New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelFeb 26, 201511:26 am

NKT Survivor Testimony: “I Am Not Your Teacher”

I Am Not Your Teacher by Andrea Ballance The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the […]

Buddhism by tenpelFeb 15, 20153:52 pm

Another letter to Kelsang Rabten

The following is another letter by Carol McQuire to Kelsang Rabten in reply to his interview posted on YouTube and the dorjeshugden[.]com site. Kelsang Rabten, in your first interview, you state that it was ‘outrageous’ for […]

Buddhism by tenpelJan 21, 20153:22 pm

A Tibetan Translator’s Testimony by Tenzing Wangdak

GUEST POST My Diary – The Ticking Bomb That Took 23 Years To Explode My name is Tenzing Wangdak. I woke up at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning, December 17th, 2014. I was […]

Buddhism by tenpelJan 1, 20159:53 am

Buddhist Bullshit

Originally posted on The Imperfect Buddha Podcast:
I generally avoid getting political on this blog. Not because I am apolitical, or think it too messy a subject to broach, but because I have used this…

Buddhism by tenpelJan 1, 20155:48 am

Is there a relation between self-immolations and Buddhism or even martyrdom and Buddhism?

You might have noted that there a lot of views if the self-immolations of Tibetans and Buddhists in other countries are in line with Buddhism / Buddhist scriptures or not. The Tibetan writer and […]

Buddhism by tenpelDec 30, 20144:36 pm

Interview about Self-immolations of Tibetans in three parts & 2014 in review

I have around 5 to 7 days online access in India and can make you aware of a new interview with Thierry Dodin about the self-immolations of Tibetans. Part one deals with the question, why […]