The abbot of the Dhammakaya sect, Phra Dhammachayo—who is said to be seen among the temple’s inner core members to be the reincarnation of the “Creator” who is leading an army of the Sons of […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues
Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
Kelsang Pawo (Barry Grivell) – A ‘Tibetan Buddhist monk’ in Brighton
Throughout 2500 years of Buddhist history monks and nuns have traditionally sought solitary retreat with two modern day exceptions. The first and most famous being His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama whose efforts and travels […]
Kumaré: A True Film About a False Prophet
A prisoner recommended yesterday this film by Vikram Gandhi to me. The movie highlights the naive devotion of Westerners to Asian gurus as well as the issue of that even blind faith in wrong gurus […]
Four Young Tulkus In The West – Details About What Happened To Kalu Rinpoche
The Magazine Details has written an article about four young tulkus in the West. Of course they have taken only the examples of four persons who are interesting because they chose a somewhat different life […]
Kadampa Primary School Derbyshire – A Happiness Cult?
The controversial New Kadamapa Tradition (aka Kadampa Buddhism, NKT) is going to run a Primary School in Derbyshire (UK) – “the first in the world to follow the works of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a meditation master […]
‘Zen Has No Morals’ – The Cases of Eido T. Shimano (USA), and Dr. Klaus Zernickow (Germany)
Christopher Hamacher (Germany, Munich) presented an academic paper on 7 July 2012 at the International Cultic Studies Association’s (ICSA) annual conference in Montreal, Canada. His paper has been uploaded to The Zen Site and it […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 