Dalai Lama lineage
Is the present Dalai Lama really following the Great Fifth?
One of the reasons the Dalai Lama gives for banning the practice of Dorje Shugden is that he is following the example of the Fifth Dalai Lama.
As he says on his website:
‘The Fifth Dalai Lama, who assumed both the spiritual and temporal leadership of Tibet in the 17th century, personally denounced Dolgyal as a malevolent spirit that arose out of misguided intentions and is detrimental to the welfare of beings in general and the Tibetan government headed by the Dalai Lamas in particular.’
This is a typical example of the present Dalai Lama’s selective use of facts and deliberate distortion of history.
What he fails to mention is that after initially condemning Dorje Shugden as malevolent spirit and even attempting to destroy him with wrathful rituals, the Fifth Dalai Lama later realized he had made a terrible mistake and recognized Dorje Shugden as a pure Dharma Protector.
He made confessions to Dorje Shugden and then composed the first prayer dedicated to the Deity* and founded the first Dorje Shugden Temple in Lhasa!
He even made a statue of Dorje Shugden with his own hands, which can still be seen at the Ganden Phegyling Monastery in Nepal.
If the present Dalai Lama is so keen to follow in the footsteps of the Great Fifth, we look forward to reading his retraction and to seeing him dedicate Dorje Shugden temples, commission Dorje Shugden statues, and print Dorje Shugden scriptures to replace all those he and his agents have destroyed over the last thirty years.
∗ Prayer to Dorje Shugden by the Fifth 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!
Even the composition of this short praise and propitiation brought benefit. Thus, although undisputed great Tantric masters tried to subdue him by burning him in the fire through their rituals, his display of miraculous power only grew greater.
Statue of Dorje Shugden by the 5th Dalai Lama
