Dalai Lama Taken to Court for Religious Discrimination

http://aboutwss.org/ebook This clip is from the documentary 'The Dalai Lama: The Devil Within' by Al Jazeera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqON2lxArek
The Dalai Lama has be taken to court by Kundeling Rinpoche on grounds of religious discrimination for his ban on the Buddhist Deity Dorje Shugden.

The reporter has added at the end of the updated report: "The case against the Dalai Lama is still with the courts. We hope to bring you an update later in the year."

As the lawyer for the persecuted Shugden practitioners, Shree Sanjay Jain, explains: "It is certainly a case of religious discrimination in the sense that if within your sect of religion you say that this particular Deity ought not to be worshipped, and those persons who are willing to worship him you are trying to excommunicate them from the main stream of Buddhism, then it is a discrimination of worst kind."

Al Jazeera adds: "No matter what the outcome of the court case, in a country where millions of idols are worshipped, attempting to ban the Deity is an uphill battle. One in which many Buddhist monks have lost their faith in the spirit of the Dalai Lama."

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[Wisdomswords]

Thanks for posting this. It was very sad to see the Shugden monk standing next to the wanted posters -- publicly named and shamed simply for their peaceful faith. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Tibetan "prime minister" tells a pack of shameless lies. I pray religious freedom is restored to Shugden practitioners swiftly.

[AwakeToTheMystery]

It is a human being's birthright to worship whomsoever they feel moved to.

The Dalai Lama's DICTATORSHIP herein is disgusting and profoundly hypocritical in the light of what he proclaims religiously. Furthermore, his blatant denial of the violence extended upon Shugden practitioners, as a response to his directive herein, is utterly disgraceful to put it mildly. I have lost all respect for him accordingly.

And NO, I am NOT a Shugden practitioner; I am an ordained INTERFAITH Minister.

[Hyrshau]

Compassion, democracy, loving kindness? Yeah right. Dalai Lama you suck!

[pathseeker9]

@Wisdomswords It is amazing that the reason why the practice was banned - it harms the cause of Tibet and the health of the Dalai Lama. It doesn't really make sense.

[TheRedNiece]

btw, there's a good discussion on the video "india questions HH the dalai lama (part2) about why the dalai lama would allow his name to be dragged through the mud and be totally destroyed via the media / protests / law suits etc. What is it really for?!

Also on dorjeshugden website forum, there's a few good discussions about how Dalai lama is actually working together with DS to make dharma stronger in the world. All these things are not as arbitrary as we think!

[Sunny62Day]

I heard from a Tibetan friends that told me Samdhong Rinpoche himself used to practice Dorje SHugden and used to do DS pujas regularly.

I wonder what made him change his mind? Political agenda?

[TheDharmaKnight]

101st Gaden Tripa has just retired. HH Gaden Trisur Rinpoche (title given after retirement)and his ladrang has left Gaden Shartse Monastery and JOINED SHAR GADEN.

Read it in the forum at dorjeshugden(dot)com

[clavie05]

Dalai Lama respect Human right and stop discriminition now !!!!

[leejordanmichael]

OK, so this is a case of treason...

[BuddhaWhisper]

what was the outcome of the court case?