Comments on: Cultivation of Rice Fields

By: Rinchen

Rinchen — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:29:33 +0000

This is a very strong evidence to show that the practitioners of Dorje Shugden in India, especially the monks (in this case monks of Sha Gaden) do not receive any financial support from the Chinese Government at all. If they really did receive financial support from the Chinese Government, they would not have to grow their own crops. They would be able to buy their groceries.

Hence, the theory of the Chinese Government giving money to all Dorje Shugden practitioners are all nonsense.

By: Stevie Lee

Stevie Lee — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:47:30 +0000

These monks are drenched in sweat from an immensity of hard work. They know and do much more than any of us can do or say in a day and yet some of us earn much more. We have jobs located in tall air conditioned buildings while these monks are out on the field in a weather conditions so hot, you can faint. These monks are tired and exhausted from working all day to make sure that their devotion towards their guru would stay strong and never giving up on DS. Everyday, they place a smile on their faces no matter the amount of a day’s disappointments they receive while we rampage through the hallways of frustration. From what? nothing but our twisted minds. I thank the kindness of the Indian Government for providing this piece of land to the monks of Shar Ganden. These monks blatantly never ask anything from anyone.

Photographic proof has been shown that DS practitioners are NOT working for the Chinese government, the only person they are working for is Dorje Shugden. This provocative assumption has made the tibetan government to create a wall of limitation that ceases these monks freedom to choose. I object!

By: DSFriend

DSFriend — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:19:23 +0000

It is the kindness of the Indian Government to provide this piece of land… which is another source of income for this monastery. The Indian Government see past religious politics…and that to me is a government which stands for human rights, for their citizens eventhough the monks are considered refugees in India.

The irony is that the Tibetan Government turned out to ostracize their own people,…Tibetans including monks who exiled from Tibet, who looked for religious freedom and to be close to their Government and Spiritual leader.

By: Arisa

Arisa — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:20:43 +0000

Shar Gaden Monastery is separated by a wall from Ganden Shartze Monastery. The people from Shar Gaden Monastery are being banned by the Tibetan
Government for being practioners of Dorje Shugden. And not being allowed to secure a lot of neccessities for their livelihood. But the people never lose heart even with these threats and continue to do their practice of Dorje Shugden. They have formed a new community to build their own Monastery, Shar Gaden. Each refugee was given padi fields land by the Indian Government when they fled Tibet. The people corporated and pooled together their padi fields to grow rice for their sustenance. If Dorje Shugden is evil he would not have help the practitioners to build up their lives again.

By: Vajrastorm

Vajrastorm — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:39:38 +0000

This is clear evidence that the Shar Gaden (and other monasteries which practice Dharmapala Dorje Shugden) is not receiving any financial support from the Chinese Administration, as some have wildly alleged.

It is sad that Shar Gaden is being divided by a man-made ‘wall’ from the Gaden Monastery. The sangha in Shar Gaden have a similar manner of conducting their pujas and sustain the same monastic systems as the Gaden Monastery. Also, rules and regulations have remained the same as they used to be when they belonged to the Gaden Shartze. These are the same rules and regulations which had been assembled by the most revered Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche and Kyabje Zong Rinpoche.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:26:17 +0000

It is good to know that the Shar Gaden monks are independent and supporting themselves through various means such as growing rice and selling the produce to distributors. They also go out on tours in order to raise funds for the monastery. Many monasteries around the world rely on farming and other economic activities, thus becoming self-sufficient and do not have to go on daily alms rounds as was the tradition in India during the Buddha’s time and is still practised in Southeast Asian countries.

By: apple

apple — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:27:00 +0000

Although the monks of Shar Gaden face with much difficulty it didn’t stop them continuing Dorje Shugden practice. I’m happy to see that now they can plant their own rice. I have heard that with the baseless allegation many people has suffer hunger, war against DS practitioner, killing and so on… this is very sad.

For years there are people praying to non enlighten being like the Bramah (known as 4 face Buddha of Thailand), Nagas, Land Gods, Tree Gods, Mountain God and etc and it did not have any problem. So why make it a big fuss when one wants to practice Dorje Shugden. I believe all faith help us to become a better person so by putting down others that does not make us any superior.
May Shar Gaden remain and grow far and wide to help the growth of the Dharma.