Blessings for aYear

Wisdom Buddhas Je Tsongkhapa & Dorje Shugden

NOTE: This August session, previously at 7:30pm on the 28th of August, has had to be cancelled. However you can engage in prayers to these two wisdom Buddhas every day during term time at Jangchub Ling Centre. See our calendar for full details.

These two enlightened beings are in truth the same person appearing in different aspects. Wisdom Buddha Manjushri appeared in this world as Je Tsongkhapa (1357 - 1419), a Tibetan Teacher who wrote unusually lucid texts clarifying the meaning of all of Buddha’s teachings, saving them from decline and preserving them for future generations. It is Je Tsongkhapa’s presentation of Buddha’s teachings that Venerable Geshe-la principally relied upon when creating our Modern Kadampa Buddhist texts.

Dorje Shugden is also Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, appearing as the Protector of Je Tsongkhapa’s teachings, helping faithful Kadampas to gather all the inner and outer conditions they need for successful practice.