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NKT Survivor Testimony: “I Am Not Your Teacher”

I Am Not Your Teacher by Andrea Ballance The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and...

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How are newcomers introduced to the Dorje Shugden issues in the New Kadampa...

Question: Is there any NKT documentation that talks about when to introduce the Dorje Shugden issues to new students? Is there a deliberate policy of concealment and delay in introducing this until...

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Have the Dalai Lama protesters sought dialogue?

The ISC / Dalai Lama protesters are now frequently claiming that they have sought dialogue with the Dalai Lama but the Dalai Lama has never accepted dialogue with them. Once again however, this claim...

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The Buddhists Who Hate the Dalai Lama More Than the Chinese Do

Dorje Shugden is an obscure trickster spirit, believed to have originated in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, in the 17th century. And though the spirit’s followers in the Western world probably number only...

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A Tibetan Translator’s Testimony by Tenzing Wangdak – Part 2

The Ticking Bomb That Took 23 Years to Explode. Part Two This present writing is a sequel to my previous Tibetan Translator’s Testimony. By Tenzing Wangdak It was in April 1991, thoughts on recent...

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Why do Buddhists – especially but not exclusively ‘Kadampa Buddhists’– fear...

Recently a monastic elder from Switzerland pointed out an article from the New York Times that was reprinted in an Indian newspaper, the Deccan Herald. Omri Boehm, an Israeli, criticizes in The German...

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Why ‘Kadampa Buddhism’ (NKT) has all the characteristics of a cult

Here is something I wrote several years ago about what makes the NKT a cult. Since I don’t debate the cult much these days I thought I would share it again. Please overlook any grammar mistakes I may...

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Why did the 14th Dalai Lama change his stance on Dorje Shugden / Dholgyal?

Some great learned and spiritually evolved persons have proclaimed (Gyalchen Dorje Shugden / Dhol-gyal) as a valid protector and even in their personal lives they have achieved amazing success; there...

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“The Dalai Lama Truth”– Dalai Lama Protesters Cannot Bear The Truth

Someone sent me a copy and paste from the New Kadampa Tradition’s (NKT) “Dalai Lama Truth” Facebook page. There is a post that reads: Dalai Lama Truth added 4 new photos. 13 hrs ·  Dalai Lama brings...

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New design & new articles about NKT, Hitler’s letters to Reting, Vinaya etc....

After about 18 months of hard work, with the kind support of friends, I am happy (and somewhat relieved) to announce the revision and redesign of the site http://www.info-buddhism.com. Key objectives...

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“Name only”: The dangerous attitude of Nihilism being taught in the New...

Just as a chariot is verbalized In dependence on collections of parts. So conventionally a sentient being Is set up depending on the mental and physical aggregates. — The Buddha As a former NKT teacher...

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The fallacies of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) ordination rite

Here you can listen to an explanation by Geshe Tashi Tsering from the Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London who explains what went wrong with the NKT Buddhist ordination system and how Kelsang Gyatso...

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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s »Modern Buddhism« – Who are the Kadampas? – Geshe...

This is part 3 of many to follow. Geshe Tashi Tsering explains what Kadampa is and what the four Kadampa deities are which Kelsang Gyatso distorted, replacing Miyowa with Shugden. These videos are...

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Did Geshe Kelsang Gyatso lie when he claimed that he didn’t receive teachings...

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) (or “Kadampa Buddhism” / “Modern Buddhism”), makes a big fuss about Guru Yoga, using this teaching to demand utmost obedience from...

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When it is more than abuse – Experiences within the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)

By Peter Graham Dryburgh The hurt and harm of spiritual abuse is rarely inflicted upon people with the intention to wound anyone. – Major Scott Nicloy When we think of abuse in the year 2016, we think...

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First hand account of an ex NKT follower of being in the 2008 demonstrations...

Even with the start of 2016 you will still find strong claims of denial by NKT activists that the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) is behind the protests against the Dalai Lama although plenty of evidence...

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Kadampa Ordination – A Misguided Approach

Shugden won’t protect NKT monastics, NKT monastics have to study, observe and protect their vows themselves. You can find below the content of The New Ordination Handbook of the New Kadampa Tradition...

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Finally, After Years Of Fanaticism, I Began Opening My Eyes

A New Kadampa Survivor Testimony My name is Ivy Wallace and I am a former member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). Here is my story in case anyone is interested. I was in the […]

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Kadampa Buddhism: Advertencia importante sobre el culto a Dorje Shugden

En los últimos años una serie de circunstancias muy desafortunadas han hecho que un asunto interno de poca importancia se haya convertido en un riesgo  social a escala internacional e incluso...

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Has the New Kadampa Tradition Apologized or Changed? A Request to Lucy James...

GUEST POST   An article titled The One Pure Dharma by Judith Hertog appeared in the Winter 2018 edition of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Tricycle magazine is an influential publication based out of...

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