Yongzin Yeshi Gyaltsen (1713�1793)
From The Lotus Ornamenting the Teachings of the
Buddha. Biography
of Yongzin Yeshi Gyaltsen (1713�1793); the tutor of H.H Jampel Gyatso, the eighth
Dalai Lama. Composed by the Eighth
Dalai Lama.
Further, with
regard to the education of the young Panchen Rinpoche (name and year), all his
attendants should take full care. It
would be a great shame otherwise,
saying that he is a Buddha and needs no effort as required by an ordinary
(child). Even if he is a Buddha, as
long as he assumes an ordinary aspect, he should be given the education the way
it is given to an ordinary person. It
would be an incomplete legacy pertaining to service of the Dharma and sentient
beings; the ones left by unlearned scholars and untrained yogis. Therefore, everyone should take utmost care
about the study of the venerable (Panchen Rinpoche).
Another point to
be considered is that the new Dharma protector (Dholgyal) is the source of ruin
of Tashi Lhunpo (monastery). The very
Dharma protector, which Panchen Losang Choegyan is connected with, will
suffice. Other than that, if (the
monastery) starts introducing the propitiation of some harmful spirit, it will
be a great source of inauspiciousness (to the monastery). Everyone should be extremely cautious about
it�.
