My name is Tenzin Peljor / Michael Jäckel. I was 29 when I met the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in December 1995. At that time the general public didn’t know about any controversy relating to the […]
Controversies, abuse, and cultish tendencies in Buddhist communities
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The Birth of the New Kadampa Tradition ‘Lineage’: ‘Teething Problems’
GUEST POST Recently, a poster on this blog spoke of “cases of denial, which, in the current climate here in the UK, especially with regard to sexual exploitation, are relevant. These are related to individual’s […]
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 […]
Are NKT monks and nuns authentic?
According to the Australian Sangha Association “for NKT members to represent themselves to the public as authentic Buddhist monks and nuns is wrong and misleading.” According to the New Kadampa Tradition “Buddha Shakyamuni himself […]