Gyalpo Sum

In the Sakya branch of Tibetan Buddhism, the Gyalpo Sum (bo|t=རྒྱལ་པོ་གསུམ་|w=rgyal-po gsum, "three king-spirits") are three spirits who are believed to protect the city of Sakya. These three are Tsi'u Marpo, Dorje Setrap, and Dorje Shugden. In view of the modern controversy about Dorje Shudgen within the Geluk school, the head of Sakyas issued a letter in 1996 stating that some Sakyas worshipped Shugden as a lower deity but Shugden was never a part of the Sakya institutions.

External links

* [http://www.attan.com/shugden2.html Article about Gyalpo Sum] by Jeff Watt of the Sakya Resource Guide (third article from the top)