Shugs Ldan
SHUGS LDAN. In modern times, Tibetan Buddhism, and the Dge lugs (Geluk) school in particular, has been agitated by an intense dispute concerning a controversial deity, Rdo rje shugs ldan (D...
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Buddhism—Tibet
Tibetan Buddhism is the dominant religious system throughout the Tibetan cultural area, which includes not only the central provinces of Tibet (the "Tibet Autonomous Regio...
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Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism
FOUNDED: Seventh–Eighth century C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.003 percent
Overview
Tibetan Buddhism, which originated during the seventh and eig...
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The Tibetan Buddhist culture in Gyasumdo is in direct opposition to the Gurung shaman tradition in the region. Central to the differences in the religions is the red sacrifice. Tibetan Buddhists i...
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The Chinese government announced new regulations Friday to
strengthen its control over Buddhism in Tibet.
The State Administration of Religious Affairs said in a
statement that all reincar...
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A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approve all of Tibet's spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress and undermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetan government-i...
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Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole in...
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Hamburg (dpa) - The Dalai Lama, visiting the German city of
Hamburg for a congress among supporters of Tibetan Buddhism in
Europe, criticized Monday the actions of Chinese s...
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Beijing (dpa) - China plans to crack down on the growing trend of
non-registered "living Buddhas" in Tibetan areas with a new
regulation from September 1, the government sai...
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Scores of people were arrested in a traditionally Tibetan area of western China following public calls for the return of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, reports said Friday.Also Fr...
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The Dalai Lama says he may appoint a successor or rely on an election before his death in a break with tradition, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday, following recent orders that China must appr...
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Vienna (dpa) - On the last day of his participation in a think
tank meeting in Austria, the Dalai Lama Wednesday reiterated the
"wish of six million Tibetans for real autono...
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Beijing (dpa) - Police in a Tibetan area of south-western China's
Sichuan province detained dozens of Tibetans after one of them made a
speech praising the exiled Dalai Lama...
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The top Chinese general in Tibet is being forced into early retirement over the shooting of Tibetans trying to escape across the border to Nepal, a rights group reported Tuesday.The incident in Sep...
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Shugs Ldan (Shugden)
Buddhism—Tibet
Tibetan Buddhism
Gurung Shamans and Tibetan Buddhism
China announces tighter controls of Tibetan Buddhism
