Offline there was a brief email discussion about an advice Lama Zopa Rinpoche is giving here: Forsaking a Guru (Advice given 4 April 1998) We had already a discussion at E-Sangha in 2007 about […]
Category: Dorje Shugden Controversy
We are so important, our problems matter: WSS’s new campaign
After some time of silence the Western Shugden Society (WSS) / New Kadamapa Tradition (NKT) has picked up again the unilateral fight against the Dalai Lama in the name of “justice” and “religious freedom” etc. […]
BBC: An Unholy Row
The BBC documentary An Unholy Row about the New Kadampa Tradition from 1998 can be watched now on YouTube, http://www.info-buddhism.com orVeoh:
Jake Wallis Simons About New Kadampa Tradition, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Shugden and Religion
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 […]
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 […]
The NKT and the UK Charity Commission – Part II
The UK Charity Commission An important body that has had a long relationship with the NKT is the UK Charity Commission. Like Inform, one of the fundamental tenets of the Charity Commission is neutrality. Unlike […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 