Tag: Human Rights

Buddhism by tenpelMar 13, 20159:43 am

Have the Dalai Lama protesters sought dialogue?

The ISC / Dalai Lama protesters are now frequently claiming that they have sought dialogue with the Dalai Lama but the Dalai Lama has never accepted dialogue with them. Once again however, this claim is […]

Dorje Shugden Controversy by tenpelNov 13, 20141:32 pm

The International Campaign for Tibet’s statement on the Shugden demonstrators

The ICT issued a statement that is worth to consider. While Tibetans are truly oppressed and deprived of religious freedom, tortured, arrested, killed by colonialist China in Tibet, while Tibetans self-immolate for their freedom in […]

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 […]

Buddhism by tenpelAug 16, 20141:46 pm

Thoughts & Observations: The SOAS Panel Discussion “The Shugden Controversy and the 14th Dalai Lama” – Part 1

Yesterday there was the SOAS Panel Discussion about “The Shugden Controversy and the 14th Dalai Lama”. This blog discussed it a bit here (see comment section). I would like to write a review and […]

Buddhism by tenpelAug 7, 201411:33 pm

Human Rights and the Dorje Shugden Controversy

In summary, the Shugden dispute represents a battleground of views on what is meant by religious and cultural freedom. – Martin A. Mills The Western Shugden groups brought into the discussion the issue of Human […]

Buddhism by tenpelAug 5, 201410:56 pm

Kalon Trisur Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche – Talk on the clarification of the current issue of Dolgyal at TCV Suja on 26th July, 2014

Here a summery of the video in English: The reason for the discussion is related to the questions that were put to the officials during the last discussion on Shugden in the Dharamsala TCV school. He […]