A never-seen-before compilation of official letters, documents, threats, and other forms of evidence that (despite the best efforts of the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration to deny its existence) proves that the ban on Dorje Shugden’s practice does exist, was enforced, and that Dorje Shugden practitioners are discriminated against and segregated as a result.


In 1996, the Tibetan Government in Exile’s Department of Health issued a directive to its employees to give up Dorje Shugden’s practice or resign from their jobs.
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO DOCTORS & STAFF MEMBERS
Dated: April 18, 1996
CC: Welfare Officer
Signed by the Assistant General Secretary

An official letter from the Tibetan Government in Exile’s Department of Religion and Culture, demanding the eradication of Shugden monks within Ganden Shartse monastery.
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To the Abbot and Administrators of Shartse Monastery,
Dated: August 25, 1998

The Department of Security of the Tibetan Government in Exile wrote this letter to Ganden Shartse Monastery, prohibiting its monks from attending Dorje Shugden events and directing the Abbot and administrators to expose the identity of monks who attended.
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To the Abbot and Administrators of Shartse Monastery,
Dated: May 15, 2000
Local Camp Leaders

A directive from the Department of Religion and Culture barring the issuance of travel recommendation letters for Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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To Settlement and Welfare Offices
(Signed)
Tenzin Topgyal
Assistant General Secretary
(Seal, Department of Religion and Culture)

An announcement from Ganden Jhangtse Monastery detailing the expulsion of eleven monks for their support of Dorje Shugden.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dated: July 29, 1996
(SEAL OF MONASTERY)

A leaflet featuring the names and photos of six expelled Sera Mey monks, circulated amongst the Tibetan monastic and lay community, encouraging them to ostracise these Dorje Shugden practioners.
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To the Tibetan public and monks,

A resolution from Ganden Tsogchen signed by administrators of Ganden monastic university, pertaining to the expulsion of Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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RESOLUTION BY GANDEN TSOGCHEN

The Tibetan Department of Home issues a directive to identify and exclude Dorje Shugden practitioners from attending the Dalai Lama’s teachings
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The Administrators of Monasteries, Discipliner, Deeds of Sections, Chairmen of Organizations and Representatives of Camps,
Dated: December 30, 1998

The Kashag Secretariat and the Tibetan Reception Center deny 16 Tibetan newcomers recommendation letters to join the Tibetan monasteries, on the basis of being Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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To 16 Tibetan Newcomers including Lobsang Tseten
Dharamshala, HP.
Dated: September 11, 2007
Office of Kashag Secretary
Department of Culture and Religion

The General Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture personally decrees that recommendation letters for monastic entry are not to be issued to Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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To Abbots and Administrators of the Gelug monasteries,
General-Secretary
Department of Religion & Culture
Central Tibetan Administration of H.H. the Dalai Lama
Dated: February 27, 2007

A letter from the Tibetan Women’s Association and Tibetan Youth Congress to Sera Mey Pomra Khangtsen, pressuring the monks of Pomra Khangtsen to give up their practice of Dorje Shugden.
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To the monks under Sera-Mey Pomra monastic section, the object of refuge, who did not pick the vote-stick and who didn’t take oaths:
Tibetan Youth Congress, Bylakuppe
Tibetan Woman Association, Bylakuppe
With seals
The Hon. Private Office of the Dalai Lama
Department of Culture and Religion
The Office of Chief Representative of Southern Settlements
The representatives of old and new settlements in Bylakuppe
Sera Lachi monastery
Abbot of Sera-Jay monastery
Abbot of Sera-May monastery
The headquarter of Tibetan Youth Congress
Tibetan headquarter of Tibetan Woman Association

A letter from the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association & Himalayan Committee For Action on Tibet to the various monasteries and associations.
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The English version of the letter from the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association & Himalayan Committee For Action on Tibet to the various monasteries and associations.
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A letter to Sera Mey Pomra Khangtsen from the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association & Himalayan Committee For Action on Tibet, coercing the young monks to swear against Dorje Shugden’s practice.

An official letter from the Tibetan Youth Congress, condemning Dorje Shugden practitioners for their attempts to stand up for their rights to religious freedom
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To the executive members of the so-called Dorje Shugden Society of Delhi,
July 5, 2008
Seal and Signature

The Local Assembly of Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein passed anti-Dorje Shugden resolutions despite residing in countries famed for their neutrality. The discriminatory policies against Dorje Shugden practitioners have clearly gone international.
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TIBETAN COMMUNITY IN SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN

Gaden Jangtse monastery’s monk identity card application form clearly states that identity cards will only be issued to those who swear an oath to abandon the practice of Dorje Shugden.
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Gaden Jangtse Thoesam Norling Monastery Identity Card Form

A travel recommendation letter from Sera Jey Monastery to the Tibetan Settlement Representative Officer.
All monks wishing to travel abroad must furnish such a recommendation letter from their monastery specifically stating that he does not worship Dorje Shugden. This policy has made it near impossible for Dorje Shugden monks to travel abroad.

A travel recommendation letter from Ganden Shartse Monastery to the Head of the Tibetan Settlement. All monks wishing to travel abroad must furnish such a recommendation letter from their monastery specifically stating that he does not worship Dorje Shugden. This policy has made it near impossible for Dorje Shugden monks to travel abroad.
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To the head of Tibetan settlement, Tibetan government in exile,
Freedom Book No………………………………….
Refugee Certificate No……………………………………
Month, Date, Year
With stamp on its letter head

A public announcement produced by Sera Jey Monastery, encouraging the discrimination and segregation of Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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To the public, ordained and laity, of Tibetan and Himalayan regions;
Drati Khamtsen, Sera-Jey
November 18, 2009

A public appeal from the Save Tibet Group, exhorting the Tibetan community in exile to boycott Dorje Shugden practitioners.
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APPEAL

A letter containing death threats sent to Geshe Konchok Gyaltsen of the Dorje Shugden Society in Delhi, India. This is just one of many death threats received by prominent Dorje Shugden practitioners.

A notice from the Dalai Lama’s Private Office in 1996, denying Dorje Shugden practitioners entry to his empowerments. Such notices are commonplace in the Tibetan exile settlements.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Private Office of the Dalai Lama

A notice from the Dalai Lama’s Private Office in 1998, denying Dorje Shugden practitioners entry to his teachings. Such notices are commonplace in the Tibetan exile settlements.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dated: March 3, 1998

In 2008, the Monlam Chenmo Committee of Sera Monastery barred Dorje Shugden practitioners from participating in the Great Prayer Festival.
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2008 MONLAM CHENMO ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, SERA MONASTERY
(Announcement of Great Prayer Festival)
2008 Sera Monlam Chenmo Organizing Committee, Sera Monastery

Dorje Shugden practitioners, and those who associate with Dorje Shugden practitioners are discriminated against and not allowed to attend the teachings of the Dalai Lama. The organizers even saw fit to extend this discrimination to the event registration form.

Monks were not spared from the forced signature and ID card campaign. The oath below was taken by monks from Gashar Norling Monastery.
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To the honorable aristocrat, the leader of the people,
Date Month, Year,
With the abbot’s signature and his letter head.

One of the oaths used as part of the forced signature and ID card campaign
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FROM THE INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST MAHAYANA SUTRA AND TANTRA

One of the oaths used as part of the forced signature and ID card campaign
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Leaders of each Tibetan refugee camp were required to submit official statements to the CTA confirming that the people in their village have given up the practice of Shugden. Here is one example of such a statement.
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OATH
worship Dogyal, am taking this oath generally in front of the Three Jewels
and especially Mahakali.
At 3 o’clock

Identity card issued only to Sera monks who have sworn an oath to give up the practice of Dorje Shugden
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SERA THEKCHENLING LACHI CULTURAL SOCIETY

Identity card issued only to those who have sworn an oath to give up the practice of Dorje Shugden. Not possessing this card creates much difficulties and inconvenience.
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Name:
College:
Department:
House No:
Date of Issue: 16-02-2008

A poster in Sera Monastery clearly bans Dorje Shugden practitioners from entering their premises.

A sign barring Dorje Shugden practitioners from entering Drepung Gomang Monastery’s Library in Mundgod, South India.
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NOTICE

A sign at Sera Mey Library prohibiting Shugden practitioners from entering their premisses.
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MOST IMPORTANT AND PERSISTENT ANNOUNCEMENT
August 31, 2008

A poster warning Dorje Shugden practitioners that they are not welcome nor allowed to stay in Sera Jey Monastery’s guest house.

A signboard in Ganden Jangtse Monastery dated 14 January 2008 that prohibits Shugden practitioners from entering the monastery.
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VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

In Drepung Gomang Monastery, a large signboard makes their stance against Dorje Shugden very clear. Clearly, discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioners is rife amongst the Tibetan exile community.
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ATTENTION

A public notice placed outside Drepung Loseling Monastery’s dispensary, clearly stating that they will not serve Dorje Shugden practitioners. Discrimination towards Dorje Shugden practitioners has intensified to the point of denying them medical care.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

This sign was posted in front of Drepung Loseling Monastery’s dispensary. Discrimination towards Dorje Shugden practitioners has intensified to the point of denying them medical care.
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NOTICE
Dolgyal followers are requested not to come.

Public signboard in Drepung Loseling Monastery’s clinic. Discrimination towards Dorje Shugden practitioners has intensified to the point of denying them medical care.
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PUBLIC NOTICE

A Gelug monastery in Sarnath, North India bans Dorje Shugden practitioners from their monastery and teachings.
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NOTICE

Many public notices are posted all across the Tibetan refugee camps, discriminating Shugden worshippers by encouraging economical boycott. Here is one such public announcement.
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TO DEVOTEES OF AVALOKITESVARA

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this Tibetan establishment in South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this Tibetan establishment in South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this newly built shop in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

Dorje Shugden practitioners are barred from entering this establishment in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
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NOTICE

A large sign in Drepung Monastery, Mundgod, South India barring entry to Dorje Shugden practitioners. Clearly, discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioners is rife amongst the Tibetan exile community.

New signs barring entry to Dorje Shugden practitioners appear regularly on the shopfronts of Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India.
This sign was put up during the 3rd quarter of 2014 – proof that discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioners is still very much alive unlike what the Central Tibetan Administration would have us believe.

Even after the separation of Ganden Shartse and Shar Ganden monasteries, young monks such as this one are still discriminated against by their fellow sangha.

A “wanted” list of Dorje Shugden practitioners is prominently displayed in the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement.
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A “wanted” list of Dorje Shugden practitioners is prominently displayed in the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement.
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Protective amulets against the “harm” caused by Dorje Shugden were widely distributed, further worsening public sentiment against Dorje Shugden.
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A sign at the Dalai Lama’s Palace gate indicating Shugden practitioners are not welcomed (up-close image)

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.

Tibetan owned shops in Camp 1, Bylakuppe, India display signs outside indicating that Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed in their shops and will be refused service. Out of 40 Tibetan owned shops, 37 shops display these signs.
Agnes Kohl
October 3, 2014
Despite having read much about this matter, it still blows my mind and pains when I blatantly see how open the CTA is in their abhorring discrimination and inhumane conduct. It is no wonder there is no progress for Tibet. Do not blame the worship of Dorje Shugden, blame the CTA for creating the karma for continuous suffering.
Angeline
August 25, 2022
The world is all biased and I don’t believed the D. Lama is a good buddhist.
Doreen Park
October 15, 2014
HH Dalai Lama says: ” The point I want to make is that i haven’t banned the practice..”Yet here in this article are documents that give, without the shadow of a doubt, definitive proof that there is a ban on Shugden practice. Take for example the following words from a notice to the doctors and staff of the Department of Health. Those who do not worship Shugden “Should resolve not to worship” . Anyone who worships Shugden, “should repent the past and stop worshipping..”.
“They must submit a declaration that they will not worship in the future”.
But by far, the “most definitive proof” are the images of suffering from the atrocities committed on Shugden practitioners who, out of great guru devotion, continue their practice, despite the ban. I have seen in videos on this website, (which shows , without fear or favor , nothing but the Truth), many pictures of tremendous suffering and deprivation because of the ban.
Lukas Leibowitz
May 20, 2016
All this proof and we still have to deal with people saying “tell me when the Dalai Lama banned Dorje Shugden! He never banned Dorje Shugden!” And people why Tibetans lost their country and their ineffectual leadership haven’t been able to do anything about it for six decades. Quite frankly it’s pretty embarrassing for them. Sixty years wasted and they have nothing to show for it but bank accounts fattened by the American taxpayer too doped up to realise they are supporting a militaristic dictatorship that is most definitely not democratic. You wanna bring democracy to the world? Start with the people you’re paying off.
Camilia
June 23, 2016
Few things comes to mind:
1. hat is the reason that HHDL keeps denying he had issued a ban on Dorje Shugden?
2. Where is human rights? Tibetan in exile is not practicing human rights?
3. Where is religious freedom? Why is the secular leadership dictating what people can worship and cannot?
4. The blatant abuse of power went unchecked? Why?
Everyday, Dorje Shugden practitioners suffered because of the ban and yet nothing is being done for them. All these right under the nose of HHDL.
Sierra
October 27, 2016
firstly, this confirmed the ban on the practice of Dorje Shugden. If there is no ban why should they segregate them.
Secondly, they are not practicing the teachings of the Buddha on equanimity. If they do, they would not have posted this this posters denying services and good to anybody.
Thirdly, why are the practitioners denied their basic human right of freedom of religion? You don’t have to like it, you just have to accept it. So, that denial of religious freedom is a violation of human rights.
bob
March 30, 2017
what a joke this shit is
Winnie MB
July 15, 2017
This is clearly an injustice ban. Everyone has human right that is the freedom to choose their religion. Everyone deserved to be treated the same in terms of medical, education, social benefit and etc.
However, it is very disappointing that the CTA are imposing such ban and incite hatred among the Dorje Shugden practitioners. Isn’t a democratic country suppose to uphold fairness in the governance? A huge violation of human rights.
Unfortunately, the ban still exist even after 20 years. Imaging the suffering that Dorje Shugden have gone through? I hope we can all help to create this awareness and may Dalai Lama lift this unnecessary ban and allegation on Dorje Shugden.
Karma Drakpa Yeshe
October 29, 2017
There is a lot of fog around this issue for tibetan buddhists this doesnt directly affect. It is so taboo that lamas and students wont discuss it. Concrete information is appreciated. It seems to me important not to shun the topic, but for kagyus and nyingmas to have a general idea of the actual situation. Shrouding it in mistique has not accomplished even your opppnents aims
Anonymous
March 18, 2018
Tenzin K
July 1, 2018
Tibetan leadership keep claiming that they are democracy but how could a democracy governance discriminate their own people choice of spiritual belief?
Why Tibet an leadership already lost their country but still enthusiasts to separate their Tibetans just because their people have difference preferences of sporotual practice?
What happened to the sponsored money that people generously donated for Tibetan leadership to take care of the Tibetan people’s welfare but end up seeing how the Tibetan leadership produce books and promotional materials to discriminate Shugden practitioners which has nothing to do with the lost of Tibet?
Anonymous
October 12, 2018
SabrinaS
September 13, 2018
All these while the Tibetan Leaders said there is no ban, only advice. Really? What kind of advice that will instigate their followers to forbid DS practitioners from entering their shop to get their daily needs? Its 37 out of 40 shops which is like 92.5%. Then those letter of government agencies denying work to DS practitioners. Even the hospital disallowed DS practitioners on their payroll. The pain and sufferings that the DS practitioners had gone through must have been tremendous. Cutting them off from income and daily necessities. What more, ostracising them from their families, friends and communities. Terrible how the monks were treated. Having stayed in the monastery for most of their lives, the forced eviction, very physical eviction I might add, must have been so painful and confusing to them. Old monks were not spared either. Neither were they spared physical abuses too. Having escape to what was to be a better life, instead it became a hell-hole. Tibetan Leaders lied and lied so many many times and no other country dare say a word? Yet they are so vocal about China, Middles East and the many they think had done wrong. Such hypocrites! 20 years and Dalai Lama should really lift the ban already. China will not tolerate religious discrimination. LIFT THE BAN!!!
Luis César Nunes
March 17, 2019
Why Kiabje Trijang Rinpoche has originated at least three different lineages, such as GMT (LAMA Yeshe), NKT (Kelsang Gyatso) and Ngalso (LAMA Ganchen). What is the difference between them? And why they focus on different aspects?
Chodag
July 1, 2019
Why a secular government takes interest in protector practice? What will Dorje Shugden do to affect the government? We believe Dalai Lama is the emanation of Chenrezig and Dalai Lama should be abe to protect the people right and should also able to subdue Dorje Shugden (if he is real spirit) to eliminate this problem once and for all instead of discriminate the practitioners. Get rid the root of the problem and be compassionate with the people. That should be the right way as we learn to be compassionate from the Buddha teaching. Right?
But why here Dalai Lama encourages monastery to expel Shugden practitioners and all Shugden practitioners are not allowed to get the facilities and resources. Why torture your own Tibetan instead?
Bill D
August 19, 2020
As an outsider with a casual interest in Tibet, it’s people and culture: it seems to me that given the facts, the worship of Dorje Shugden does not stem from the deeper tradition of the Gelug sect as his inclusion began in the 1930′s because of Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo.
Obviously, the preference for Dorje Shugden (who was considered vengeful) to any Gelug practitioner dabbling with teachings outside of the school was an authoritarian fear tactic to keep some in line.
In the defense of the current the Dalai Lama, I could understand why he would not be thrilled about a relatively new protector that uses violence as a tool. (Very unusual for a Buddhist concept.)
I believe he meant well. However, as some time has passed and he is probably near his end, he has realized that the hurt he has given to those who invoke Dorje Shugden will never go away.
So… better to let them have their way as it is less divisive. It was probably a hard decision, but a wise one. My prayers to all and hope that Tibet can one day return home as one.
Anonymous
May 26, 2022