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The history of the New Kadampa Tradition's 'cult' smear, Part 28 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 9 months ago: This article continues to explain the historical and political context in which the NKT got the labe … more →

Tags: Dalai Lama, Dorje Shugden, Smear: NKT is a cult, Andrew Brown, battle of the buddhists, Buddhism, cult, Madeleine Bunting, new kadampa tradition

The history of the New Kadampa Tradition's 'cult' smear, Part 110 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 10 months ago: “Cult” can be an innocuous word, when for example it refers to “a particular system of religious wor … more →

Tags: Dalai Lama, Dorje Shugden, Smear: NKT is a cult, cult, Kadampa Buddhism, Madeleine Bunting, madeline bunting, new kadampa tradition, NKT

Smear: NKT students worship Geshe Kelsang2 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 10 months ago: This is the final article exploring how Kadampa students rely upon the Spiritual Guide in these mode … more →

Tags: cult, Dalai Lama, Je Tsongkhapa, Kadampa, Manjushri, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, NKT

Smear: Geshe Kelsang calls himself 'the Third Buddha' and seeks veneration from his students3 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 10 months ago: Tenzin Peljor on a recent Tricycle editors’ blog, refers to Geshe Kelsang: “In NKT there is an autoc … more →

Tags: NKT, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa Buddhism, Kadampa, cult, Buddhist, geshe kelsang, Tibetan Buddhism

The qualifications of NKT Teachers2 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 11 months ago: Some people have accused the NKT of having inexperienced or unqualified teachers. This has been addr … more →

Tags: new kadampa tradition, NKT, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa Buddhism, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, dharma teachers, Je Tsongkhapa, Kadam Dharma

Has the NKT broken away from the mainstream?1 comment

newkadampatruth wrote 12 months ago: Following on from the last article, Are NKT practitioners real Gelugpas?, there is another related a … more →

Tags: Fundamentalism, new kadampa tradition, NKT, New Kadampa Truth, gelugpa, New Religious Movement, Tibetan Buddhism

Kadampa Blogs, Questionnaires and Videos10 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: On a few NKT websites you can find questionnaires of Kadampa students who talk about how they first … more →

Tags: Kadampa blogs, NKT, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa Buddhism, Kadampa, Buddhist

Answering those who disparage the NKT ordination, Part One6 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: Please see the New Kadampa Truth website for the main refutations of the smears: NKT ordination is n … more →

Tags: NKT ordination, NKT, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa, vinaya, Ordination, Buddhist monks, Buddhist nuns

Smear: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was expelled from his monastery2 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: More information has been added to this smear on the New Kadampa Truth site, so we are including it … more →

Tags: new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso, sera je monastery, tibetan freedom movement, Tibetan Youth Congress, tibetan women's association, Dharamsala

Another Reply to the Bodhisattva Centre Protestors, Part Two4 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: Dear Carol and friends, here we continue our answers to your questions! Questions about Dorje Shugde … more →

Tags: Bodhisattva Centre, Dalai Lama, NKT, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Dorje Shugden, fpmt, shugden, Manjushri

Smear: The NKT is Fundamentalist3 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: Truth: This is not true. The definition of fundamentalism in Wikipedia is “deep and totalistic … more →

Tags: Fundamentalism, new kadampa tradition, NKT, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa, NKT ordination, vinaya

Bodhisattva Centre Refutations5 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: Recently at a Bodhisattva Centre (Brighton) Open Day, two people handed out leaflets to newcomers in … more →

Tags: Bodhisattva Centre, Dalai Lama, NKT, new kadampa tradition, New Kadampa Truth, Kadampa Buddhism, Kadampa

Nathaniel's 31 Reasons for Leaving the NKT9 comments

newkadampatruth wrote 1 year ago: Please note: Nathaniel has recently written an apology on his blog for his criticisms of the NKT and … more →

Tags: Nathaniel Whiteman, NKT, new kadampa tradition, new kadampa, New Kadampa Truth, NKT-IKBU, Kadampa Buddhism


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