Tibetan MP Tenpa Yarphel asks if the Dorje Shugden ban has harmed or benefited the Tibetan community
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), previously known as the Tibetan government-in-exile, held its 7th session from 19 to 29 March 2019. A statement made there by Tenpa…
Why the Dalai Lama is not relevant to India anymore
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei In March 2019, the Tibetan government-in-exile, commonly known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), celebrated the 60th anniversary of its uprising against China’s occupation of Tibet. These…
Tibetan Uprising Day 2019 worldwide fails due to lack of Tibetan support
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Heinrich Hauff For most of the 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled Tibet when the uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule on March 10, 1959 failed, the day…
Forget my religion, why can’t I support Tibetan Freedom?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Tsering Samten Dear Sir, I am writing to you as well as some international media with the hope that you will bring attention to my plight as a Dorje…
Arjia Rinpoche asked to not discriminate against Shugden people
The letter below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] The Managing Editor DorjeShugden.com Dear Sir/Madam, Firstly, thank you very much for all the good work you have been doing all these years. I am a former student of Arjia Rinpoche…
Tibetans rejected by Botswana AGAIN
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Kay Beswick Around the world, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is the Tibetan leadership based in Dharamsala, find themselves increasingly sidelined and unwelcomed as governments and leaders realize that…
Central Tibetan Administration Damages India’s Sovereignty and its People
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei India is the world’s largest democracy but, ironically, it is also home to a well-known authoritarian leader – the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is an unelected…
Shamarpa’s Statement Reveals Dalai Lama’s Role In Karma Kagyu Conflict
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley has been in the news quite a bit lately. In a relatively short span of time, the prominent figure once touted as…
If India wants Chinese support against terrorists, where is the Indian support against the Dalai Lama?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Abhinavan Iyer Indian journalists sound desperate when they talk about terrorist attacks on India. As this article correctly states, there is little that India can do to address terrorism…
The Dalai Lama remains a refugee but his people will not
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Alexis Trabuio These days, posters and signs advertising and encouraging Tibetans to give up their refugee status in order to become Indian citizens are becoming a common sight in…
Is Karmapa Thaye Dorje’s son the incarnation of Sharmapa Rinpoche?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Matthew Sinclair Karmapa Thaye Dorje’s decision in early 2017 to return his monastic vows and marry Sangyumla Rinchen Yangzom certainly raised eyebrows. It also emboldened detractors who doubt the…
How ExileRAT serves the Tibetan leadership’s purpose
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamsala, recently came under a cyber-attack. Those on the CTA’s mailing list received emails supposedly…
CTA’s man in Australia, drinking with Tibetan buddies, starts bar fight
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Tyr Beswick It has become common for those connected to the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA; Tibetan leadership in Dharamsala) to be embroiled in scandals, named…
What the Sogyal affair tells us about anti-Shugden hypocrisy
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei Google the word “Rinpoche” and Sogyal Rinpoche’s name comes up prominently in the search results. Already well known in certain Tibetan Buddhist circles, in recent years Sogyal…
The Dalai Lama’s protégé Karmapa’s scandal growing big
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Tyr Beswick Generating big waves for the wrong reasons Once again the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA; Tibetan leadership based in Dharamsala) and the Dalai Lama’s Karmapa Ogyen Trinley…
Are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Anti-Dalai Lama Chinese spies?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei In persecuting Dorje Shugden worshippers, the Tibetan government-in-exile known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA based in Dharamsala) falsely accused every Shugden practitioner to be a Chinese…
Tibetan Buddhism, the biggest loser: A commentary on China-India’s rivalry over Buddhism’s soft power
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei It is common to hear the Dalai Lama and his government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA; Tibetan leadership based in Dharamsala) accuse China of wishing to destroy…
The Tibetan leadership must declare which Karmapa is real and which one is fake
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Tenzin Jigme The Tibetan people and Tibetan Buddhists worldwide look to the Dalai Lama for guidance on all spiritual matters. In addition the Dalai Lama’s government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan…
India says one of the Karmapas is ungrateful
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei In the last few days Indian media platforms have published news of their government’s furor and withdrawal of support for the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one…
Tibetan leadership losing another ally soon?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is the Tibetan leadership based in Dharamsala, is in the process of losing another ally. In the recent regional elections in…
Indians say they should close the Tibetan file and move on
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Heinrich Hauff In the wake of the recent “indefinite postponement” of the 13th Religious Conference of the Schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bön Tradition is a spate of media…
Lobsang Sangay and Dhardon Sharling’s Catastrophic Legacy
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the 14th Dalai Lama’s government-in-exile based in Dharamsala, is falling apart. The Sikyong (President) of the CTA, Lobsang Sangay has been globetrotting…
The fall of Tibetan heroes, Chushi Gangdruk
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Heinrich Hauff Origin and history of Chushi Gangdruk Tibet’s most famous guerilla force, the Chushi Gangdruk (Four Rivers and Six Ranges) was founded in the mid-1950s to serve as…
Why doesn’t the Dalai Lama stop Tibetan self-immolations?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei Just in the last few weeks, another two Tibetan youths have set themselves on fire in the name of the Dalai Lama. This brings the number of…
Tibetan Tailspin: Lobsang Sangay and Dalai Lama at odds
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Ashok Rao An explosive article authored by Rajeev Sharma and published on SouthAsianMonitor.com has revealed a shocking and deep rift between the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay…
Trijang Rinpoche’s Story – Truth the Tibetan Leaders Cannot Hide
Before Trijang Rinpoche passed away, he wrote his autobiography, The Magical Play of Illusion, at the request of the Dalai Lama. The book is a firm validation of Dorje Shugden and a narrative of how much the Dharma Protector assisted Trijang Rinpoche in performing his great deeds that continue to benefit people even today…
Zasep Rinpoche’s writings on Tibet, Dorje Shugden and the Tibetan Government
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Yad Hegadi In 1996, the Central Tibetan Government (CTA; Tibetan exiled leadership in Dharamsala) issued a religious ban on the practice of the Dharma Protector Gyalchen Dorje Shugden. Since…
Who made Lama Zopa a Rinpoche?
Originally published on June 11, 2009 (Source: http://www.dorjeshugden.com/forum/index.php?topic=49.0) This website helps me to see things better but what I as I have always believed deep in my heart the same beliefs as expressed in this website… I respect H.H. the Dalai Lama and I respect Dharmaphala Dorje Shugden. Just like my teacher Lama Yeshe who…
The Dalai Lama and His Government: Catch-22 Tibet
In August 2018, the Tibetan leadership published a new book in Taiwan which bears all the hallmarks of good propaganda material created with one intention – to use the Dorje Shugden issue to divide the community and blame China…
Don’t harass the Dalai Lama’s critics
As His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s reputation is increasingly lying in tatters, Tibetans are growing emboldened when it comes to voicing their opinions against him. Contextually-speaking, it is not easy for Tibetans to speak up against the Dalai Lama…
The Dalai Lama Must Apologize!
A highly provocative statement from the Dalai Lama has created tremendous problems for the Europeans. Since he spoke publicly about how “Europe is for Europeans,” debates have been raging for nearly two weeks with no signs of dissipation…
Dalai Lama advocates Tibetans’ return to China to capitalize on China’s prosperity
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei It has been a busy week for Tibet watchers. As the Dalai Lama tours Europe, the spiritual leader has been triggering alarms, first claiming that he cannot…
Tibetan sex predators shielded by Dalai Lama’s disinterest – 达赖喇嘛的冷漠·藏族性犯罪者的温床
对被佛教导师性侵的受害人来说，跟达赖喇嘛这位慈悲的国际代表见面……
Dalai Lama Criticized as Racist White Supremacist for Saying ‘Europe Belongs to Europeans’
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei The Dalai Lama is in Sweden on a visit that from the beginning has been marked by controversy. Even before he touched down in Malmo, a group…
Tibetan sex predators shielded by Dalai Lama’s disinterest
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Magda v.d. Berg It should have been a restorative and healing experience for victims of sexual abuse going to meet the international man of compassion, His Holiness the Dalai…
Why does Dalai Lama cover sexual abuse among his ranks?
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Magda v.d. Berg Observers and supporters of the Tibetan situation can generally be divided into two camps. One camp holds the view that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is…
Dorje Shugden in Sacred Paintings from Old Tibet
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Shashi Kei Thangkas are Tibetan scroll paintings that usually depict Buddhist deities or images of worship. In old Tibet, they were especially popular amongst lamas, monks and Buddhist practitioners…
Dalai Lama blames Nehru for India-Pakistan Partition
The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected] By: Ashok Rao In 1959, India generously and graciously opened their arms to the Dalai Lama and his Tibetan refugees as they fled China-occupied Tibet, now commonly known as the…
Tibetan Buddhist lamas who sexually abuse
Under the Central Tibetan Administration, one might be forgiven for assuming that tales of financial mismanagement, embezzlement, murder and sex scandals have only recently become commonplace…
The Ambitious 69th “Bhutan Abbot” of Sakya Ngor Monastery
More than 50 years ago, there existed an extremely ambitious but destructive monk who courted the support of the Bhutan palace. As the 69th abbot of Sakya Ngor Monastery, he distinguished himself by creating a strong dislike for Dorje Shugden…
April 25, 2019
Tibetan MP Tenpa Yarphel asks if the Dorje Shugden ban has harmed or benefited the Tibetan community
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