Dear friends around the world, Before Dorje Shugden was widely practised in Gelugpa tradition, he was enthroned as a protector of the Sakya tradition. As stated by His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche in his work “Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors”, Sakya reliance on Dorje Shugden began with the 30th Sakya Trizin Sonam Rinchen (1705 – 1741) who enthroned and worshipped Dorje Shugden as a Dharma protector. The supreme throneholder of Sakya school of Buddhism, Sonam Rinchen enthroned Dorje Shugden as one of the protectors of Sakya.  Later on, Sonam Rinchen passed the practice of this Dharma Protector to his son, the 31st Sakya Trizin Kunga Lodro (1729 – 1783), who was believed to be the emanation of Dorje Shugden himself. During his lifetime, Kunga Lodro composed a Dorje Shugden kangsol (prayer) to invoke the blessings of Dorje Shugden. The prayer has since achieved prominence and it is still widely used today. Thus, it is safe to conclude that modern day practice of Dorje Shugden has its roots in the Sakya school. Kunga Lodro the supreme 31st throneholder of Sakya school of Buddhism wrote a supplication to Dorje Shugden included here and propitiated Dorje Shugden as a fully enlightened being.  The [...]