By Joanne Clark Some time ago, I recall a comment on Facebook that caused something of a stir. A person posted a memory of HH Dalai Lama saying during a teaching or question/answer session (or […]
Tag: Gelug
The concept of “evil” in Buddhism and specifically in the context of Dorje Shugden
Here is an interesting essay by Georges Dreyfus from 2011 about the concept of “evil” in Buddhism, specifically in Tibetan Buddhism. Dreyfus examines in this essay among others the concept of “evil” in the context […]
Mahakala, Kalarupa/Dharmaraja and Vaishravana: The Three Protectors of The Gelug Tradition – Talks by H.H. The Dalai Lama
An Anthology of Talks Given By His Holiness The Dalai Lama Concerning Reliance Upon the Dharma Protectors Translated into English at the Translation Bureau of the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala by Tsepak Rigzin, Tenzin Dorjee, Lobsang […]
A Biased Historical Narrative Does Not History Make
GUEST POST The Western Shugden Society (WSS) has recently carried a poorly researched essay titled “The Lama Policy: Freedom from the Drug” without cited sources, only a vague claim that the “paper” is based […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 