After The Guardian and Reuters reported about the disbandment of the International Shugden Community (ISC), I expressed some reservations in a blog entry (see Some Final Remarks). Unlike many claims made online and in print – for […]
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The Cessation of the International Shugden Community / Dalai Lama protests
I guess you read or heard it already, the International Shugden Community (ISC) announced their “dissolving”. What is a bit mysterious is the why and if this is meant seriously. I want to share […]
First hand account of an ex NKT follower of being in the 2008 demonstrations against HH the Dalai Lama
Even with the start of 2016 you will still find strong claims of denial by NKT activists that the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) is behind the protests against the Dalai Lama although plenty of evidence […]
Who is protesting against His Holiness the Dalai Lama?
GUEST POST by Ex-NKT Concise information for a broader public Even though the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) tries to distance itself from the International Shugden Community, and from another of its groups, the Western Shugden […]
Is the NKT a Personality Cult? – A Check Based on Word Statistics
In Germany there is a politician, Peer Steinbrück, who runs a campaign “More We, less I”. Spiegel Online investigated in a ‘Münchhausen Check’ if Steinbrück really says what he preaches by investigating two of his […]
SS Expeditions, Nazis in Tibet: Has The Dalai Lama Close Ties to the Nazis?
The prevailing and persistent occult perception of the Schäfer mission has retained far-reaching consequences to the present day, with the result that the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama are both unjustly co-opted by the right […]
Ex-NKT as an Identity
The following is a post by a former member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) I’ve been ex-NKT now for longer than I was a member of this organisation. Recently, reading about ex-Catholics, I managed […]
We are so important, our problems matter: WSS’s new campaign
After some time of silence the Western Shugden Society (WSS) / New Kadamapa Tradition (NKT) has picked up again the unilateral fight against the Dalai Lama in the name of “justice” and “religious freedom” etc. […]
Jake Wallis Simons About New Kadampa Tradition, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Shugden and Religion
In a BBC Radio 4 broadcast the novelist and journalist Jake Wallis Simons describes his involvement with the New Kadampa Tradition, the NKT’s opposition and protests against the Dalai Lama, his findings and point of […]
The NKT and the UK Charity Commission – Part II
The UK Charity Commission An important body that has had a long relationship with the NKT is the UK Charity Commission. Like Inform, one of the fundamental tenets of the Charity Commission is neutrality. Unlike […]
New Kadampa Tradition threatened to sue NBO too
Maybe all of this is also a bit funny. At least it is good to keep some type of humour here 😉 Not only were certain academics threatened with legal actions by NKT if […]
New Kadamapa Tradition Threats an Author and His Publisher to Sue Them
I know of some cases where NKT was able to oppress information by academics by threatening to sue them. Now there is obviously a new case and the question is, how this will turn […]
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 […]
Amazon Unlocks a ‘Secret’
This is rather a funny hint and not a real secret. After having posted my review about the second booklet of the Western Shugden Society (WSS) at Amazon.com it was funny to see that Amazon’s […]
Words of Truth – Inspiration from the Dhammapada
Loud is the noise that ordinary men make. Nobody thinks himself a fool, when divisions arise in the Sangha, nor do they ever value another person higher than themselves. – The Buddha, Mahavagga This […]
Do New Kadampa Tradition abuse the Charity Status for Political Activities?
The UK charity laws do not allow political activities.* When I stumbled today again over Helen Gradwell’s (Kelsang Pema’s) URGENT REQUEST FOR HELP TO GAIN FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION sent to the UK parliament’s Committee […]
Western Shugden Society Nonsense Renders Me Silent
Someone sent me a link to a new website/publication of the Western Shugden Society (New Kadampa Tradition group). Just to read the non-sense of self-advertised “using ground-breaking research” makes me speechless. Until now NKT has […]
Blog “Western Shugden Society – Unlocked” Moved to Another URL
WordPress has archived or suspended the WSS-unlocked Blog because the “blog is named the same as existing sites – http://westernshugdensociety.com – the Terms of Service means the blog content has to be moved to another […]
Western Shugden Society / New Kadampa Tradition have Stopped the Protests against H.H. the Dalai Lama
Some friends asked me why the NKT protesters didn’t show up at the last teachings of His Holiness, e.g. in USA, France or Germany. There weren’t protests in Germany because at the same time there […]
The Authors of "The Celibate – Sex. Lies. Salvation." are NKT Teachers
Usually it is not the practice of Buddhists to denounce other religious schools or to point out weaknesses and faults of religious practitioners of other religions. To make financial business out of pointing out […]
