Tag: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelOct 29, 20143:47 pm

New Kadampa Tradition: Never mix with Tibetan Buddhists, they can cause “great spiritual confusion” and are dangerous for your “purity”

New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union To all NKT-IKBU Centres 05 August 2010 Dear Administrative Directors, Because of the potential for great spiritual confusion both now and in the future, we advise and request […]

Buddhism by tenpelOct 23, 201411:41 pm

What is the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)?

GUEST POST by Carol McQuire The NKT-IKBU (International Kadampa Buddhist Union) is a controversial New Religious Movement – different from mainstream Buddhist groups – created by one Tibetan Buddhist monk called Kelsang Gyatso in 1992. There […]

New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelOct 18, 201410:02 pm

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 […]

Buddhism by tenpelSep 26, 201412:17 am

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 […]

Buddhism by tenpelSep 2, 20143:03 pm

H.H. the Dalai Lama (middle) and his two main tutors. On the right side of H.H. the Dalai Lama sits Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, his senior tutor and on the left side sits Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, his junior tutor.

Trijang Rinpoche’s view on Shugden / Dolgyal: A trouble maker and killing spirit +++ The protesters never asked for a dialogue

Trijang Rinpoche’s view on Dorje Shugden / Dolgyal and why Shugden harms sentient beings The Shugden protesters from the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and their ICS spokes persons (usually a NKT teacher or a NKT […]

Buddhism by tenpelAug 23, 20149:12 pm

Kelsang Rabten Calls for Dialogue at the SOAS Conference: Is Dialogue Possible?

GUEST POST by Joanne Clark At the SOAS conference, Rabten began his talk by stating: “I’d like to make quite clear that we’re not here to argue. We very much want to move towards a […]