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Dalai Lama’s former biographer takes up residence in mainland China

By: Tenzin Wangchuk 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].     In 1959, the Tibetans were exiled from Tibet. Given asylum by India for the next 100 years, the Tibetans re-established themselves as refugees in South India. Although…

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License to Kill?

In the landscape of today’s Tibetan Buddhism, it appears that crimes are being committed that go beyond just the breaking of spiritual vows, but involve threatening the lives of others, all in the name of religion. Surely, this cannot be what the Buddha taught…

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A Gut Feeling

I woke up at dawn. I had planned to sleep in as my day would only start in the afternoon, but I just could not rest any further. I had a nagging feeling that I had to leave the hotel…

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Why Protestors Say The Dalai Lama Is Lying

Even as the Dalai Lama and his government fail to justify their violations of Shugden practitioner’s rights, his vehement denials of the religious ban indict him when we consider that both his and the CTA’s official websites are rich repositories of evidence of their deception…

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Tibetan Parliament discriminates against Jonangpa sect

By Kay Beswick   In a stunning turn of events, 27 members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (otherwise commonly known as the Central Tibetan Administration or CTA) based in Dharamsala have rejected Jonangpa demands for their sect to be represented in Parliament. Only 17 of the 44 members of Parliament voted in favour of including Jonangpa…

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England: Peaceful Demonstration Coverage

From 13 – 21 September 2015, hundreds of Shugden practitioners demonstrated peacefully against the Dalai Lama calling for him to show them compassion as well, by giving religious freedom through lifting his ban on Dorje Shugden’s practice…

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Tibetans Cheated By Their Own Government

There are simply too many coincidences of impropriety, too many scandals and uninvestigated allegations, and too many ‘accidental’ concurrences between the disappearance of millions of dollars in foreign aid and a CTA known to be brazenly corrupt, to simply say that the CTA makes bad choices as they are an inexperienced government…

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Tsongkhapa Spreads in Canada

An hour outside of Montreal is the little town of Sainte-Sophie which has just been established firmly on the Buddhist map after events over the weekend. Between August 15 and 16, 2015 this small town became home to one of eastern Canada’s Tibetan Buddhist centres proliferating the authentic lineage of Je Tsongkhapa. Known as Centre…

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Taking A Step Back To Move Forward

I made a very strong aspiration, a prayer of sorts, to Dorje Shugden asking for answers and showing me a way where I could, by myself, find a way to make sense of my perfect life! To even find the time to do all that would take a miracle…

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Wear for Protection and Blessings

If a Buddha image or statue can plant the seeds of enlightenment and bless all who see it, so can a Buddha pendant! And what if it is a Dorje Shugden Buddha pendant?

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My Take on the Mauro Moynihan’s Article in Washington Times

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].     This article is an opinion piece based on the article published by Washington Times: Mission failure at the International Campaign for Tibet by Maura Moynihan. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/8/maura-moynihan-mission-failure-at-the-internationa/ The Prime Minister of…

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An Exclusive Interview with Geshe Sopa

Very rarely can one find a monk who is so humble and yet has quietly accomplished such virtuous works from building monasteries to serving the highest of lamas. Thus, it was a great privilege for DorjeShugden.com to speak with Geshe Zopa to get his views about the Dorje Shugden conflict…

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An Exclusive Interview with Adar Tsering

Few names have become more synonymous with the struggle for the Tibetan people to regain their rights to practice their beliefs than Adar Tsering, a familiar Tibetan face at the protests organized by the International Shugden Community. DorjeShugden.com recently had the pleasure of speaking with Adar Tsering to get his views…

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An Exclusive Interview with Claudio Cipullo

With over four decades of exposure to high lamas and key events in Tibetan Buddhism, Claudio’s experience provides important insights into the Dorje Shugden ban. It is interesting and noteworthy that with the onset of the Dorje Shugden ban, a practitioner of Claudio Cipullo’s caliber chose to continue with his Dorje Shugden practice…

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Dalai Lama The Peacemaker?

The Dalai Lama is the winner of many global awards, in recognition of his works to promote peace and harmony in the world. However, how real is the image of the peace-loving spiritual leader of Tibet?

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A Dorje Shugden Empowerment by Gen-La Dekyong at Manjushri KMC

This video, produced by the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), was published on Apr 10, 2012 with the following description: “Dorje Shugden is the Wisdom Buddha, appearing as the Dharma Protector of modern Kadampa Buddhism. He is our ultimate friend and protector; by relying on him with faith, all our spiritual needs and wishes will be…

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Recalling The Tibetan Identity

Considering their influence over the population, it beggars belief that the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has yet to condemn self-immolations as un-Buddhist, to prevent further loss of life. More surprisingly, the CTA even published on their website an article in support of self-immolations, titled “Is self-immolation anti-Buddhist?”

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A Helping Hand For Nepal

Since the catastrophic earthquake hit Nepal, killing more than 9,000 people, and causing tremendous suffering and pain, Lama Gangchen Help in Action sprung into action, collecting relief funds and dispatching much-needed help…

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The Heart Of A Protector – Geshe Lobsang Phende

Outwardly the Dharma Protector King, Dorje Shugden, displays a very wrathful disposition and yet, Geshe Rabten once remarked that, …if one were sincere about the Dharma, then this emanation of Manjushri, and the most powerful of all Dharma Protectors would even give you his heart. To give another your heart is a language of transcendent…

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His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Welcomes Mongolian Buddhist Delegation

H.H. the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu is being recognized more and more by the global Buddhist community. In July 2015, the head of the Mongolian Buddhist Association paid an official visit to the Panchen Lama in Beijing, China…

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USA: Peaceful Demonstration Coverage

Following the protests in Central England, the International Shugden Community (ISC) launched yet another series of peaceful demonstrations in the United States…

Exile Tibetans perform a religious song during an inter-faith meeting in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The Dalai Lama brought religious leaders together Saturday to mull some of India's most pressing problems, from gender violence to widespread poverty, while praising the country's religious harmony as proof to the world that different communities can live peacefully together. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Mission Failure at the International Campaign for Tibet

As Chinese battleships advance in the South China Sea, breaking news that 147 people in Tibet have now set their bodies on fire to protest the Chinese Communist occupation of their homeland adds to fearful tremors racing through Asia about China’s rise…

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England: Peaceful Demonstration Coverage

More than 550 members of the International Shugden Community (ISC) participated in peaceful demonstrations against the Dorje Shugden ban during His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s recent visit to England. Two very powerful demonstrations were held at Kings Cross St. Pancras station in Central London on 27th June 2015, and in Aldershot on 29th June…

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Australia: Peaceful Demonstrations Coverage

The International Shugden Community brought their message of religious freedom to Australia, following His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he travelled from Sydney to Brisbane in June 2015…

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Tsem Rinpoche the Brave

When in April 2015 Tsem Tulku Rinpoche announced to the world that Kechara Forest Retreat houses the largest Dorje Shugden statue in the world, it goes without saying that it created ripples across the Tibetan Buddhist communities the world over. In perfect solidarity with their guru, the Kecharians, the name of Tsem Rinpoche’s students and followers, started making their own Shugden video testimonies…

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Activities and Events at Shugden Centres Around the World – June 2015

More Dharma festivals will grace the summer of 2015. Take your pick from these events and immerse yourself in the glorious doctrine of Lama Tsongkapa, the greatest scholar/yogi in the history of Tibetan Buddhism…

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The Largest Dorje Shugden Statue in the World!

This massive 24ft statue, the largest Dorje Shugden statue in the world, is housed in Kechara Forest Retreat, an hour’s drive from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. This retreat center is the latest initiative of Kechara, a Buddhist organization founded by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche in the year 2000…

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An Exclusive Interview with Kelsang Ananda

Recently, DorjeShugden.com had the opportunity to speak with Ven. Kelsang Ananda about the Dorje Shugden ban. This is an insightful interview with a sincere Dharma practitioner and a teacher of the Buddhadharma who tells us why the protests go way beyond just the interests of Western Buddhists protecting their rights – they are also an act of compassion for those who have no voice against their oppressors…

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Activities and Events at Shugden Centres Around the World – May 2015

Spring is in the air and Dharma festivals are in the making. Take your pick and immerse yourself in the glorious doctrine of Lama Tsongkapa, the greatest scholar/yogi in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. [Editor’s note: If you would like your Dharma centre’s activities to be featured on DorjeShugden.com, please write in to our editors…

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Why doesn’t the CTA help Nepal?

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].     As information of Nepal’s earthquake disaster dominates word news, and nations of the world scramble in support of the beleaguered Himalayan state, the one “nation” that has for over 50…

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DorjeShugden.com Offers Our Prayers to Nepal

Dorjeshugden.com would like to express deep sadness for the people and nation of Nepal who have been struck by the recent devastating earthquakes. It is with deep sorrow that we bear witness to the desolation of so many historic monuments and also to the homes of the people in the land where our Lord Buddha…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting a member of delegation of senior Sri Lankan monks with a Buddha statue after their meeting in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2015

Will Dalai Lama Visit Sri Lanka?

Over the decades the currency of the Dalai Lama’s celebrity status waned against the fast rising economic influence of China, and the CTA’s strategy began to lose traction. One by one traditional friends began to distance themselves from the Dalai Lama…

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Who was Trijang Rinpoche?

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has likened Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche to “a vast reservoir from which all Gelugpa practitioners of the present day received ‘waters’ of blessings and instructions…

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Man Evicted from Samdhong Rinpoche’s Talk

On the 16th of April 2015, Samdhong Rinpoche gave a talk on Mind Training and Compassion Applied to Everyday Life and that was followed by a discussion with Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Samdhong Rinpoche was the first ‘elected’ Kalon Tripa or Prime…

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The Great Lama Je Pabongka According to His Disciples and Others

My guru, kind-in-three-ways, who met face to face with Heruka, whose name I find difficult to utter… Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche Dechen Nyingpo was an unbelievable lama who lived in the early part of the twentieth century [biography]. His two main students, Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, were the most highly esteemed Gelugpa Lamas…

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Michael Richards on Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche

Pabongka Rinpoche was probably the most influential Gelug lama of this century, holding all the important lineages of sutra and tantra and passing them on to most of the important Gelug lamas of the next two generations…

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Glenn Mullin on Je Pabongka: “Undoubtedly the greatest living Gelukpa lama of the period”

Pabongkha was undoubtedly the greatest living Gelukpa lama of the period, and would have been an ideal candidate. However, he strongly disliked political affairs and distrusted the Lhasa aristocracy. He therefore declined the request…

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Why Sabotage Your Own Country And People

For all the accusations levelled at China by the anti-Shugden people, the statement issued by China in February 2014 made it clear that China only wants to protect unity within the Tibet Autonomous Region and Greater China. For example, China’s position on the Dorje Shugden issue states without doubt that, they [the CTA] immediately launched a new evil action by reviving the dispute over the propitiation or non-propitiation of ‘Gyalchen Shugden’ by relying on opposition to it, with the evil hope to promote discord among believers within our borders…

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Think it Over: Trijang Rinpoche on Dorje Shugden

Even these days, some suspect those who rely upon and propitiate Gyalchen (Dorje Shugden) of conjuring ghosts, but it is the babbling talk of those who don’t understand the definitive meaning…

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China gives Tibet religious freedom

  The official line on Shugden: translation International Campaign for Tibet on April 7, 2015 Translated from the Tibetan (Retrieved from the International Campaign for Tibet (- http://www.savetibet.org/the-official-line-on-shugden-translation/) The document, entitled “Some opinions on dealing correctly with the ‘Gyalchen Shugden’ issue”, was issued by the Communist Party Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region on February…

Contemplate This

.…Instead of turning away people who practise Dorje Shugden, we should be kind to them. Give them logic and wisdom without fear, then in time they give up the ‘wrong’ practice. Actually Shugden practitioners are not doing anything wrong. But hypothetically, if they are, wouldn’t it be more Buddhistic to be accepting? So those who have views against Dorje Shugden should contemplate this. Those practicing Dorje Shugden should forbear with extreme patience, fortitude and keep your commitments. The time will come as predicted that Dorje Shugden’s practice and it’s terrific quick benefits will be embraced by the world and it will be a practice of many beings.

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