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About Dorje Shugden => General Discussion => Topic started by: DharmaDefender on March 13, 2014, 12:47:49 AM
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I dont know about you guys but Im pretty sick and tired of anti-Shugdenites saying theres no ban. How big is the rock their all hiding under?!! The next time one of em wants to claim that theres no ban, were making it up to get Chinese money, their leaders never banned Dorje Shugden, tell em to read this and weep. Oh yeahhhhhhhhh 4 million people who are suppressed, all of them have a very good imagination!! Eejits.
http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/tibetan-leadership-organizes-violence/ (http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/tibetan-leadership-organizes-violence/)
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It is sickening to the see for ourselves that the Dalai Lama is lying. The reporter said that he has seen it with his own eyes, but the Dalai Lama just said, 'no,I think rumors!". This is an outright lie. He further said "from this side, no single record about violence". Who is he kidding. This is outright contempt of others, of the monks, of the Indian Government and of the world.
This is an act of a dictator, a two face "leader" and a desperate one at that. He worst sin is not the ban, in my opinion but the instigation of his own people against the Shugdenites. He caused them to commit/break major sins/vows against a Buddha.
Sad. Sigh!
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It is sickening to the see for ourselves that the Dalai Lama is lying. The reporter said that he has seen it with his own eyes, but the Dalai Lama just said, 'no,I think rumors!". This is an outright lie. He further said "from this side, no single record about violence". Who is he kidding. This is outright contempt of others, of the monks, of the Indian Government and of the world.
This is an act of a dictator, a two face "leader" and a desperate one at that. He worst sin is not the ban, in my opinion but the instigation of his own people against the Shugdenites. He caused them to commit/break major sins/vows against a Buddha.
Sad. Sigh!
But if you think about it a little more closely, WHY did the Dalai Lama say those things? The guy flies around the world raising millions in sponsorship every single year. He schmoozes with the whos who and knows exactly what to say to get them to open their wallets to him.
So why did he slip so many times and liken the ban to the cultural revolution, totally deny the violence and whatnot? Surely he cant be so thick to say something like that in a public setting, much less on video. So WHY did he say it? He might as well have set up a press kit for us, then called the media, given us the contacts and broadcasted it on global TV to let everyone know clearly and concisely just how illogical this ban is.
And it seems like the Tibetan leaderships habit of denying whats obviously a ban, has trickled down to the uneducated masses. The number of Tibetans denying the ban really gets on my nerves. As the shepherd goes, so do the sheep.
BAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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There are so many proofs of the ban yet the denial! The ban has caused so much violence and disharmony which contradicts the practice of Buddhism which emphasis on compassion. What happened to all the teachings HHDL preaches on loving kindness, tolerance, compassion and peace? How can HHDL say he rejoices that the monks are kicked out of the monasteries because they practice Dorje Shugden??? All these violence actually took place, yet the stupid silly people still keep saying it never happened. There is no need for the ID cards, registration forms and signage if there isn’t a ban? Come on CTA, wake up!!! Look at all the evidence clearly. No one has the right to take away a person’s rights to religious freedom!
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Of course they claim that there is no ban. Why do you think they are always touring the US? It has to be to raise funds. And where do you think the funds go to??? To organise and fund the suppression and violent campaigns against Shugdenpas and their personal interests. How else then can the key people in CTA buy houses in countries like the US and Australia and send their kids to schools and colleges in those countries with their meagre salaries? The US constitution stands for religious freedom as fundamental human right. By claiming that there is no ban is their way of tricking the US donors to support them for their personal agendas. Once the Americans find out of their lies and hypocrisy, it will be the end of their game plan. Thank you for publishing such a clear and concise proof of their 'antics'. Exposé time!
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How can all these clear evidences, video and pictures lie? How can anyone ignore this and dare claim that there is no such thing as a ban on Dorje Shugden practitioners?
When I see so many thousands of Tibetans act so angrily and attacking the monks of Dokhang, this is really a disgrace to the Tibetan leadership, society and Buddhism as a whole as they are a Buddhist nation and His Holiness is preaching religious tolerance, harmony, loving kindness. Why is it that the Tibetans and sanghas not practising this then?
How on earth, or where on earth have we ever heard that you will get a "fine" if you do not join the "protest". My lord, what is this, sounds like a threat to me.
This is really a sign of the degenerate times where Buddhist clashes with their own brothers and sisters. It reminds me of Buddha's prophesy that Buddhism will destroy itself. So shameful, really we must bring this ban down that goes against our human rights law and freedom!
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It’s a great article showing the evidence of how the CTA create the separation of the Dorje Shugden practitioners. But it sad and really boils me up to see how the CTA create a miserable life for the Lord Shugden practitioners by not allowing them to shop, to school, to get medical treatment, their identity card and etc. What kind of freedom we are listening here whereby so many evidences show how cruel the practitioners being treated and it was so sad seeing the lay people together with the monks and nuns riot against the practitioners and how the influences created to hurt the practitioners. How and where in the Buddhist teaching teaches one to hurt another being? Aren’t that compassion that we learn and also what HH Dalai Lama teaching and tell to the world?
The world should know this cruelty to religious freedom. So many suffered. Show the world of the evident to support the ban! Show us the rational of the ban and Stop the violent! No one should suffer from the practice as if it’s really so bad Tibetan Buddhism will not able to spread and continue the great lineage until today as all the great master have been practicing it even until today and they keep reincarnate back and being recognize and continue to turn the wheel of Dharma. If the practice is wrong no way HH Dalai Lama is right because HH was being thought by great master Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche which is also a great Lord Shugden practitioner.
Stop the violent and follow back our Buddhist practice, show the evident for practicing Lord Shugden is wrong in a compassionate way! And stop hurting people for their devotion and faith that never hurt anyone.
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There has been much disharmony, violence, loss of lives ... all in the name of bringing down the ban. This has been ongoing for years, yet they come out and claim that there was never any ban? If so, had all those protests, violence and deaths all been in vain? Why did they not come out earlier to say that there was never a ban? Then many lives would have been saved!!!
Look at all the evidence of signs of the ban. It's as clear as the day.
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Already cast out from own country. Already get the same name as "refugees". Already staying in others' people country, still want to have riots against own people in foreign country. Why are the tibetans goes against own tibetan.
Buddhism talk about harmonious, talk about equanimity, talks about peace. Are these remains as theory only? Or as a "marketing" words to get donations from the western?
If there's no ban, why there's an ID card to disclaimer that the person is not Shugden practitioner.
If there's no ban, why there's a separation on the monasteries?
Shar Ganden and Shatse Garden ...
If there's no ban, why the monks who practice Dorje Shugden have to be beaten.
It is very heartsick to look at how Dorje Shugden practitioner were ill treated. It is very pain to see because of this unreasonable banned, Amongst Buddhist there are no harmony, create doubt on people who are new to Buddhism and definitely bringing very bad images to Dalai Lama. People from other's religion, even people in China looks at Dalai Lama actions on this banned as a laughing stock.
Just leave the banned. Please don't create shame to Buddhism .
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Thank you DorjeShugden.com for sharing this video. Now we can see clearly how the monks of Dokhang Khangtsen were badly treated and harmed. I have been to Shar Gaden and heard the monks shared about how they are treated during the ban. This video shows clearly the evidence that what the monks in Shar Gaden shared is true, what DorjeShugden.com shared all these while is true. The Dorje Shugden practitioners are being violently discriminated!
Let’s share and social media this article and video widely so that more people will know the truth. Buddhism is about peace and compassion. Let’s work together to lift the ban!
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The video shows that the Dalai Lama is covering the violence at Dokhang Khangtsen monastery. His Holiness keeps saying that there is no violence but a peaceful protest but the people went there well prepared with bricks and even an ambulance were there. If not for the police the monastery may be burned down.
Every one are in some way forced to go against the monks as HHDL says he will not revoke the ban
and whoever do not listen to his words, the situation will grow worse for them.
How can great lineage masters who have been practicing Dorje Shugden 300 years ago be wrong? Not one great attained masters but so many of them. Why takes so long to realise the mistakes?
Buddhism is about wisdom and compassion. Where is the compassion to all Dorje Shugden practitioners then?
Time to lift the ban!
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I am surprised that many anti-shugden practitioners do not know the real story of the ban. Indifference? Perhaps because it is not their families being persecuted. Perhaps their family members are allowed to go to school and work normally, perhaps no one in their family has been chased out of a shop and stopped from buying supplies. Perhaps they never thought that for the rest of their lives, as a Tibetan, they are never allowed to attend His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's teachings anymore when anyone in the world with whatever background is allowed to.
If they don’t believe that there is a ban and think dorjeshugden.com is a propaganda website, how about hearing from the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself:
http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/the-controversy/contradiction-in-the-dalai-lamas-public-statements/ (http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/the-controversy/contradiction-in-the-dalai-lamas-public-statements/)
I visited the monasteries and the settlements and saw for myself. I am aghast at the suffering: some families had to stop contacting their family members because of this ban, some Gurus cannot meet their disciples because of this ban. There is no religious freedom! I used to support the Tibetan cause, but because of this ban, I really am ashamed of supporting the Tibetans and the Tibetan cause because it has create a doubt in me that a government that treats his own citizens like second class citizens should not be given a chance to harm its citizen more. Perhaps China can lead Tibet towards secular development that is much better than Tibetans who put down, harm and persecute their own people?
In 1989 His Holiness was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. Dalai Lama has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression and was the first Nobel Laureate to be recognised for his concern for global environmental problems. Yet, amidst all these, why is violence allowed in his own backyard? Why did the Dalai Lama continue to uphold this ban that causes many Tibetans to be harm by Tibetans?
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Thanks to the Internet it is the great equaliser. When someone says something everyone can check whether or not it is true or not.
You can't say something on the internet and not have it known all over the world. The 14th Dalai lama is one of the greatest Lamas of our time and for many generations. Yet the Dalai Lama despite the 'cunning' monk that he is portrayed by his detractors seems to fumble here and there. A person like His Holiness will fumble like a greenhorn quarterback, hello?
I thank the Dalai Lama to keep playing the role with Dorje Shugden/Manjushri to spread Lama Tsongkhapa's teaching and preserve the Middle View.
For the Tibetans they really need to know why would their precious Dalai Lama make so many amateurish mistakes in the world now. The Dalai Lama sits with the cream of crop amongst quantum physicists the smartest people in the world, do the Tibetans the Dalai Lama is in the business of 'fumbling'?
The demonstrations are not meant to hurt the Tibetans or damage His Holiness but we do need to lift the ban as people suffering and after twenty years it is time for the lifting once the Dalai Lama has sread Dorje Shugden around the globe.
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Dalai Lama has consistently advocated policies of non-violence,
Instigating gruesome self-immolations and bloody racist riots, right?
even in the face of extreme aggression
Which aggression, except for his own?
The 14th Dalai lama is one of the greatest Lamas of our time and for many generations.
Someone who despises and scorns his own root gurus does not qualify even as a Buddhist practitioner, let alone as a ”lama”.
And, do not allow yourself to be fooled by propaganda, what makes a ”great lama” is not presstitute promotion.
The Dalai Lama sits with the cream of crop amongst quantum physicists the smartest people in the world,
Which shows how stupid even supposedly smart quantum physicists can be.
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It is really an eye opener that the Dalai Lama is lying in-spite of all the evidence and even the reporter said that he saw it with his own eyes; the Dalai Lama insisted that it is not true and that there was no violence. The Dalai Lama has his own definition of what is a ban, what is violence and what is a lie. He seems from our point of view, deluded. It is causing confusions to everyone and perhaps in the face of overwhelming evidence, that this the best way out for him.
We need to expose Him and the dastard acts of the CTA for the world to see. The sufferings of 4 million practitioners must be stopped immediately. Please use the social media, tell your family and friends about this. Take action!
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Referring to the link below:
http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/tibetan-leadership-organizes-violence/ (http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/tibetan-leadership-organizes-violence/)
Please watch this video which is a clear evidence of the violent which actually took place in the monastery itself. It is a very important now to let people around the world know what had actually happened with all the violence and discrimination amongst the Tibetan community. Where the so call non-”spirit” worshipper actually behave like the ones who practises. I am saying that Dorje Shugden is a spirit just the way the bunch of blind followers or the ones who afraid to stand up against the bigger force for whatever reasons which only they themselves justified. Another thing i wanted to say that when the reporter asked the question: So do you think all your Guru were wrong because all of HHDL Gurus should be a Dorje Shugden practitioners. And the answer HHTDL gave is: “Yes”…i meant what? What did the HHTDL just said? How can this be if everyone as Highly Attained can be wrong so can you HHTDL. If they were all wrong which mean everything that we are pursuing and believing can be wrong as well.
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Who the CTA think they were trying to fool when they just denied there were no violence caused towards the Shugden practitioners in the Tibetan camp in India? And I am so sorry to say this but, His Holiness Dalai Lama, please stop lying. If there were no ban on the Shugden practitioners, why is there a need to put up notices in front of clinics, libraries and places of worship to state that Shugden practitioners are not welcomed? Where is the peace, harmony and kindness that you have been preaching about? Or those poor 'spirit worshippers' does not deserve the love, kindness and compassion? May those sponsors who have been funding all the violence realize where their money are being channeled to.
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This video is the solid proof that the CTA and the office of HH the 14th Dalai Lama was, and still is, responsible for the violence and hostile actions carried out towards practitioners of Dorje Shugden.
I want to believe that the Dalai Lama has a higher motivation as he is the so-called emanation of Cherenzig, the Buddha of Great Compassion. This ban and the violence that followed, surely test my faith to the core.
I see so much political agendas and so much sufferings to the DS practitioners, especially the Tibetans themselves.
When I started to learn the teachings of Buddha, I have conviction that THIS is IT. The religion that preach and practice real COMPASSION. No discrimination, no taboos, based on one’s own action, be responsible; Great!
But then when I see all the ‘events’ pertaining to DS issue and all the sufferings, the lies, specifically by HHDL himself, my belief is somewhat shaken…
Nevertheless, perhaps like I mentioned earlier there is a higher motivation that small mind like mine cannot conceived yet. Yes there is a provision for people in Bodhisattva path to lie for the benefits of others, and this is the lies by the ultimate ‘Bodhisattva, Mahasattva’ Cherensig himself, so perhaps I am wrong to criticise at all.
Having said that, I really pray that all the sufferings of DS practitioners to be stopped as I could not see any benefits coming out from this ban. I urge the CTA and the Dalai Lama please stop all the violence. The ban got to go, lift the ban.
Lift the ban Your Holiness.
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This is so ridiculous what I am hearing & reading. How can there be no violence so far? Does his HH really think we are living in the stone age whereby people do not travel & also has no contact with the world? Is like telling the world that Holocaust does not exist, Hitler did not kill anyone.
So many people/monks/nuns have witness what happened in the monastery when the ban first started. There are youtube videos on this and also on recorded videos on what HH said in his talks regarding the ban & the practice of Shugden. How can it be that there are so many evidence on violence and discrimination towards Shugdenpas but now people including His Holiness denies violence? What about the hurt that was inflicted on the fragile old monk living in Trijang Ladrang? You mean he and all the other monks are lying and only CTA and His Holiness is right? Why didn't CTA or His Holiness issue an official statement in acknowledging that the monk was hurt? Just take into consideration this as an old monk... if an old monk was attack so severely on monastery grounds, wouldn't a high authority such as the office of His Holiness do something to stop such things happening in future? Why didn't they?
To say that there is no ban is absurd because all the actions of CTA and His Holiness speaks otherwise. Even if there was no official saying that there is a ban, the statement to encourage everyone to stop practising Dorje Shugden is already strong enough to prevent people from practising.
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This is an excellent article. There are clearly enough evidence that ordained sanghas, lay practitioners and local villagers were seen attacking and mob the Dorje Shugden sangha practitioners, even when they were doing a peaceful puja within their monastery. Luckily local police were there to protect Dokhang Khangtsen sangha in the video. There are also sufficient evidence of signages in the monasteries and declaration forms for sangha to swear that DS practitioners were ban and disallowed into any teachings, shops, hospitals etc.
Also I am most unhappy when the Dalai Lama refuted saying there was NO such violence or mob or riot instigated against Dokhang Khangtsen when it happened right under his nose. Why did he deny that the mob happened?
Why didn’t the Dalai Lama tell the non-DS sangha and the lay community NOT to instigate any HARM to DS practitioners and respect their decision and freedom to practice Dorje Shugden?
WHY? It is quite clear that the CTA wanted financial support from the rest of the “ignorant” world to look good themselves in the name of religious freedom which they preach and NOT practice. Shame! Shame on them!
We need to share this with the rest of the world of this double standard practice. We do not disparage the Buddhas or the Dalai Lama but we will NOT tolerate discrimination in the name of religious freedom. We want the BAN to be lifted! Stop dividing fellow Tibetans to choose. Grant them their freedom to decide for themselves.
We need to praise all Dorje Shugden supporters (ds.com) and practitioners all over the world for working hard to bring news and information to anyone who was ignorant to what the BAN was about. People do care.
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After watching the videos, I am both sad and sickened. All this just proves to show that there is unmitigated violence and discrimination towards DS practitioners and supporters. What baffles me is that how CTA can still continuously deny such blatant disregard for humanity with so much evidence online and on so many news portals. Or for that matter, how HHDL can ignore the pleas and calls for the ban and restoration of religious freedom. It has become a mad world indeed.
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Speechless. Such a blatant lies given by the Tibetan leadership, and the instigation of violence against, of all people, a group of ordained monks peacfully doing their prayers. The worst part is that many among te mob that attacked the Dokhang monastery, are monks and nuns themselves! Since when did sangha sink until such a low level? What kind of poison did the Tibetan leaders instill in the minds of these people that propel them to commit such a base act?
The wold is sympathetic towards the Dalai Lama and Tibetans for the religious persecution done by the Chinese on them, epitomized by the infamous remark of Mao Tze-tung to the Dalai Lama “Religion is poison”. But what about this? Instigating and provoking monks and nuns to physically and verbally attack their own kind, this type of “religion”, is it nectar or poison? What’s the difference between Mao Tse-tung/the communist Chinese and the Tibetan leadership?
The Tibetan leadership is always trying to garner support for thir Free Tibet cause from the world, but they should be wise to realize that having a double standard by persecuting Shugden practitioners the same way they accused the Chinese of religious persecution on Tibet, DOES NOT HELP.
Stop the persecution and octracization against Shugden practitioners, then only will the world respect and support you cause. It is not even a matter of whether Shugden is a demon or not, it is simply a matter of religious persecution, period.
Free Shugden, then only will Free Tibet become genuine and justifiable. Think.
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It is easy to hide information and make people to always believe what you said in older days, but in this era of information overload, it is only a matter of time the truth is exposed. Yes, you can't hide anymore, and you can't fool the people any longer.
CTA survive mostly on donations, and the many donors believe in their cause to be independent and freedom (from China). When the donors find out that while CTA is fighting for freedom, they themselves are suppressing freedom of their own citizens.
Therefore, to relief this ban and relief the suffering all the Dorje Shugden practitioners, especially those under CTA, we must expose the truth to the western word where many of the donors are. Once the donors are informed and educated, they will either stop donating or demand CTA to lift the ban; and in both cases, will force CTA to lift the ban.
If you feel there is nothing much you can do to help, you can use social media to spread the news, because it is a very powerful tool in this era!!
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Thank you for posting this article and making the video. I find it very hard to believe that this has actually happened but the evidence speaks for itself.
What is striking is that the Dalai Lama himself has said that there would be something like the “cultural revolution” occurring against those who practice Dorje Shugden. There is so much media coverage on the Dalai Lama as the exemplary figure of what Buddhist practice should be that people do not believe this could happen or even want to believe it could happen as they have built up an image of the Dalai Lama in their minds. He had stated that what his teacher practices and the teachings he received from them is wrong. This begs the question then what else did he receive that was wrong, if this is truly the case.
I also find it very disturbing that other monks and even the lay women, although Buddhism is steeped in their culture can do such things towards other monks. The practice of Dorje Shugden does not contradict the pratimoksha vows of monk hood, so those who are practicing are still the sangha jewel, and disrespect or I’ll treatment of them surely terminates in the ripened affect of bad karma.
Thank you for sharing this with the world. A lot people think that this issues and the violence against those who practice Dorje Shugden does exist or simply be following what they are told about the issue. This website and this article in particular highlights that this is not the case. The evidence is clear.
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This is serious and very sad. The Tibetans just don't see how tragic the situation is and hardly anybody step up to improve the situation. It takes people from the outside and those who champion the Dorje Shugden cause to see the faults of religious discrimination. There's just so much evidence and I cannot believe this is happening in the 21th Century. I cannot believe that people would do this to others.
This is especially pronounce considering how much the Tibetans want independence from Chinese rule but they themselves are not really to take over the reins. The Chinese government by virtue of their political standing is atheist and any religious bans that's harming the harmony and stability of the people is naturally against the self-interest of the Chinese. It shows that the Tibetans are not fit to rule themselves. Hence, it is very clear to see that all negotiations with the Chinese have reached a stalemate.
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Why destroy the peace and harmony of the Tibetan communities living in exiles in India and around the world with this unjust ban?
How could the Tibetan leadership incite hatred and violence towards Shugdenpas? Shugdenpas are your own kind! Tibetan Leadership cannot deny the existence of the ban and the continued persecution of the Shugdenpas. The footages in the video provide some of the evidences of these happening.
It was due to the pressure and incitement of the Tibetan leadership that the mob had attacked Dokhang Khangtsen monks! It was unbelievable to see monks from Gaden Jangtse attacking their own fellow monks from Gaden Monastery! It was also very unbecoming of the local nunneries to be involved in the attack.
There is nothing wrong for Shugdenpas to propitiate Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden has been practised for centuries and transmitted by the Gelug Lineage masters. And to say that all the lineage masters were wrong (and that His Holiness Dalai Lama is correct) to practise Dorje shugden is the greatest folly of all!
In the midst of this ban and ordeal, one wonders about His Holiness Dalai Lama’s role as the ambassador of peace, love and compassion. For Shugdenpas, they want just their religious freedom!
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Wow, because of the ban and the protest, so many monks and lay people had created such heavy negative karma for themselves as their intention looks like it was to hurt the sangha who practises Dorje Shugden. What a pity. So sad that the unity of Tibetan people has broken apart because of this ban.
Anyways, quoting from the article, it is funny to read that “many anti-Shugden supporters have since gone on the record stating that they do not know what the protests are about because the Tibetan leadership have never banned the practice of Dorje Shugden”.
Take a brief visit to the Dalai Lama’s official website (http://www.dalailama.com/messages/dolgyal-shugden/atpd-resolutions (http://www.dalailama.com/messages/dolgyal-shugden/atpd-resolutions)), and you would find within, under the “Dolgyal” (derogatory term used by CTA and His Holiness to refer to Dorje Shugden) section, a Resolution that was issued in June 1996 titled “The Assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies’ Resolutions”. Within this resolution, it clearly states against the practise of Dorje Shugden through examples of the following clauses:
1. “In the interest of Buddhism and the Tibetan national cause, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has openly advised against the propitiation of Shugden. On behalf of the Tibetan people, both in and outside Tibet, the Assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies would like to express our thanks and gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and make a pledge that we will abide by his every advice.”
2. “In sum, the departments, their branches and subsidiaries, monasteries and their branches that, al are functioning under the administrative control of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile should be strictly instructed, in accordance with the rules and regulations, not to indulge in the propitiation of Shugden. We would like to clarify that if individual citizens propitiate Shugden, it will harm the common interest of Tibet, the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and strengthen the spirits that are against the religion….”
Aren’t the above two clauses already strong enough evidence to prove that there is a separation, that there is a ban against the practise of Dorje Shugden, because anyone who goes against the Dalai Lama’s wishes is going against law. Being a world renown leader in Tibetan Buddhism, and the head religious figure of Tibet (and ex-political leader), since the Dalai Lama has advcised against the propitiation of Dorje Shugden, isn’t it an unspoken law that no one should break? If there was really religious freedom within Tibet and for Tibetan Buddhist practitioners, then why have a section within the Dalai Lama’s OWN website against Dorje Shugden. It is inciting and quite an obvious rule that no one should practise Dorje Shugden. So what is the CTA and anti-shugden supporters going on about and stating that there is no ban when clearly, everything that has been done and said by His Holiness and the CTA points to that direction.
Further to that, another resolution was passed unanimously on 17 September, 1997. Lets take a look at some interesting clauses, for instance:
1. The joint disinformation campaign of China and a small number of Shugden activists should be challenged within the framework of law
2. Efforts should be made to challenge the Shugden activists’ campaign to intimidate and deceive non-Shugden practitioners, and that the victims should be provided security and legal protection
3. Particularly in the Three Great Monastic Universities of Sera, Gaden and Drepung, the restriction on Shugden practice should be kept up; Wherever the restriction has not been adequately enforced in any quarter of a Monastic University, the abbots, lamas, bureaucracy and scripture teachers should be asked to discourage the practice; support should be given to ordinary monks who are forced to violate the monastic discipline through use of intimidation and threat by Shugden activists
With regards to the above three clauses, by “challenge” what does the resolution mean? Challenge is subjective, and anyone can challenge through violence, harm, hurt, etc. If I, as an Anti-Shugden activist reads this resolution, and would like to challenge the a Shugden’s activists campaign, it is open for me to use intimidation, violence, harm and hurt in my hopes to stop them under the impression that I am playing it right by following His Holiness’s staunch advice against the practise. In addition, what law does the CTA have? What laws has been set when it is so obvious that violence is acceptable, as shown in the video. So it is vague and pretty open as to what a Anti-shugden activist can do to “challenge” the pro-shugden camp. Therefore, it is not surprising that such a riot and protest took place at Dokhang Khangtsen WITHIN the monastery grounds itself.
4. Recognition should be given to those who followed Shugden in the past out of ignorance, but have now given up the practice; efforts should be made to ensure that they do not suffer as a result of having given up the Shugden practice
5. Efforts should be made to ensure that Shugden practitioners do not receive tantric teachings and Sothar teachings/vows;
The above clauses in the resolution is pure discrimination against a Dorje Shugden practitioner. If there was religious freedom, and I CHOSE TO PRACTISE DORJE SHUGDEN, then I should too be entitled to receive teachings and vows. Why is it that because I practise Dorje Shugden, I cannot receive tantric teachings and Sothar teachings/vows? It is clear that there is discrimination, and behind this discrimination is a ban on the practise of Dorje Shugden in which they are now apparently ignorant of?
Most of all, even on His Holiness’s own website, it states that “….However, since he (His Holiness) personally feels strongly about how negative this practice is, he has requested those who continue to propitiate Dolgyal not to attend his formal religious teachings, which traditionally require the establishment of a teacher-disciple relationship.”
As a result, it is obvious that the violence from the protest and riot is caused by the Tibetan leadership, because they are the lawmakers, and they are the ones which the people look up to and listen to for advice. So if the stand against Dorje Shugden has been made so strong and clear by the Tibetan leadership and His Holiness, there is a direct link in them behind this organized violence. And if as His Holiness claims there is no violence, then why didn’t he stop the riot and protest then, being the head religious figure and watching monks break their vows through their participation in the protest. Why didn’t His Holiness do anything to stop the riot and protest. If there is no ban, Why didn’t the CTA step up to protect the Shugden practitioners, who are their people too.