After the exodus of Tibet in 1959, Kelsang Gyatso stayed at the initial location of his monastery, in Buxar. Later, after Prime Minister Nehru donated large tracts of land in South India to the community in exile, the monastery moved South. At this time, Kelsang Gyatso left the monastery at Buxar for Mussoorie (a hill station in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh). According to the Sera Expulsion Letter, he stayed there for several years as a chronic tuberculosis patient. It is during this ti ...

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Kelsang Gyatso, Kelsang Gyatso - Early Years, Kelsang Gyatso - Initiations in Tibet, Kelsang Gyatso - Life in India, Kelsang Gyatso - Journey to the West, Kelsang Gyatso - Expulsion from Sera, Kelsang Gyatso - Activities, Kelsang Gyatso - Current Activities, Kelsang Gyatso - New Kadampa Tradition Links, Kelsang Gyatso - Critical Links

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A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools. Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. List of Buddhists - Indian. The Buddha Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama Ananda, Siddhartha's cousin and one of his chief disciples Aryadeva foremost disciple of Nagarjuna, continued the philosophical school of Madhyam ...

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The Kadampa (Bka'-gdams-pa) Tradition was a Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist school. The desciple of the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha (982 - 1054) Dromtönpa - a Tibetan lay master - founded it and passed three lineages to his desciples. The Kadampas were quite famous and respected for their proper and earnest Dharma practice. The most evident teachings of that tradition were the teachings on Bodichitta (later these special presentations became known as Lojong (Blo-ljon ...

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• Kadampa - The Kadampa Lineage
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The Bodhicaryavatara, sometimes glossed as A Guide of to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, is a famous Buddhist text written by Shantideva, around year 700. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of an enlightened mind through the so called six perfections. The book also describes the benefits of the wish to reach enlightenment. A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - Chapter summary. Chapter one: the benefits of the wish to reach full enlightenment for others Including:

• A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - Chapter summary
• A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - Translations available

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The New Kadampa Tradition follows a selection of teachings of Venerable Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa as presented in the West by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The New Kadampa Tradition was developed on the basis of Geshe Kelsang Gytaso's teachings and later his published books. To date, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has written and published more than eighteen books on main topics of Sutra and Tantra, six of them being commentaries to root texts such as: Joyful Path of Good Fortune an explanation of the practice of Lamrim Training th ...

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New Kadampa Tradition, New Kadampa Tradition - History, New Kadampa Tradition - Lineage of Teachers, New Kadampa Tradition - Teachings, New Kadampa Tradition - Spiritual Programs, New Kadampa Tradition - Ordination, New Kadampa Tradition - Growth, New Kadampa Tradition - Controversies, New Kadampa Tradition - Critics of NKT say, New Kadampa Tradition - Response made by NKT practitioners

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Tsangyang was born in Tawang to Lama Tashi Tenzin of Urgeling, a descendant of the treasure revealer Pempalingpa and Tsewang Lhamo, a Monpa girl hailing from a royal family of Bekhar Village. The birth of Tsangyang had several legendary tales. His mother, Tsewang, had experienced a few miracles prior to the birth of Tsangyang Gyamtso. One day, within the first month of her pregnancy, she was husking paddy in the stone mortar. To her surprise, water started accumulating in the mortar. On another occasion, when Tsewang drank water at a ...

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Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Early life, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Life as a Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Deposition and disappearence, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Miscellaneous, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Trivia

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Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the opponents of Shugden. The Dalai Lama has asserted that: (1) Shugden is a worldly spirit (2) Shugden practice has the potential to promote sectarianism (3) Shugden practice harms the health of the Dalai Lama and is contrary to the interests of Tibet and the Tibetan people (4) The Nechung State Oracle (bounded by Padmasambhava) stated that it is harmful (5) Tibetan people using divination have received bad omens to the effect that Shu ...

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Dorje Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Origins, Dorje Shugden - Arguments Pro and Con, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the opponents of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the followers of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Statement of His Eminence the Ganden Tri Rinpoche Head of the Gelugpa, Dorje Shugden - Amnesty International's Statement, Dorje Shugden - Different Views, Dorje Shugden - Wiki Links

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When Atisha was invited and came to Tibet he was asked by Djang Jup Ö to give a complete and easy accessible summary of the doctrine in order to clarify wrong views - especially the apparent contradictions found across the Sutras and their commentaries. Based upon this request Atisha (whose presentation of the doctrine became later known as the Kadampa tradition) taught what came to be known as the Lam Rim for the Tibetans. Later he was honored very much for this by the Pandits of his original m ...

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Lamrim, Lamrim - History, Lamrim - Three kinds of person, Lamrim - Available Classical Lamrim Books, Lamrim - Available Modern Lamrim Books & Commentaries

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Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. List of Buddhists - Indian. The Buddha Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama Ananda, Siddhartha's cousin and one of his chief disciples Aryadeva foremost disciple of Nagarjuna, continued the philosophical school of Madhyamika Asanga founder of the Yogachara school, widely considered the most important Mahayana philosopher (with Nagarjuna) Atisha holder of ...

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List of Buddhists, List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools, List of Buddhists - Indian, List of Buddhists - Indo-Greek, List of Buddhists - Central Asian, List of Buddhists - Chinese, List of Buddhists - Tibetan, List of Buddhists - Japanese, List of Buddhists - Korean, List of Buddhists - Thai, List of Buddhists - Historical rulers and political figures, List of Buddhists - Modern teachers, List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers, List of Buddhists - Tibetan Buddhist teachers, List of Buddhists - Zen teachers, List of Buddhists - Miscellaneous, List of Buddhists - Teachers of controversial Buddhist or Buddhist-influenced groups, List of Buddhists - Modern scholars and authors, List of Buddhists - Modern politicians activists and protestors, List of Buddhists - Celebrity Buddhists, List of Buddhists - External link

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After the death of Atisha (1054) his main disciple Lama Dromtonpa (Drom-tön Gyal-we Jungne, 1005 - 1054) organized his transmissions into the legacy known as "The Four Divinities and Three Dharmas" - a tradition whereby an individual practitioner could perceive all doctrines of the sutras and tantras as non-contradictory and could personally apply them all as complementary methods for the accomplishment of enlightenment. Eventually this lineage came to be known as Atisha's Kadam Tradition, the ...

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Kadampa, Kadampa - The Kadampa Lineage, Kadampa - The New Kadampa Tradition of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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As a Dalai Lama, Tsangyang had composed excellent works of songs and poems, but often went against the principles of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. For example, he decided to give his Getsul vow to the Panchen Lama Lobsang Yeshi Palsangpo at eighteen, instead of taking the usual Gelong. The Panchhen Lama, who was the abbot of the Drepung, Sera, Ganden and other monasteries, and Prince Lhazang, t ...

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Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Early life, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Life as a Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Deposition and disappearence, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Miscellaneous, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Trivia

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In response to his uncivil lifestyle, Ligdan Khan declared him as a fraud and took to the Mongol camp at Lhalu, near Lhasa. On the June 28, 1706, Ligdan deposed Tsangyang, and instated the Lama Ngwaang Yeshi Gyatso as the next Dalai Lama in 1707, claiming that he was the true rebirth of Lobsang Gyatso. However, the Gelukpa dignitaries rejected Lhazang Khan instatement of the Dalai Lama. The deposition and exile of Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso was the first time in the history of the Dalai Lama as the head of Tibet. Whilst being taken o ...

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Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Early life, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Life as a Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Deposition and disappearence, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Miscellaneous, Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama - Trivia

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This issue has a long history and involves not only the Fourteenth Dalai Lama but also the Thirteenth, and the Fifth Dalai Lama as well. This history is discussed extensively in an article by Geshe George Dreyfuss. Within Tibetan Buddhism there are several main schools (Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug) and each of these have many sub-schools. The practices and Deities emphasized vary somewhat from school to school. In the Tibetan tradition there are hundreds of Dharma Protectors, with each monastery having its own Dharmapala. Some of them are considered to be enlightened beings, some not. However Dharmapalas are not ...

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Dorje Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Origins, Dorje Shugden - Arguments Pro and Con, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the opponents of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the followers of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Statement of His Eminence the Ganden Tri Rinpoche Head of the Gelugpa, Dorje Shugden - Amnesty International's Statement, Dorje Shugden - Different Views, Dorje Shugden - Wiki Links

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"If it (shugden) were a real protector, it should protect the people. There may not be any protector such as this, which needs to be protected by the people. Is it proper to disturb the peace and harmony by causing conflicts, unleashing terror and shooting demeanous words in order to please the Dharmapala? Does this fulfill the wishes of our great masters? Try to analyze and contemplate on the teachings that had been taught in the Lamrim (stages of path), Lojong (training of mind) and other scriptural texts. Does devoting time in framing det ...

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Dorje Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Origins, Dorje Shugden - Arguments Pro and Con, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the opponents of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the followers of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Statement of His Eminence the Ganden Tri Rinpoche Head of the Gelugpa, Dorje Shugden - Amnesty International's Statement, Dorje Shugden - Different Views, Dorje Shugden - Wiki Links

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The Shugden followers tried to receive a statement from Amnesty International (AI) that the Tibetan Government in Exile (specificly the 14th Dalai Lama) has violated the human rights. However, AI replied in an official press release: None of the material Al has received contains evidence of abuses which fall within Al's mandate for action -- such as grave violations of fundamental human rights including torture, the death penalty, extra-judicial exe ...

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Dorje Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Origins, Dorje Shugden - Arguments Pro and Con, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the opponents of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Arguments of the followers of Shugden, Dorje Shugden - Statement of His Eminence the Ganden Tri Rinpoche Head of the Gelugpa, Dorje Shugden - Amnesty International's Statement, Dorje Shugden - Different Views, Dorje Shugden - Wiki Links

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The New Kadampa ordination is different to that followed by monks and nuns in the Tibetan tradition and this has caused some controversy. NKT monks and nuns receive 10 vows from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. NKT are honest about the fact that an ordained life is very different in the West because, according to the NKT, some of the Vinaya rules are not appropriate in Western society. The way of life of NKT monks and nuns is quite different to monks and nuns of other traditions because they live in mixed Dharma communities with lay people, and not in single sex monasteries and nunneries, ...

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New Kadampa Tradition, New Kadampa Tradition - History, New Kadampa Tradition - Lineage of Teachers, New Kadampa Tradition - Teachings, New Kadampa Tradition - Spiritual Programs, New Kadampa Tradition - Ordination, New Kadampa Tradition - Growth, New Kadampa Tradition - Controversies, New Kadampa Tradition - Critics of NKT say, New Kadampa Tradition - Response made by NKT practitioners

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Atisha wrote in "Lamp of the Path" (verse 2) that one should understand that there are three kind of persons: 1. Persons of low motive 2. Persons of medium motive 3. Persons of high motive Persons of low motive are searching with all means for happiness within Samsara; their motive is to achieve high rebirth, typically in a heaven. Buddhists traditionally considered that this domain included most not-Buddhist religions. Persons of medium motive are searching for their own peace and abandon worldly pleasure. This includes the ...

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Lamrim, Lamrim - History, Lamrim - Three kinds of person, Lamrim - Available Classical Lamrim Books, Lamrim - Available Modern Lamrim Books & Commentaries

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List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers. Ajahn Brahm (1951- ) Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) Ajahn Mun (1870-1949) Ajahn Sumedho Ven. Ananda Maitreya (1896-1998) Ayya Khema (1923-1997) Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (1927- ) Bhikkhu Bodhi (1944- ) Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) Dipa Ma (1911-1989) Dhiravamsa Phrarajbhavanavisudh (Luang Phaw Dhammajayo) (b.1944), President of the Dhammakaya Foundation P ...

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List of Buddhists, List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools, List of Buddhists - Indian, List of Buddhists - Indo-Greek, List of Buddhists - Central Asian, List of Buddhists - Chinese, List of Buddhists - Tibetan, List of Buddhists - Japanese, List of Buddhists - Korean, List of Buddhists - Thai, List of Buddhists - Historical rulers and political figures, List of Buddhists - Modern teachers, List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers, List of Buddhists - Tibetan Buddhist teachers, List of Buddhists - Zen teachers, List of Buddhists - Miscellaneous, List of Buddhists - Teachers of controversial Buddhist or Buddhist-influenced groups, List of Buddhists - Modern scholars and authors, List of Buddhists - Modern politicians activists and protestors, List of Buddhists - Celebrity Buddhists, List of Buddhists - External link

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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a Tibetan Teacher, Monk and Scholar, trained at the Gelugpa Sera Monastery. In 1977 Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was invited by Lama Thubten Yeshe to teach at Lama Yeshe's FPMT-center Manjushri Institute in Ulverston, England. Geshe Kelsang remained there and took over the Manjushri Institute in 1983. Geshe Kelsang later recounted that Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche asked him to go to England, teach Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Chandrakirti's Guide to the Middle Way and Lamrim. The Manjushri Institute is nowadays called Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre. ...

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New Kadampa Tradition, New Kadampa Tradition - History, New Kadampa Tradition - Lineage of Teachers, New Kadampa Tradition - Teachings, New Kadampa Tradition - Spiritual Programs, New Kadampa Tradition - Ordination, New Kadampa Tradition - Growth, New Kadampa Tradition - Controversies, New Kadampa Tradition - Critics of NKT say, New Kadampa Tradition - Response made by NKT practitioners

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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has designed three spiritual programs for the systematic study and practice: the General Program, the Foundation Program, and the Teacher Training Program. In all three study programs the students study his books on Buddhism. The presentation of the Dharma focuses less upon Buddhist philosophy and more upon integrating spiritual practices into daily life. This assortment was made by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso so that the presentation by NKT is more suited to Westerners and has some difference from ...

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New Kadampa Tradition, New Kadampa Tradition - History, New Kadampa Tradition - Lineage of Teachers, New Kadampa Tradition - Teachings, New Kadampa Tradition - Spiritual Programs, New Kadampa Tradition - Ordination, New Kadampa Tradition - Growth, New Kadampa Tradition - Controversies, New Kadampa Tradition - Critics of NKT say, New Kadampa Tradition - Response made by NKT practitioners

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