Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Important notice from His Holiness the Dalai Lamas Private
Office
We will like to convey a message, reproduced below, received this
morning ( 1 December 2006 ) via our friend from one of HH the Dalai
Lama's personal Secretaries, "Chheme-la" --
In-line with His Holiness the Dalai Lama's clear and consistent
stand with regard to worship of the evil spirit, dolgyal-shugden,
the relevant department and officers from His Holiness's Private
Office have expressed their deep concerns about the so-named "The
Buddha and His Principal Disciples' Relics Grand Cultural World
Exhibition", from 9 to 17 December 2006, at the Singapore Expo,
hosted by the "Gelugpa Buddhist Association Singapore" --
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Private Office will like to remind
all students of the Dharma, especially students of the Dharma
relying upon His Holiness, that this "Gelugpa Buddhist Association
Singapore" actively opposes His Holiness's advice and teachings
--
This organization strongly advocates worship of the unenlightened
evil spirit, dolgyal-shugden --
His Holiness's Private Office will like to remind students of the
Dharma that relying upon a worldly spirit, such as dolgyal-shugden,
contradicts Lord Buddha's own advice against taking refuge in
samsaric spirits --
Hence, any student participating in events related to
practice of this worldly spirit effectively "breaks" one's Refuge
Vows and this student effectively becomes a Non-Buddhist, negating
the source and root of all Dharmic practices --
It is critical that all sincere Buddhists, be it an individual or
Dharma centres, make the above clearly known to all via every means
possible, be it SMS, email or others --
The part in bold really make it sound like a very serious issue,
to the aspect for a buddhist to be almost like 'excommunicated'
type. 
