Hi again. I e-mailed CAS to confirm that the email was indeed
sent by them and also to requesnt His Eminence DENMA LOCHOE
RINPOCHE's public statement.
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bb tan ([email protected]) +Add contact
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Cc: jinpa ([email protected])
Subject: Re: Locho Rinpoche
Dear Friend in the holy Dharma,
The message you received is from CASonline --
We knew Denma Locho Rinpoche personally and we are assured of His
staunch conformity to HH's advice with regard to shugden --
We have checked with HH's Private Office via our friend in
Singapore and we were informed that Locho Rinpoche's publicized
meeting with the shugden association took place years back in
Taiwan --
Denma Locho Rinpoche has subsequently clarified His stand and
expressed His regret that the quoted statements attributed to Him
had been fabricated --
His clarifications in in writing should be available from HH's
Private Office --
I have also highlighted Locho Rinpoche's official declaration below
as quoted from www.tibet.com, the official website of the
Tibetan-Govt-in-Exile --
With our regards,
bb @ CAS of Thousand-Arm Chenrezig
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http://www.tibet.com/dholgyal/abbots-resolution.html
Abbots' Resolution on the practice and propitiation of
protector-deities
On 1 January 1998 Jangtse Choeje Rinpoche, the abbots and ex-abbots
of Drepung, Sera, Gaden (the three main seats of learning), the
abbots and ex-abbots of Gyume and Gyuto Monastery, Gyume Lama
U-zed, the abbots and ex-abbots of Namgyal Monastery, the abbots of
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Tawang Monastery met at the office of
Sera Lachi, Sera Thekchenling Monastery under the chairmanship of
the Gaden Throne Holder and unanimously passed the following
resolution on the practice and propitiation of
protector-deities.
Far from listening to the repeated advice that His Holiness the
Dalai Lama has given until now on the worship of protector-deities,
keeping in view Tibet?s spiritual and political interests, a
handful of Shugden protagonists have turned a deaf ear. Because
they dislike His Holiness?s advice, they have misapprehended his
advice as being interpretative and (asserted) that everyone has
religious freedom etc. Sometimes, they have directly criticised His
Holiness the Dalai Lama, making many unworthy and derogatory
remarks, while at other times they pretend to be criticising Tara
la, secretary to His Holiness, and have cast insupportable
aspersions against His Holiness to hurt His feelings. So, directly
and indirectly, they have used an aggressive flood of harsh speech
exaggerating and denying reality. They have presumptuously put it
about that right from the Gaden Throne Holder down, many abbots and
ex-abbots, lamas, tulkus and geshes are all one in being
wordshippers of Dolgyal and have even issued a list of their names.
Thus, they have attempted to give an impression that all the
Gelugpas taken the same stand not to give up the worship of
Dolgyal. They have thus issued many such whimsical documents,
mixing up fish and turnips as if they were one and the same thing,
and still they continue to distribute such false materials
As a result, the general public are saying that Gelugpa leaders
will remain smiling even when the wind snuffs out the butter lamp
or a dog eats the ritual cake offerings. What they mean is that our
inactivity and failure to give the proper guidance that our
seniority and position in the hierarchy behoves us to do,raises
doubts in their minds. Therefore, it is quite possible that today
our rightful leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the general
Tibetan public might suspect that all Gelugpas have joined hands
and implicitly or explicitly take a unanimous view (supporting) the
worship of Dolgyal.
Therefore, it is important that it should be known that many of us
here ?abbots and ex-abbots, lamas, tulkus and geshes ?have never
been Dolgyal worshippers. Those who did worship Dolgyal in the past
have relinquished the practice in accordance with His Holiness?s
advice and are now opposing such worship directly and indirectly,
in line with the unanimous stand of the people of the three
provinces of Tibet. Even if Dolgyal activists create documents
sufficient to load down a dzo (a cross between a yak and a cow),
with an intention to create far reaching disturbances and
misunderstandings, until they run out of ink and paper we will not
believe or trust them. Moreover from now on, we will completely
give up ties with those who worship Dolgyal and will have nothing
more to do with them, as the Tibetan saying goes: distinguish the
mouth from the moustache, drink different water and live in a
different place.
We therefore take an oath that we will unhesitatingly follow the
advice given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the long and
short-term well-being of the Tibetan people. We will ensure that
none of us makes the slightest attempt, even so much as the buzz of
a fly to misinterpret His Holiness?s advice on grounds of what may
be suitable or unsuitable and pass this resolution with our
signatures attached:
Losang Nyima, Gaden Throne Holder,
Thubten Nyima, Jangtse Choeje
Tenpa Tenzin, ex-abbot of Gomang Monastery
Ngawang Thekchok, ex-abbot of Sera Mey Monastery
Ngawang Legden, ex-abbot of Sera Je Monastery
Jhampa Dhonyo, ex-abbot of Sera Mey Monastery
Losang Thubten, ex-abbot of Sera Je Monastery
Jhampa Yeshe, ex-abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery
Thubten Wangchuk, ex-abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery
Losang Tsering, ex-abbot of Sera Je Monastery
Losang Tenpa, ex-abbot of Gomang Monastery
Ogyen Tsetan, ex-abbot of Gyume Monastery
Losang Tenzin, ex-abbot of Gyume Monastery
Dorjee Tashi, ex-abbot of Gyume Monastery
Losang Tenzin, ex-abbot of Gyuto Monastery
Locho Rinpoche, ex-abbot of Namgyal Monastery
Jhampa Thekchok, Abbot of Sera Jey Monastery
Losang Chojor, Abbot of Gaden Jangtse Monastery
Tsultrim Phuntsog, Abbot of Gomang Monastery
Konchok Paksam, Abbot of Drepung Loseling Monastery
Konchok Tsering, Abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery
Losang Rabga, representative of the abbot of Sera Mey
Monastery
Jado Tulku, abbot of Namgyal Monastery
Thrinley Topgyal, abbot of Gyume Monastery
Kachen Losang Tsultrim, abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
Tengye Tulku, abbot of Tawang Monastery
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