By Erik D. Curren 348 pages, 32 illustrations$19.95 Paper ISBN: 0-9772253-0-5 The Day the Last Monastery in Shangri-La Fell– Buddha’s Not Smiling is the anatomy of a crisis. On August 2, 1993, Rumtek monastery was attacked. Its monks were expelled […]
(excerpt from “Setting the Records Straight#2” which was published here earlier) What Rights Did Situ and Gyaltsab Rinpoches Have Over Rumtek? To answer this question, it is necessary to understand something about the legal structure of Tibetan monastic administrations. Traditionally, each high […]
Date: 19.07.2005 HH Shamar Rinpoche Bodhipath Center B, 19/20 KIBI, New Delhi—16 INDIA Dear Shamar Rinpoche: Thank you for your letter of March 16. My apologies for not replying to you sooner. Unfortunately, your letter had been addressed incorrectly and […]
An Open Letter to Mick Brown Author of The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet’s 17th Karmapa (London: Bloomsbury, 2004). Dear Mr. Brown: In your book, you have written about the Black Crown of the Karmapas: […]
This is the ninth article in a series of responses to Mick Brown’s The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet’s 17th Karmapa (Bloomsbury , 2004). Date: 22.11.2004 Mr. Mick Brown c/o Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 38, Soho […]
Date: 07.08.2004 Mr. Mick Brown c/o Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 38 Soho Square London WID 3HB United Kingdom July 29, 2004 Dear Mr. Brown: I am writing to thank you for your letter of 7 July 2004. I appreciate your kind […]
Indian Supreme Court Rejects Claim of Tsurphu Labrang, Clearing the Way for the Karmapa Charitable Trust to Regain Control of Rumtek Monastery New Delhi-July, 2004 Today, the International Karma Kagyu Buddhist Organization released the text of a July 5 decision by […]
This article is the second in a series of responses to Mick Brown’s The Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet’s 17 th Karmapa (Bloomsbury, 2004). From Nomad Boy to Village TulkuAkong Tulku has been spiritual director of the Samye […]
Responding to “Karmapa: The Politics of Reincarnation” by Lea Terhune (Wisdom Publications, 2004) Date: 20.05.2004 << Part 1 << Part 2 << Part 3 The Fate of Rumtek Monastery, the Seat of the Karmapas On August 2, 1993 , […]
from the “Weekend Review” -by A STAFF REPORTER Gangtok/Kalimpong: Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, the second in the hierarchy of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, has warned that if major articles of faith are missing from the Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre (DCC), a theft case will be […]
– by a Staff Reporter Rumtek: At least four items have been found to be missing so far – and one of them given away to Ugyen Trinley Dorje – from the articles of faith belonging to the Karmapa at the Rumtek Dharma […]
Question: Dear Sir, Ever since His Holiness Dalai Lama endorsed Ugyen Dorje Trinley as the 17th Karmapa,the Karmapa controversy is widely seen to be resolved in his favour. In that case, how do you plan to advance the claims of […]
Despite the illegal takeover of Rumtek Monastery by Situ Rinpoche and Gyaltsab Rinpoche and their followers during August 1993, the Karmapa Charitable Trust under the loyal leadership of Shamar Rimpoche succeeded to protect most of the precious religious objects of […]
Rebuttal of May 2, 1994 TIME Magazine Article “Battle of the Future Buddhas” Written by David Van BiemaReported by Patrick E. Cole/Los Angeles and Jefferson Penberthy/New DelhiKhenpo Chodrag Rinpoche, Chief Abbot, and the Junior AbbotsKarma Shri Nalanda Institute, Rumtek Monastery, […]