Category: New Kadampa Tradition

Buddhism by tenpelMay 4, 201712:51 pm

Easy Come, Easy Go: Modern Kadampa Teachers – The New Kadampa Tradition

Part One. THE QUICK PATH TO BECOMING AN NKT TEACHER AND WHAT AN NKT FOLLOWER NEEDS TO RECOVER FROM This conception of ‘friendship’ with the spiritual guide is completely missing in the NKT in […]

New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelMar 18, 201712:13 am

The Doggedness of Clinging to Shugden

By Carol McQuire I was looking up the recent origin of the phrase ‘Shugden Buddhists’ when researching a commentary on the New Kadampa Tradition’s recent letters denying the valid lineage of Trijang Choktrul […]

Buddhism by tenpelApr 27, 20163:35 pm

Kadampa Ordination – A Misguided Approach

Shugden won’t protect NKT monastics, NKT monastics have to study, observe and protect their vows themselves. You can find below the content of The New Ordination Handbook of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). My claim is: With the […]

Buddhism by tenpelApr 2, 20168:48 pm

Did the Shugden group, ISC, give up protesting against the DalaiLama? Its a bit more complex …

After The Guardian and Reuters reported about the disbandment of the International Shugden Community (ISC), I expressed some reservations in a blog entry (see Some Final Remarks). Unlike many claims made online and in print – for […]

Buddhism by tenpelMar 12, 201612:14 am

The Cessation of the International Shugden Community / Dalai Lama protests

I guess you read or heard it already, the International Shugden Community (ISC) announced their “dissolving”. What is a bit mysterious is the why and if this is meant seriously. I want to share […]

New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelJan 13, 201610:32 pm

First hand account of an ex NKT follower of being in the 2008 demonstrations against HH the Dalai Lama

Even with the start of 2016 you will still find strong claims of denial by NKT activists that the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) is behind the protests against the Dalai Lama although plenty of evidence […]