Archive for October 2008
Robert Thurman fails the Western Shugden Society Challenge
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 28, 2008
An open letter to Robert Thurman from the Western Shugden Society challenged the famous Buddhist academic and author to provide evidence of his claims that: Shugden people are sectarian, “the Buddhist Taliban” The Western Shugden Society is working for the Chinese. The deadline for Robert Thurman to show this evidence was 25 October 2008. He [...]
A Critique of ‘Why the Dalai Lama Matters’ by Robert Thurman
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 18, 2008
Wisdom Buddha Dorje Shugden blog is running a series of articles critiquing Why the Dalai Lama Matters by Robert Thurman. Robert Thurman needs no introduction to Dorje Shugden practitioners because, as the Dalai Lama’s main advocate in the West, he has taken the Dalai Lama’s position of baselessly criticising the practice and practitioners. It was [...]
At Least Ten Years of Persecution
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 13, 2008
I found an article on the internet today, Through the Eye of Dorje Shugden Buddhists in which the author has compiled a number of resources on the Dorje Shugden controversy. I was struck by one contribution in particular from James Burns, a great unsung hero of the 1998 internet debate on the newsgroup alt.religion.buddhism.tibet: Burns [...]
The Tibetan Government in Exile’s policy of spiritual apartheid
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 9, 2008
In a report entitled World Media Investigates….Dalai Lama soon to be taken to court by newkadampabuddhism, the following useful list of prohibitions and accusations against Dorje Shugden practitioners is given. If you are a Dorje Shugden practitioner, according to resolutions passed by the Tibetan Government in Exile (TGIE): You cannot work in any part of [...]
Western Shugden Society open letter to the Tibetan Government in Exile
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 3, 2008
The Western Shugden Society has issued an open letter to the Tibetan Government in Exile Will the TGIE now listen to reason and take responsibility for stopping discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioners in Tibetan communities throughout the world? Four Tibetan monks have just been sentenced to jail terms of various lengths for terrorist activities in [...]
Al Jazeera reports the truth of Shugden discrimination
Posted by: dorjeshugdentruth on: October 1, 2008
An astonishing new report from Al Jazeera, the Arabic news and current affairs television network, uncovers the discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioners by the Tibetan Government in Exile, headed by the Dalai Lama. In a similar fashion to the France 24 Team’s special report ‘The Dalai Lama’s demons’ a report by Nicolas Haque found that [...]
