My name is Tenzin Peljor / Michael Jäckel. I was 29 when I met the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in December 1995. At that time the general public didn’t know about any controversy relating to the […]
Tag: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Open Letter by Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New Kadampa Tradition’s Maitreya Buddhist Centre
GUEST POST – re-posted with prior permission from the author I think it might be useful to post here the open letter I wrote back in 2012 in my attempt to try and summarise how […]
The story of a New Kadampa Tradition nun: “Disrobing”
GUEST POST My name is Andrea Ballance. I was a member of the New Kadampa Tradition. I was ordained in this tradition. I was a fully absorbed, dedicated, misguided and later an abandoned devotee of […]
Concerning The Protests At The Teachings Of H.H. The Dalai Lama: A Resolution Proposal I
GUEST POST @ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Len Foley, Neil Elliott, and Nicholas Pitts (Kelsang Rabten) I am a member of a small, unofficial, though well connected group of activists who have at heart the best interests […]
The Pope and Dalai in the eyes of Beijing by Raimondo Bultrini
English Translation by Raimondo Bultrini & Francesca Paoletti of Papa e Dalai agli occhi di Pechino One thing is certain: that the commitment to peace by Pope Francis is indubitable. But for what reason did […]
Raimondo Bultrini about Shugden, the protests against the Dalai Lama and China’s role in it
The 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates ceases today. A brief summery covering the ISC / New Kadampa Tradition protests and links to new academic material can be read here. Raimondo Bultrini posted on […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 