Conch Shell

28 Nov, 2007 in art pottery by admin

Conch Shell

Who Is Je Tsongkhapa ?

Je Rinpoche is the emanation of Manjushri, Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani and also an emanation of Maitreya Buddha - altogether in one being. It is incredible and because of this he can convert into a stream of wisdom. He is known to be an emanation of Manjushri although he is also Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani. People saw him in the forms of various Deities; some people saw him as Vajrapani, some people saw him as Manjushri, and some people saw him as Avalokitesvara. While some other people saw him as Maitreya. Usually these people saw him as these 4 Deities. There is a book entitled " The Life and Teaching of Je Tsongkhapa' that has a wonderful biography of him. Also, another good read is "Life Story of Lama Tsongkhapa", a graphic novel which accurately depict Je Rinpoche's biography.

Je Tsongkhapa is definitely an emanation of Manjushri. Lord Shakyamuni Buddha himself validated it. During the Lord Buddha's time there was a young boy who was extremely virtuous and he had a crystal rosary. He went to Lord Buddha, prostrated and offered the rosary to him. Immediately Lord Buddha took his holy golden hands and put them on the young boy's head. He predicted that in future after 1500 years of his passing away, in the land of the north of the red face barbarian, you will revitalise the teachings of the Buddha when it has become declined, perverted and polluted. You will also bring about the entire correct lineage, the correct teachings and you will study and contemplate. You will meditate and gain the result and transmit the teachings. You will reinforce the teaching to become extremely powerful in the Land of Snows. So Lord Buddha made that prediction (Tibetan: longden). Immediately Buddha called one of his disciples, who had the power of speed (speed walking), gave him a conch shell and the disciple immediately walked to Tibet.

It was just a little distance from Lhasa, a conch shell was later found lying underneath a conch shell-shape ground beneath the base of Gaden Monastery which was built later by Je Tsongkhapa. It was buried until the time Je Tsongkhapa took birth in Tibet. It happened exactly as the Buddha had predicted the coming of the great Je Tsongkhapa, an emanation of Manjushri entering the Land of Snows in the north. So it is not simply conjured up by people or out of respect to our guru we claim that he is an emanation of Manjushri to gain faith in him. 'Je' means Jetsum (exalted). Exalted as he is out of samsara and is free of samsara. Je Rinpoche a short word for 'Jestun' meaning one who is exalted or out of samsara. Je Rinpoche - 'Rinpoche' means 'Precious One', very valuable, very precious. So 'Je Rinpoche' is a short name for Tsongkhapa or you can refer to him as Je Tsongkhapa. Tsongka is the district he was from in Tibet. 'Tsong means onion. He is actually the man from the 'Onion Land'. In this district many onions grow. Growing vegetable is quite rare in Tibet. His district had lots of onions so he is the man from the Land of Onions.

You can also refer to him as Je Tsongkhapa or Je Losang Dragpa. Losang - 'Lo' is mind, 'sang' is good, so good mind, placid mind, excellent mind. 'Dragpa' means famous. In Sanskrit his name is Sumati Kirti. His mantra is actually OM AH GURU BENZA DHARA SUMATI KIRTI SIDDHI HUNG HUNG. Sumati Kirti is the name of Je Rinpoche in Sanskrit which means good mind, famous mind. His name is Losang Dragpa which means famous Good Mind. Losang Dragpa is the ordination name that he received from His Holiness the Great Karmapa. Some people refer him as Losang Dragpa or Je Losang Dragpa or Je Lama. When people say 'Je Lama' we know it is he. Or when people say 'Je Rinpoche' which means Precious Exalted One, or Je Losang Dragpa or Je Tsongkhapa, these names all refer to him.

Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
http://kechara.com

About the Author

Fulfilling his previous lives' prayers. His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche chose to take rebirth amongst difficult circumstances to be close to those who would need him most.

Recognised by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 72nd Abbot of Gaden Shartse, Gedun Nyedrak, His Eminence's spiritual lineage actually begins as one of the eight main disciples of Je Tsongkhapa, the founding saint of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Kechara House Buddhist Association Malaysia, affectionately known as Kechara House or KH, is a Buddhist Centre founded in 2000 by His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche of Gaden Shartse Monastery to avail the ancient wisdom of Buddha's teachings to practitioners in Malaysia and the surrounding regions. Buddha's wisdom has timeless and universal relevance, and can be practised by anyone in any culture, regardless of nationality, gender or age.

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In the trash.

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