Comments on: Cracks Show in Tibetan Buddhism

By: SabrinaS

SabrinaS — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:25:46 +0000

The Dalai Lama, the manifestation of Avalokitesvara, Buddha of Compassion is practicing dualism, so it seems. He preaches compassion and kindness in his worldwide teachings events and yet he was video taped to be encouraging expelling monks from monasteries, forcefully if need be. These monks had lived and relied on the monasteries since childhood and due to the ban on Dorje Shugden which practise they received from their Gurus, they are forced out of their homes. Some Shugden monks were assaulted for standing up to the destruction of Dorje Shugden statues by CTA’s lackeys and some had their monasteries taken over. The lay Shugden practitioners faced abuses, insults, depravation of daily needs, medical needs and monetary needs, daily.

The Dalai Lama can’t be blind to all these sufferings of his own people and as a Boddhisattva, should instruct his governing body CTA to uphold the laws of religious freedom and human rights. A Nobel Peace Prize winner??? What peace?? He gives a set of reasons for the ban on Dorje Shugdden to his Western audiences and another set of reasons to his Tibetan audiences….why??

I pray hard that the Dalai Lama will quickly one day declare his mistake and once again recognise Dorje Shugden as an enlightened Protector that he is. Pray that it is before there can be no return of unity amongst the practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism, especially those of Gelugpa lineage.

By: Sierra

Sierra — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:19:46 +0000

“However, the Central Tibetan Administration counters that the ill treatment of Shugden practitioners is a spontaneous act by the people, not an official government policy. ”

The CTA could and should put a stop to this ill treatments. As the government, it is their duty and responsibility to ensure peace and proper security within the community. By keeping silent, they are condoning it. How can they a blind eye to this incidences and condone it? Sounds like a bunch of clowns to me, rather than the governing body.

By the sheer fact of the existence of the ban, all kinds of discrimination will occur and continue to occur due to the ignorance of the people. Therefore the government must do something to maintain peace and order. And, that has nothing to do with religion but rather is basic policing of a nation and human rights.

Please, Dalai Lama, in all your wisdom and compassion as Chenrezig, please lift the ban that there may be peace and harmony within the Tibetan Buddhist. Please live up to your Nobel Peace Prize and all that it represents.

By: Rinchen

Rinchen — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:19:55 +0000

To be honest, I think this ban came in handy as well. Without the ban, Tibetan Buddhism would not have moved over to the Western community as well. So I guess this would be the only blessing in disguise for this ban then.

It is great that many people in the Western community are now practicing Dorje Shugden or Tibetan Buddhism as a whole. It is just heart warming to know that the lineage is all over the world now.

I believe that the younger generation of the Tibetans are now questioning more and not just take everything that is being told to them. I am glad that more people are curious about the ban, and are starting to have their own stand and thoughts with the ban.

After some time, I realise that maybe this ban that the Dalai Lama has manifested is to be spreading the lineage and forcing us to study and know more about the Dharma, allowing the Dharma to be passed down for many more generations.

By: ronykhan

ronykhan — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:58:05 +0000

Well said ! Tibetan Buddhism has truly grown in latitude and strength covering many parts of the world extending to many different cultures around the world ! How wonderful ! Rejoice, as it benefits so many sentient beings of this age and the future too !