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Tashi Lhunpo Monastery wards off Dolgyal
practice
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Press Release/ Tashi Lhunpo
Monastery[Monday,
January 28, 2008 16:11] |
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Tashi Lhunpo monks hold
wood sticks (tsul-shing)
in a formal oath taking
ceremony to vow “not to
rely, practice and
worship Dolgyal Shugden”.
Photo courtesy Tashi
Lhunpo Monastery
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On January 22 all the monks from
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile
gathered to deliberate over
Dorjee Shugden issue.
The monastery of Tashi Lhunpo,
which has always been dedicated
and devoted to His Holiness’
welfare as well as to the
Central Government’s policy,
formally declared that the
problematic Dolgyal Shugden was
not worshipped or propitiated by
the monks of its monastery, nor
will it be in the future.
In the evening of January 22 the
entire community gathered in the
prayer hall and each and every
single monk took a formal oath
in front of the pictures of
Gyalwa Gedun Drup, the 10th
Panchen Lama and Tashi Lhunpo’s
protector deity Palden Lhamo not
to rely, practice and worship
Dolgyal Shugden under no
circumstances.
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On 26th January, Tashi Lhunpo
monks swore once more in the
presence of dignitaries from the
religious and political
departments of the exile
Government by drawing and
counting wood sticks (tshul-shing).
This came to confirm the already
known stance that Dolgyal
Shugden was not propitiated by
the monks of Tashi Lhunpo.
Finally the office of the
monastery stated that Tashi
Lhunpo Monastery does not want
to have any kind of relationship
whatsoever with individuals,
groups or organisations dealing
with Dolgyal Dorjee Shugden.
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