GUEST POST Last time I saw him we stayed there the whole week. We spent a fortune of course. This was last year in October. When we arrived from that empowerment and retreat we began […]
Controversies: New Kadampa Tradition, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso // Dorje Shugden // Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche // Tsem Tulku, Kechara // Ole Nydahl, Diamond Way // Sangharakshita, Triratna // Shambhala, Sakyong :: Tibet & Dalai Lama :: Dharmakaya, Zen & More
Category: Dorje Shugden Controversy
Lazy Media: The Dalai Lama in Canada and the U.S. met by Shugden protesters
Until now the media in Canada and the U.S. mainly gave a lot of space to the accusations of the Anti Dalai Lama protesters and repeated their allegations in almost all cases without asking any […]
What is the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)?
GUEST POST by Carol McQuire The NKT-IKBU (International Kadampa Buddhist Union) is a controversial New Religious Movement – different from mainstream Buddhist groups – created by one Tibetan Buddhist monk called Kelsang Gyatso in 1992. There […]
New website about the Shugden Controversy and the Shugden / Anti-Dalai Lama protests
There is a new website totally dedicated to the Shugden Controversy and the Shugden / Anti-Dalai Lama protests that contains information, clarifications and refutations of the key claims of the campaigning Western Shugden group (NKT/ICS). The […]
Who is protesting against His Holiness the Dalai Lama?
GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public Even though the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) tries to distance itself from the International Shugden Community, and from another of its groups, the Western Shugden […]
Dalai Lama & Dorje Shugden: Was this really the beginning of ‘religious persecution’?
GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public The Dalai Lama recommended a change in 1977. Was this really the beginning of ‘religious persecution’? In 1977, as Tibet’s pre-eminent spiritual leader and a […]
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s Tibetan Relations
GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public Kelsang Gyatso’s Tibetan Relations Kelsang Gyatso is the Tibetan Buddhist monk who founded his own New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in 1992. He has lived in […]
The Shugden protesters are preparing for the U.S. Dalai Lama visit – and some journalists seem to become again their victims
False information increase more rapidly than true information. And what is not getting any better, is our ability to separate truth and lies. – Michael Lynch The New Kadampa Tradtion (NKT) campaigners – via their […]
Kadampa Ryan’s false reasoning why the Dalai Lama is “the false Dalai Lama”
GUEST POST by Joanne Clark I was sad to read the recent rant published online by “Kadampa Ryan” entitled Ten Valid Reasons to Conclude That Tenzin Gyatso is a False Dalai Lama. (PDF) I, […]
NKT Survivor activists informing the public about the New Kadampa Tradition at the University of London
The New Kadampa Tradition about the “Modern Buddhism Event“: Wake Up Smiling Find out how to greet each day with a smile and see new opportunities in every encounter. In this talk we will learn […]
Addressing More Deceptions And Misinformation Spread by The International Shugden Community (ISC) / New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)
This blog, Joanne Clark’s blog (who “revealed 32 deceptive statements and 16 unsubstantiated claims“), the official CTA website, and the official Dalai Lama website have pointed out different blatant untruths and spin of the facts […]
Dorje Shugden worship has not been banned
GUEST POST by Ani Tsultrim The Buddhist monk, Tenzin Peljor, on his blog, “Tibetan Buddhism: Struggling with Difficult Issues:” writes: Over the past two decades and, more recently during his tour of the US, the […]
Protests by the International Shugden Community (ISC) Against the Dalai Lama—Is There Any Truth in Them?
Here are some facts: The International Shugden Community (ISC) protesters claim that there is “overwhelming evidence” that Shugden worshippers are being persecuted by the Dalai Lama and his followers and that human rights violations abound. […]
In February 2008 900 Buddhist Shugden monks were made homeless by the Dalai Lama?
There are so many wrong and misleading claims and allegations by the International Shugden Community (ICS) / New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) that it is almost impossible to address and to correct them all. Joanne […]
Revised Declaration from New Kadampa Survivors concerning the demonstrations against His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The following is a revised and abbreviated version of the Declaration by New Kadampa Survivors concerning the Demonstrations against His Holiness. We, the undersigned, as former members of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), and ex-practitioners of […]
Dear Kelsang Rabten
GUEST POST by Carol McQuire Dear Kelsang Rabten, This is addressed to you because of the contrast I feel between the mild mannered man in the suit at the talk at SOAS on August 15th […]
Former Kalon Tripa, Ven. Samdhong Rinpoche’s address at Suja TCV School on the issue of Dholgyal (Shugden)
We had a brief mention and summery of Samdhong Rinpoche’s speech about Shugden at Suja TCV School here. The campaigning Western Shugden propagandists, who have no knowledge of Tibetan language and culture, have repeatedly and falsely […]
Trijang Rinpoche’s view on Shugden / Dolgyal: A trouble maker and killing spirit +++ The protesters never asked for a dialogue
Trijang Rinpoche’s view on Dorje Shugden / Dolgyal and why Shugden harms sentient beings The Shugden protesters from the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and their ICS spokes persons (usually a NKT teacher or a NKT […]
The Benefits of the Anti-Dalai Lama protests by the Shugden group (NKT/ICS)
DALAI LAMA GIVE PATIENCE! DALAI LAMA STOP ANGER! I think it is important to reflect from different angles about the NKT/ICS protests. On a mundane and spiritual level you can establish many good reasons why […]
Some Media and the Shugden Controversy – How TV Channels and YouTube Can Deceive You
Going back to my time in NKT from 1995–2000, I remember the point in 1996 when the Dalai Lama was introduced to me as being a bad person who “oppresses religious freedom”, as a politician […]
Kelsang Rabten Calls for Dialogue at the SOAS Conference: Is Dialogue Possible?
GUEST POST by Joanne Clark At the SOAS conference, Rabten began his talk by stating: “I’d like to make quite clear that we’re not here to argue. We very much want to move towards a […]
