@video108video I agree. I'm new to buddhism (2009) so I don't understand praying to deity and many of the rituals make no sense to me. I left the christian religion because it makes no sense to me to worship or pray to something or someone that I cannot prove the existence of. I started studying buddhism because the teaching of Buddha bring me inner peace, happiness, and have literally changed my life for the better. I've discovered a deity isn't needed to achieve those things
Perhaps it is my own misguided bias, but this whole controversy seems like non-sense to me. I would suggest people just read, study, and practice the most ancient teachings of the Buddha in the Pali nikayas. It's full of direct teaching about the dhamma and not getting all caught up in deity worship, rituals, and doctrinal belief. its some times a challenge to see any of Tibetan Buddhism as "Buddhism" at all. What spiritual distractions....
I used to follow this devil. I spoke the truth about his evil nature on this supposedly unbiased website. I was deleted. Shugdenpa's fall into many categories: Ignorant Westernerns, Fake Lamas,Chinese Communist Agents, and Tibetans both ignorant and money hungry. I laugh at the Lamas who betray Tibet for a quick buck or should I say Yuan.
It´s not about religious persecution.AI dismissed those claims 1998.
It´s an old dispute within Gelug school.
Varavaken 4 months ago
@video108video I agree. I'm new to buddhism (2009) so I don't understand praying to deity and many of the rituals make no sense to me. I left the christian religion because it makes no sense to me to worship or pray to something or someone that I cannot prove the existence of. I started studying buddhism because the teaching of Buddha bring me inner peace, happiness, and have literally changed my life for the better. I've discovered a deity isn't needed to achieve those things
whoisruth 5 months ago
Perhaps it is my own misguided bias, but this whole controversy seems like non-sense to me. I would suggest people just read, study, and practice the most ancient teachings of the Buddha in the Pali nikayas. It's full of direct teaching about the dhamma and not getting all caught up in deity worship, rituals, and doctrinal belief. its some times a challenge to see any of Tibetan Buddhism as "Buddhism" at all. What spiritual distractions....
video108video 11 months ago 2
I used to follow this devil. I spoke the truth about his evil nature on this supposedly unbiased website. I was deleted. Shugdenpa's fall into many categories: Ignorant Westernerns, Fake Lamas,Chinese Communist Agents, and Tibetans both ignorant and money hungry. I laugh at the Lamas who betray Tibet for a quick buck or should I say Yuan.
MrBuddhaBoi 1 year ago
There are very few Shugden practitioners among Tibetans
Dorje Shugden is about Gelug sectarianism, the majority of the Gelugpas are non-sectarians.Tibetan Buddhism (five schools) is non-sectarian.
The split in Gelug school 1996 was inevitable.
Varavaken 1 year ago
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TheMightyGuri 1 year ago