Throughout 2500 years of Buddhist history monks and nuns have traditionally sought solitary retreat with two modern day exceptions. The first and most famous being His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama whose efforts and travels […]
Tag: New Kadampa Tradition
Boring Books by Je Tsongkhapa vs. Good Feeling Books by Geshe Kelsang
The following is an excerpt of a transcript of a speech given by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) Talk on Je Tsongkhapa Day 25th October 1996, edited November 27th […]
INFORM statistics – Geshe Title of Kelsang Gyatso – Not Isolating Groups
For one week I was in London. During that time I visited also INFORM—an internationally renowned research group based at the London School of Economics. I am full of praise and respect for their […]
After the Storm
The campaign of the Western Shugden Society (WSS) / New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) has settled for the time being. After a big propaganda battle, which was picked up by many media—in almost all cases unable […]
China’s Involvement in the Dorje Shugden Controversy
Though the Tibetan Government in Exile (TGIE) said different times that China uses Shugden as a political means to split the Tibetan Community—e.g. by favouring monks practising Shugden or by supporting especially Tibetan monasteries in […]
"The Western Shugden Group is severely lacking in credibility" – Correction to the Time Magazine Article by Tibet Scholar Robert Barnett
Tibet scholar Robert Barnett of Columbia University has denied Time Magazine’s suggestion with respect to obtaining Indian ID cards as stated in the article The Dalai Lama’s Buddhist Foes July 18, 2008. TibetanReview.net states: Tibet […]
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 