Dorje Shugden controversy and its practice, the Dalai Lama who was addressing the press here yesterday at the Rabgeyling Tibetan Settlement said that though this issue had become a controversy about 300 years back, it had not assumed the level that it had in the last 60 years.
Explaining about the Shugden spirit, he said that the basic reason for putting a restriction on the worship was that this spirit had cast an evil influence on 5th and 13th Dalai Lama, and it was very bad for the Tibetan Government led by Dalai Lama. Further, he said that the spirit had made a prediction of the death of the 13th Dalai and when it occurred, the spirit was overjoyed with its prediction coming true. Hence, he said that the worship of the spirit was not proper. “After I explained to the Tibetan people what the reality was the majority of the followers listened to me.”
He also revealed that there were three murders in the Tibetan settlement in Dharamsala perpetuated by the Shugden followers, and anybody was free to investigate this further. He also feared that Tibetan Buddhism, which was a complete progressive tradition, would gradually degenerate into spirit worship. Asked how many followers there were of Dorje Shugden, the Dalai Lama said that earlier there were a few thousands and after he explained the reality, there were now a few hundred worshippers.
Commentary:
The Dalai Lama is insisting with harsh words in upkeeping his ban against a Buddhist protector deity, which is clearly documented through recent interviews he gave to different newspapers, like the “Star of Mysore” (see above) or American newspapers. His insisting has already caused his so-called followers to undertake aggressive and violent activities against those Tibetans who are not willing to give up their beliefs (See also Cholsum Reports and Articles). On October 7th 1999 Tibetans blasted a newly-built hospital in the village of Rongpatsa in Eastern Tibet. The head of the hospital was known to be a worshipper of the banned deity. This continues a series of bomb attacks against houses of different Rinpoches who refused to follow the order of the Dalai Lama in this question. All of these attacks took place since the Dalai Lama started to publicly ban the deity in 1996. He himself denies any violent activities from the side of his followers, and claims that his sharp words against the deity would not provoke any violence on the side of his own followers (See also Swiss TV report). But already in 1996, in a private meeting with Tibetans in Caux near Montreux (Switzerland), the Dalai Lama urged his representatives to “continue these efforts in a clever way. We should ensure that future generations will not even know the name Dholgyal”.
In public the Dalai Lama is preaching harmony and tolerance, but among Tibetans he is urging an incomparable witch-hunt against the followers of the protector deity, amongst whom was his own root Lama…
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Arisa
February 19, 2011
Must be something wrong somewhere why Dalai Lama is creating chaos on the worshipping on Deity worsipping by Dalai Lama Government and the Dorje Shugden worshippers. The more I read about this the more I get confused. I thought Dalai Lama is supposed to be Avalokestevra who is supposed to feel Compassion for people but instead has churned up a whole lot of sufferings for Dorje Shugden practitioners through his Government and his followers. From what I understand and see Dorje Shugden practitioners suffer so much and those who follow the Dalai Lama benefits. This is not fair.
SabrinaS
June 28, 2016
“this spirit had cast an evil influence on 5th and 13th Dalai Lama”.
As I read this sentence, my mirth arose. What?? The enlightened 5th and 13th Dalai Lama can be influenced by spirits? Huh?? Why is the 14th Dalai Lama reducing his previous incarnations to the lowly level of unattained human. As such why are we the ignorant beings even bothering to learn and practise if such attained beings are considered unattained. Oh dear, I am shocked into babbling.
The 14th Dalai Lama is the same mind stream incarnation of the 5th and 13th Dalai Lama. He had been practising Dorje Shugden for the first part of his life and had been saved/helped by Dorje Shugden many many times through the Oracle and through attained Lamas who practised Dorje Shugden. Suddenly he “gained” the enlightened mind to realise that Dorje Shugden is a “Spirit” with evil influence? Well, if he did manage to gain enlightenment in this life, its all due to the practises given to him through his Senior Tutor, HH Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and Junior Tutor, HH Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, who were strong propitiators and practitioners of Dorje Shugden. Attainments come from Guru devotion/samaya and with his turning against Dorje Shugden he effectively turned against his own Gurus.
Yet, the 14th Dalai Lama is still giving teachings on compassion and initiations on High Tantric practises of Cittamani Tara, which was transmitted to him by his Gurus. I wonder how does one expect to achieve any attainments without the blessings of the lineage Gurus.
We believed the 14th Dalai Lama to be Avalokitesvara the Buddha of Compassion and yet he unleashed the wave of terrible sufferings on his own people, created schism and sectarianism within the monastic communities, rendering doubts in practitioners’ minds and probably preventing new practitioners from gaining faith in their practises.
With folded hands, I truly request the Dalai Lama to please help us prevent further negative karma arising, by lifting the ban on Dorje Shugden practise. He may be enlightened with no possibility of karma but we are not and our every action creates karma. I shudder at the amount of negative karma created by his followers, the CTA and Anti-Shugdenpas.