Trulku Gelek Choegyen: The Origin Of The Propitiators

First of all, the origin of Doegyal, traces back to the middle of 17th century. In fact, we deal with the events that took place in our history. So, it would be wiser not to come up with a preconceived idea of good or bad. First, we should first lay out all the recorded annals of that particular time in front of us, and study them thoroughly. Only then we would be in a better place from where we could form our own opinion independently.

The whole affair started with trulku Dakpa Gyaltsen. So, In the first place, It is important to know how he was recognised as the true reincarnation of Trulku Gelek Pelsang. This would place us in a better position to understand the gist of the controversy. The Doegyal Propitiators say that Panchen Lobsang
In Panchen Lobsang. Choegyen's autobiography, "Gem Nacklace"(rangnam norbu trangwa). In the Great Drum' year, I invited all-knowing Yonten Gyatso's reincarnation to Drepung monastery and conducted hair-turf cutting ceremony and conferred him the name, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso. Then in year of Mars, I invited the Young kid of the Upper residence of Drepung Monastery and recognised as the reincarnation of Trulku Gelek Pelsang, performed the hair-turf cutting ceremony, and finally conferred him the name Dakpa Gyaltsen”. Even the 5th Dalai Lama clearly mentioned the whole event in his autobiography, “Heavenly Garment”. When Trulku Dakpa Gyaltsen was three years old, some one had already recognised him as the true reincarnation of Trullku Gelek Pelsang.. Now, how do we know that someone else had already recognised him? In his own autobiography, 'Jewelled Vase” (RINCHEN ZAMATOK), he wrote, “My mother said to me that when I was three years old, I recognised the head of the upper residence, statue and the chamber of Panchen Shakyasri and Raksha rosary, etc. In this way, I impressed everbody
Because at that time not long after Dakpa Gyaltsen(1619 AD) was born. People are looking for the 5th Dalai Lama as all-knowing Yonten Gyatso, the 4th Dalai Lama passed away it was a time when people are searching for 5th Dalai lama as well. Coincidently, Trulku Gelek Pelsang also passed away around the same time. So, not long after Dakpa Gyaltsen was born, his mother took him to Garden tripa Lingmey Shabdung Rinpoche who was one of the main person searching for the 4th Dalai lama's reincarnation and told him, “when the boy was in my womb, All knowing Yonten Gyatso (the 4th Dalai Lama) appeared in my dream and asked me to let him stay at my house as guest”. This incident was later revealed to the 5th Dalai Lama by the contemporary Gaden Tripa as he was one of the 5th Dalai lama's tutor. The 5th Dalai Lama sum up the whole situation in this way, " Because of the guile of Lag Agyal(mother) of khekha (place) false reincarnation of trulku Gelek Pelsang was successfully chosen, who turned into a harmful Spirit after his death, has been harming dharma as well as many sentient