Dorje Shugden - symbolism.
1. Dark wind-swept wisdom fire Fire emanates from the King Protector and burns up our obstacles and obscurations, arisen from negative karma.
2. Lotus His actions are based on great compassion.
3. Sun disc Realization of emptiness.
4. Snowlion Fearlessness that arises upon victory over ignorance, attachment and hatred, tramples the enemies, afflictive emotions arising from self-grasping and self-cherishing.
5. Wrathful or fierce look on Dorje Shugden and Snowlion From our side, it looks “frightening†because ego fears nothing more than confrontation with truth.From his side because wrath is quick and powerful.
6. Heart of the Enemy, Enemy heart denotes the root of the problem, ignorance. Holding the heart in his hand means Dorje Shugden “rips out†our ignorance, and therefore blesses us with more wisdom.Heart refers innermost essence, and our deepest wish – enlightenment.
7. Monk robes Pure ethical outer conduct (Pratimoksha)
8. Domed hat, Domed hat the highest view (Vajrayana), Madhyamika, of which Nagarjuna was the first profounder, and which Je Tsongkhapa presented in his teachings with unsurpassed clarity for our present time
9. Wisdom sword Cuts through the delusions which keep us from seeing reality directly.
10. Taming hook in his left arm Showing that his power works throughout the three realms of existence.
11. Jewel-spouting mongoose Provides material needs.
12. Wearing shoes (tiger skin boots) Wearing shoes (tiger skin boots) shows that he appears in the disguise of a worldly god, which means that he is closer to us ordinary beings and easier to propitiate than Kalarupa etc.
13. Third eye (wisdom eye) in the middle His third eye (wisdom eye) in the middle of his forehead perceives directly the totality of relative and absolute reality, past, present and future.
