Je Tsongkhapa
Je Tsongkhapa was an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, as indicated by his holding the Wisdom Sword and scripture of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. His appearance in fourteenth-century Tibet as a monk, and the holder of the lineage of pure view and pure deeds, was prophesied by Buddha.
He spread a very pure Buddhism throughout Tibet, showing how to combine the practices of Sutra and Tantra, and how to practise pure Dharma during degenerate times. His tradition later become known as the 'New Kadampa', 'Gelug', or 'Ganden Tradition'.
Lama Losang Tubwang Dorjechang is a special manifestation of Je Tsongkhapa revealed directly to the great Yogi Dharmavajra.
Je Tsongkhapa appears as a fully ordained monk, with Buddha Shakyamuni at his heart, and Conqueror Vajradhara at his heart.
In the practice of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, we visualize our Spiritual Guide in this aspect.
'Lama' indicates that he is our Spiritual Guide, 'Losang' that he is Je Tsongkhapa (whose ordained name was Losang Dragpa), 'Tubwang' that he is Buddha Shakyamuni, and 'Dorjechang' that he is Vajradhara. This indicates that in reality our Spiritual Guide is the same nature as these three holy beings.
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