Discrimination in Bodhgaya

[Dondrup Shugden]

Yes Wisdom Being, creating schism is a heinous act.  Especially so among sangha members.

It is almost unbelievable in the place where Buddha attained enlightenment, such a basic vow is broken. Degeneration at the ultimate level.

[Jason Statham]

How can these people can themselves a monk/nun while they are bullying the monks from Shar Ganden and Serpom monastery? They are supposed to learn about compassion and kindness, but what is all this? Just because these monks are practicing Dorje Shugden, it does not give others the right to discriminate them. This is not right at all. Aren't religions supposed to be free for everyone to practice? So why are other Buddhists treating these monks like this because of what the HHDL said? How can they even call themselves Buddhists? Dorje Shugden practitioners like me have done nothing wrong to offend them, we are just simply following our Gelugpa tradition practice, how is this even wrong? This is totally not fair to us. I please the Dalai Lama to hurry up and lift up the ban. People like us deserves the freedom to practice what we want to practice.

[Shugdener]

It is really very upsetting to know of that even in a monastery, such discrimination is happening.

Monasteries are places where everyone should practice giving, kindness and compassion but as you can see this is not what is happening, or at least it's not being practiced with the monks from Shar Gaden and Serpom Monastery who both worship Dorje Shugden.

H.H The Dalai Lama can't continue with this segregation, it is simply unfair to treat people differently just because they worship Dorje Shugden. Humans are humans and we all need food and water to survive.

Surely H.H the Dalai Lama should have realized this.   

[DharmaSpace]

In Buddhism we are taught to recognise what to abandon and what to enhance. And discriminating others on the basis of what they believe and adhere to, is due to very base emotions. Things that Buddhist should strive to overcome. Discrimination based on beliefs is very close to racism the discrimination based on the color of the skin.

But why are so many so called buddhists doing such a thing to Dorje Shudgen people. The Buddhism that encompasses the Dorje Shudgen practice has the 4 seals of Buddhism, so how can these people label DorjeShudgen worshippers as demon worshippers makes no sense at all.

[kelly]

This is another way that the CTA has mistreated the DS practitioner especially among the sangha communities how possible that the CTA discriminate the DS practitioner even the sangha want to do their retreat they also make them so difficult this is very serious karma.

[gbds3jewels]

Religion should be practiced without discrimination. Have history not thought us enough to accept and respect all races, cultures and religions. Have mankind not been through enough wars, bloodshed and sufferings.

If someone want to pray to a piece of stone and he doesn't harm anyone and he is kind, why punish him? What is even more shameful is when it is within the same faith. When violence erupt in the name of religion. When spiritual practices get dragged into human conflict.

With these type of conflicts and discrimination happening in the heart of Buddhism, how do we not expect the world to be cold, calculative, to turn away from spirituality.