A repost on the Issue of Forthcoming Buddha Relics exhibition in
Dec(Which is now moved to September 2006
The great Guru Padmasambhava, whose kindness to Tibet, Tibetans and
Tibetan Buddhism, Lord Buddha's holy Teachings in general and all
sentient beings, is unequalled, has left clear prophecies in
several monumental "Treasure Texts" or "Termas" regarding the
appearance of a human incarnation of Lord Avalokiteshvara ( or
"Guan Yin Pu Sa" in Chinese ), who will protect all beings from
danger, illuminating the right from the wrong, the good from the
evil.
Many of the greatest Masters of Tibet, throughout the centuries,
have unanimously identified this human incarnation of Lord
Avalokiteshvara as His Holiness the Dalai Lama --
All beings @ CAS and CASonline of Thousand-Arm Chenrezig are
unbelievably fortunate to be taken by His Holiness under His care
and guide until Enlightenment, just as promised to the beings by
His Holiness Himself, at His Holiness's residence at Dharamsala ,
in India in 2000 --
Just as are the holy wishes and instructions of our precious Root
Teachers, all beings @ CAS of T_A Chenrezig staunchly abide by and
implement, whatever within our means and abilities, the advice and
instructions of His Holiness --
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has spoken strongly and clearly against
the practice and propitiation of an evil and misguided spirit,
known, as "shugden" to its followers or "dolgyal", a name
attributed as a result of its malicious and evil nature --
Unanimously banned by the traditional Grand Patriarchs of Tibetan
Buddhism, this spirit, was nevertheless, curiously propitiated to
by a few highly-regarded Masters particularly in the past century,
one of whom was a personal tutor of His Holiness Himself --
Nevertheless, not discrediting whatever saintly qualities of these
great Masters, His Holiness has truthfully, upon long detailed
research and investigation, spoken out and disallowed His students
and followers, practice of this spirit --
It breaks our hearts to observe, as a supposedly objective
Outsider, the sad politiking and hypocrisy to the finest degree,
surrounding propitiating of this misguided, powerful spirit (
effective especially for acquisition of wealth according to its
followers !! ) --
We have known monks of important monasteries plunging into
whole-hearted worship of this very harmful spirit right after their
Teachers --whom, like His Holiness, advised against it -- stepped
out of their centers, their innocent and naive Singapore sponsors,
blissful and ignorant of it all !!
Some monks practising this spirit unscrupulously forge strategic
partnerships with overseas Chinese Buddhist organizations and even
mainland Chinese Buddhist organizations, mischievously twisting His
Holiness's political stand -- which is that of genuine autonomy
rather than independence to all well-informed people -- in apparent
conformity with the early ( and sometimes current even, depending
on what they considered as fulfilling their then agenda ) Chinese
communists' stand that His Holiness is but a mere irritant and
pesky political separatist..... only to return to their centers and
monasteries, conducting ceremonies to this spirit against their
generous and naive sponsors, making a huge mockery of their
sponsors' naivety and gullibility........... double-faced,
unrepentant, unbelievable --
The above being what we have painfully learnt in our nearly two
decades of active involvement with the Tibetans ....
like people everywhere, many good, others bad and a minority ugly
--
The beings @ CAS deliberately avoid attendance and support of any
programmes or centers that aggravate sectarian strife amongst the
different Tibetan Schools, a consequence inevitable from relying
upon the inherently sectarian nature of this spirit. One fine
example of such programmes we will not be supporting will be a
"Buddha's Relics Exhibition" at the Singapore Expo in December
towards the end of 2006 by a chinese-speaking, taiwanese-born
supposed "rinpoche" or "tulku" NOT recognized by His Holiness....
it will be difficult to miss their fancy posters which have been
blanketing our little island state --
In thoughtful consideration, the deceit and hypocrisy thrown
against His Holiness's sincere, deeply-considered advice; the dirty
smear campaign versus Lord Buddha's universal message of infinite
love and compassion, we are sending all our friends @ CASonline,
details of the issue, from information forwarded to us, with
complete confidence that our discerning friends will come to
positions of best benefit to their practice of the Buddha's holy
Teachings, for the good of all --
With every regards,
bb & all @ CAS of and belonging to Thousand-Arm Chenrezig
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From Dennis @ ABC:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
http://www.dalailama.com/page.132.htm
http://www.fpmt.org/organization/announcements/shugden/SpeechbyHisHolinessatGelugconferenceedohdl.pdf
http://www.fpmt.org/organization/announcements/shugden/HHDLZurich05.pdf
His Holiness the 100th Ganden Trisur --
Supreme Head Emeritus of the Gelugpa Lineage
http://www.tibet.com/dholgyal/
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