Dorje Shugden "Vajra

Vajra

Vajra is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond...

 Possessing Strength", or Dolgyal Shugden , "Shugden, King of Dhol" is a deity

Deity

A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....

 (Tib. lha) in Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...

, especially its Gelug

Gelug

The Gelug or Gelug-pa , also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa , a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader...

 school, who is regarded as a Dharma Protector or "guardian angel." The practice of Dharma Protectors is central to most religious Tibetans and practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dorje Shugden is regarded as the incarnation of Gelugpa Lama Dragpa Gyaltsen

Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen

Tulku Dragpa Gyaltsen was an important Gelugpa lama and a contemporary of the Fifth Dalai Lama . His Seat was the upper residence of Drepung monastery , a famous Gelugpa monastery located near Lhasa.-Incarnation Lineage:Dragpa Gyaltsen is usually considered to be the 4th incarnation of Panchen...

 of Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery ,, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet...

, a contemporary of the Fifth Dalai Lama

Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama

Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama , was a political and religious leader in seventeenth-century Tibet. Ngawang Lozang Gyatso was the ordination name he had received from Panchen Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen who was responsible for his ordination...

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