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. […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
The Virtues of Humility – by Matthieu Ricard
Part 1 Humility is sometimes scorned, regarded as a weakness. The writer Ayn Rand proclaims, “Discard the protective rags of that vice which you called a virtue: humility.”* Pride, however, the narcissistic exaggeration of the […]
Sri Lanka: Radical Buddhist groups join forces
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement will join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to “protect” Buddhists, whom he called an endangered […]
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 […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 