In a BBC Radio 4 broadcast the novelist and journalist Jake Wallis Simons describes his involvement with the New Kadampa Tradition, the NKT’s opposition and protests against the Dalai Lama, his findings and point of […]
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Update: New Kadampa Tradition – Ordination
UPDATE to NKT ordination April 18, 2011 In a former post I investigated the case of NKT ordination and I asked the question “Are NKT monks and nuns authentic?“. This time I wish to give […]
NKT Chaplaincy, NKT Business & NKT Research
Some updates: NKT Chaplaincy in Canada The Sumeru Books Blog wrote in June 2009: Buddhist chaplaincy in the spotlight By Yönten, on June 15th, 2009 Correctional Services Canada is looking for Buddhist chaplains and has […]
Words of Truth – Inspiration from the Dhammapada
Loud is the noise that ordinary men make. Nobody thinks himself a fool, when divisions arise in the Sangha, nor do they ever value another person higher than themselves. – The Buddha, Mahavagga This […]
Eighteen Months Since Leaving The New Kadampa Tradition
GUEST POST Hi all, I recently wrote a message to a friend and I decided to post it here. I don’t know if it will be of interest but I do think that it can […]
TibetInfoNet Update: Shugden in Kham
TibetInfoNet has released an update on 30. May 2009 stating: “There is hardly any better evidence for the increasing influence of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, despite five decades of exile, than the impact of […]