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For a Western Buddhist, this practice appears to me like a relic from old times when in the European Middle Ages, we also had battles for the predominance of a certain religious group… However, such battles are not in accordance with what the Buddha taught…
(Vajramala, Head Chairwoman of the German Buddhist Union, DBU)
The above quote starts off this video, which features scenes from the protests held in Germany along with interviews with a Tibetan man, local German populace and members of the Sangha. The original video was created by those who support the Dorje Shugden ban – it does not depict the protests in a positive light, and gives a few reasons why.
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Sarah
October 17, 2010
“Peace is not made of demonstrations”. How true!
Arisa
January 18, 2011
Dalai Lama ask spirit Nechung for Political advice. Why should the Dalai Lama depend on a worldly spirit to get an answer or for political advice. He is a Buddha. And Buddhas are supposed to have wisdom. Dalai Lama ask Nechung what is the method. And there was no answer from Nechung. Dalai Lama uses the middle way which was not accepted by the younger Tibetan generation. This new generation do not want to stay in a China ruled Tibet. There was a little girl who was called Shambebi and known to be a goddess is also a sort of Oracle who predicts for Dalai Lama. So unless the spirit that comes through is an enlightened being than the prediction is correct.
Odette
July 2, 2012
Yes, demonstration is not a Buddhist practice same go to instructing others to destroy holy statue and prohibit freedom of religions also not a Buddhist practice. Then why the ban of Shugden worship can be done but demonstration is not advisable? Double standard? As far as I remember Buddha taught us how to treat all the beings fairly.