A statue of Dholgyal (Shugden) was forcefully removed and destroyed by a group of monks in Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa on the 14 of March 2006. According to Xinhua news agency, the Chinese authorities, in a statement on the ninth of May, accused the Dalai Lama of masterminding religious conflict, saying it was another attempt to sabotage the unity of Tibet. The Dalai Lama violated the religious freedom of believers, the authorities added. The Chinese officials further said that the incident was provoked by the Dalai clique whose purpose was to arouse conflict between different sects of Tibetan Buddhism, thus sabotaging the unity of Tibet
Since the 1970s, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has consistently and patiently discouraged Tibetan Buddhists from practicing or propitiating the Dholgyal (Shugden) spirit. The discouraging of the propitiation of Dholgyal lies in the interest of the Tibetan people in general and the Buddha Dharma in particular. It is a spiritual endeavour started from the time of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682) and carried on through the ages by Tibet's most accomplished masters. Provided herein, are information on why His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama has taken to discourage the practice and propitiation of Dholgyal.
There are three main reasons why His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama has advised people against the propitiation of Dholgyal . For more information, visit: www.dalailama.com
Please click the following to view article about Shugden.
