GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public The Dalai Lama recommended a change in 1977. Was this really the beginning of ‘religious persecution’? In 1977, as Tibet’s pre-eminent spiritual leader and a […]
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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s Tibetan Relations
GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public Kelsang Gyatso’s Tibetan Relations Kelsang Gyatso is the Tibetan Buddhist monk who founded his own New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in 1992. He has lived in […]
Protests by the International Shugden Community (ISC) Against the Dalai Lama—Is There Any Truth in Them?
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. […]
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 […]
Some Media and the Shugden Controversy – How TV Channels and YouTube Can Deceive You
Going back to my time in NKT from 1995–2000, I remember the point in 1996 when the Dalai Lama was introduced to me as being a bad person who “oppresses religious freedom”, as a politician […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 