May 16, 2008
Report from Kathmandu:
Mr. Rinchen Dharlo, the ex-minister of Tibetan government in exile, is traveling to Nepal from America, and so too a Tibetan exile minister from Dharmashala. They are said to preside the meeting where Nyenang people will attend. In the meeting, they will reportedly discuss how to pressurize Phelgyeling monks to recant their religious faith.
The senior monks in the monastery hold a firm stand that they never give up the practice of Shugden, although they supposedly face imprisonment and death because of their religious faith.
The tentative provocative meeting plunged the monks into state of stress and tension.
(The spirit of their meeting is the offence to religious tolerance through insulting religious beliefs and wound religious feelings of Shugden devotees. The meeting could incite people to hold a unlawful assembly which is likely lead to riot. Therefore, your writing to Nepali government can stop the religious intolerance and alleviate the anxiety and uncomfortable life being experienced by Shugde monks, especially the most senior monks in Phalgyeling monastery, Swayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ministry of Home Affairs
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Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
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Mr. Om Bickram Rana
Police Headquarters
Naxal, Kathmandu
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www.nepalpolice.gov.np Report from South India,
May 16, 2008
A meeting was held in the courtyard of Sera Lachi monastery. It was organized by Himalayan Buddhist Association. The monks from the Himalayan regions took part in the meeting. The gist of the meeting is to continuously confront Shugden monks, and to excommunicate them not only from Sera monastery, but also from India.
May 19, 2008
Gan Rabgya, the abbot of Sera-May monastery, summoned two senior monks of Pomra his house. He informed them about the meeting. Since he has concern, he said, he shared with you for your consideration. He added that they have discussed to confront Shugden monks continuously and furthermore, to expel shugden monks from the monastery as well as from India. You still have time to think, or you will be in difficulties.
(This branch association has been actively involved and premeditated the anti-shugden activities in Sera monastery. And it has not yet confirmed whether the head office agree the branch’s anti-shugden activities. It is said that this branch has written to Indian government, appealing that Shugden monks be driven out of the Sera monastery as well as from India. This is a attempt to turn the law into unlawful, and unlawful into law.)
