Sakya view about Dorje Legpa

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cloudburst
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Sakya view about Dorje Legpa

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Hello Sakya peeps

Can anybody report on what they have been told about Dorje Legpa? In particular, do your teachers regard him as a Oath-bound, worldly deity, or as an enlightened protector? I'm informally polling different schools' views on the matter.

many thanks!
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cloudburst wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:16 pm Hello Sakya peeps

Can anybody report on what they have been told about Dorje Legpa? In particular, do your teachers regard him as a Oath-bound, worldly deity, or as an enlightened protector? I'm informally polling different schools' views on the matter.

many thanks!
Dorleg is not among the Sakya protectors.
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Malcolm wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:31 pm
cloudburst wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:16 pm Hello Sakya peeps

Can anybody report on what they have been told about Dorje Legpa? In particular, do your teachers regard him as a Oath-bound, worldly deity, or as an enlightened protector? I'm informally polling different schools' views on the matter.

many thanks!
Dorleg is not among the Sakya protectors.
ha ha thanks
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I have also never read an opinion about it. For context, in Sakya Mahakala is an oath bound protector, he is also regarded as beyond samsara. The name “oath bound” is not a reliable indicator of the status of a given dharmapala—they are all oath bound.
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Malcolm wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:22 am I have also never read an opinion about it. For context, in Sakya Mahakala is an oath bound protector, he is also regarded as beyond samsara. The name “oath bound” is not a reliable indicator of the status of a given dharmapala—they are all oath bound.
Is Panjaranata Mahakala the main dharmapala of Sakya? By that I mean he can be relied upon regardless of which Sakya yidam one practices?
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