Dear Malaysian Buddhist Organizations,
Re: Discouraging Public from Attending Kadhampa Buddhist
Association's Relics Exhibition in Malaysia
It is very important to create unity in our country and to uphold
the charter that lets us have complete religious freedom to
practice any religion and worship as we like.
Whether we agree with a certain teacher, sect, school or tradition
of Buddhism or not, we have no authority whatsoever to judge or
condemn them. When we do so, we open ourselves to condemnation and
being judged by others. We also expose ourselves to receiving
negative criticism.
Instead, we should quietly promote the spiritual teachings of the
Buddha according to our own tradition without interfering in
others'. When we interfere in others' organizations and do things
like send notices or letters out to discourage other people from
attending their activities, we are creating disunity. We are
stepping on the fundamental rights that we have within Malaysia to
practice any religion we like. You should not do this.
You should practice your religion, stay with your school of
Buddhism and your thought and do it thoroughly. Forgive those you
do not agree with. Also, you do not need to participate in
organizations you do not agree with.
You have no authority and are not authorized by anyone to be the
judge of what is correct and not correct in Malaysia. There is no
such authority, we are already protected by the law to have
religious freedom.
Buddhist organizations should not send out these kinds of circulars
and negative comments about other organizations. In this case, I
refer to the notice that was sent out recently discouraging people
from going to the Kadhampa Buddhist Association’s Buddha Relics
& Tibetan Antiques Exhibition in Bukit Jalil. The same applies
to anybody else because if complaints are filed against any
organization, it will be filed in a way that indicates that they
are creating disunity. This will not be very good because they are
creating disunity.
So please, desist from these types of activities in the future.
Please create harmony, provide knowledge, practice compassion and
follow the ways of the Buddha who has taught us that practice
should be from the inside. Please refrain from judging
others.
I hope you take heed of this because your reputation could be
stained by these types of actions and letters.
Sim Soo Ling
致 马来西亚的佛教团体，
关于：呼吁佛教徒及公众人士杯葛嘎档巴佛教总会在马来西亚的舍利展
在我们的国家马来西亚，制造国民团结和维护宪法中的宗教自由是非常重要的。
因此，无论我们认不认同某佛教导师或宗派，我们都没有权利批判和诋毁他们。当我们那样做的时候，我们也制造别人对我们同样的批判和诋毁的机会。
我们应该依据自己的宗派来弘扬佛陀的教法，不干涉他人的事务。如果我们干涉其他团体的事务并召开新闻发布会、刊登网站、发电邮散播来呼吁佛教徒及公众人士杯葛其他佛教团体的活动，我们就是在制造分裂，并且是在挑战马来西亚人民宗教自由权利的宪法，你们不应该这样做。
贵团体应该实践本身所属的宗教、护持宗派、透彻的去修行，并原谅那些你们不认同的人和团体。并且，贵团体也没有必要参与他们的活动。
贵团体没有权威，或被任何人赋予权利批判在马来西亚什么是对和什么是错的。这种权威团体根本不存在，因为在马来西亚的我们是被宗教自由宪法所保护的。
佛教团体应该停止通过各管道散播对其他团体所做出的负面讯息。我在此所指的是有关最近阻止大众参与嘎档巴佛教总主办的舍利古物展的通告。如果任何团体被投诉的话，人们将以制造社会分裂的理由来投诉。那很不好，因为这真正的是在制造社会不和谐。
所以请不要参与这种做法，并而制造和谐，增长知识、修行和慈悲心，跟随佛陀的教法，那就是着重于内在的修行。
请尽量不要去批判他人，《六祖坛经》里也说道“若真修道人，不见世间过”。
我衷心希望贵团体能认真看待这件事，因为贵团体的名声可能会因类似的举止或书信而受损。
沈素玲
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Dear Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia (Registration number
749),
Re: Discouraging Public from Attending Kadhampa Buddhist
Association's Relics Exhibition in Malaysia
Everyone respects His Holiness the Dalai Lama, but not everyone who
respects him needs to follow his views, thoughts or even his school
and tradition of Buddhism. The VBCM has no authority from the Dalai
Lama or any religious figure to be the police of Buddhism in
Malaysia.
You are a group of lay people who are not ordained, do not hold
monastic vows nor live a life of Buddhism to be able to judge
others. Just because you go to Dharamsala, take a few pictures with
the Dalai Lama and receive one or two letters from some of his
people, does not mean you have the authorization to say, command,
dictate or authorize anything in our country. Malaysia is a
democracy that upholds the unity of its people, and not
segregation.
Secondly, we are protected by the law to practice any religion of
our choice that we like. Our government permits this. The Dalai
Lama, his group of people and the Tibetan exiled government have no
authority in any way in our country. Remember – we are Malaysians,
we follow Malaysian law and the law allows us to practice what we
wish.
You should stop sending out flyers and distributing information in
any way which discourages people from going to any other religious
organizations besides your own. For example, I refer to the recent
notices you have been sending out discouraging people from
attending the Kadhampa Buddhist Association’s Buddha Relics &
Tibetan Antiques Exhibition at Bukit Jalil. If you continue to send
circulars like this, then everyone else will be forced to report
you for disunity and creating disharmony. This is what it is all
about. Or is it that you wish to damage any competition?
I am not interested in your organization. Frankly, I have no
respect for your organization because of your political actions.
Tibetans already have so many politics, do not bring Tibetan
politics to Malaysia.
You are dragging your people down and your promotion of your lamas
are also tainted due to your political actions.
Please desist from these types of negative activities in the future
and start practicing compassion, forgiveness and tolerance. It is
the right of every single Malaysian to practice whatever religion
they choose.
Sim Soo Ling
CC Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia / Registrar of
Societies
致 马来西亚金刚乘佛教总会
关于：呼吁佛教徒及公众人士杯葛嘎档巴佛教总会在马来西亚的舍利展
每个人都尊敬达赖喇嘛法王，但是虽然尊敬，并不表示每个人都要遵照他的看法、思想和他所属的宗派。马来西亚金刚乘佛教总会(VBCM)
没有被达赖喇嘛或任何宗教权威赋予权利来当马来西亚的佛教警察。
你们只是一群在家人，从未受过比丘/比丘尼戒，也没有过着真正佛教的生活，所以你们没有资格批判其他人。只因你们去过印度达兰萨拉，与达赖喇嘛合照，从达赖喇嘛身边的人那里获得信件，并不代表你们就有权利在马来西亚指示和命令任何人或团体遵照你们的意愿行事。马来西亚是个以国民团结为至高无上的宗旨的民主国家，而不是分裂国民。
再者，宪法保护我们让我们有宗教自由，我们可以随自己的意愿信奉任何合法的宗教/宗派。达赖喇嘛和他的西藏流亡政府不能对马来西亚人民施予任何权利和控制。请记住，我们是马来西亚人，我们遵守马来西亚宪法，宪法也让我们自由信奉自己选择的宗教/宗派。
你们应该停止散播对其他佛教团体的负面报道。举例，最近你们发出呼吁公众人士杯葛嘎档巴佛教总会的活动。如果你们继续这样做，其他人在别无选择之下会向有关方面投诉你们在制造分裂和影响社会稳定。难道你们的目的是要除掉竞争对手？
我对你们的团体不感兴趣，老实说我根本不尊敬你们，因为你们只会搞政治。西藏的政治已经够乱的了，不要把西藏政治带来马来西亚。
你们的做法使你们的团体受到负面影响，你们所弘扬的喇嘛们也会因为你的政治手段而受到负面影响。
我希望你们培养慈悲心，修行谅解和宽容，并马上停止你们的做法，因为你们的做法已经和马来西亚人民的宗教信仰自由的权利背道而驰。
沈素玲
CC Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia /大马社团注册局