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ike most children, I was a rebel too, more inclined to do things that were opposed to our Buddhist values. My friends and I enjoyed catching fish and crabs in the ponds. We often tracked down birds’ nests and followed Indians hunting wild deer and pigs in the jungles of tribal Orissa.... |
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good
Feb 12 2012 09:58 AM
Thank you Tenzin Nyingje la.
Absolutely amazing.i agree - great article!
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Good article.. but...
Jan 04 2012 09:49 PM
T. Nyinjey la, I agree and sympathize with most of what you have written here. However, I was slightly let down towards the end.
At the beginning it seemed like you have undertaken the task to remove the wool of religion (and all the mumbo jumbo that goes with it) that covers the eyes of most of the Tibetans. But in the end, having lifted the wools from your own eyes and having seen what is behind it you decided to let it back and make it seem like the virtuous thing to do. I say this because you ended up using the same label “Buddha” to describe what you claim to be “reclaiming”. I can't help but sense a slight intellectual dishonesty. May be its just me.
You wrote, “Historians like Gendun Chophel, Samten Karmay, Dhondup Gyal, Dungkar Lobsang Trinley, accused of being anti-Buddhists, however, taught me that the problem doesn’t lie with religion itself, but with the state that used religion to do its dirty work.”
I wonder where in the Tibetan society the State ends and Religion begins. Aren’t they both the same entity in case of Tibet?
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Reclaiming Buddha by Tenzin Nyinjey
Dec 29 2011 11:08 PM
I wholeheartedly agree with Tenzin that one never lose faith in Buddhism just because its practitioners abuse it for political and economic gain. I congratulate you for being objective in judging buddhism. True Buddhist follow buddha and buddha-like saints such as Milarepa etc. I welcome and absolutely share everything Tenzin wrote in this article. I myself has been through his experience while I was growing up in Orissa in sixties and seventies.
Rixin Namgyal
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Rediscovering ourselves as Tibetans
Dec 27 2011 09:29 PM
Tenzin Nyingje,
I have read your articles in recent times and I find it very refreshing and honest. I could not agree more with your thoughts.
We are the exile generation force-fed Buddhism as hard, undigestible facts in our exile schools and a witness to blind buddhist faith at home that is all confusing to the modern youth in this day and age when Buddhist religion as practised in the hearts of our communities by our fellow monks and nuns are not much beyond another profession- what with all their wordly gadgets and access to things that the lay community in proximity do not have a chance of. I have myself been very vocal about it in the last many years that I have been fortunate enough to travel around India and witness it at first hand and have gone through the similar stages of realization/disbelief/anger/annoyance/disregard/irony that you have so finely addressed in your articles.
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Individual's choice
Dec 25 2011 10:45 AM
Our system is clearly democratic society, and individual faith is obviously individual choices to make. For me, Buddhism is life saver, and I must respect all lives of living beings with no what happens. So without my faith in Buddhism, life is meaningless.
I know that some Kuldaks and Kanpoes,not all, in our past history were power hunger, ignorence and dictertership that if we think about it, it makes me to cry. They had been against every step H.H 13th Dalai Lama take at early 20 century. But it does not mean Buddhist is bad. Deep down Buddhist is making life changing contribution in motern day for better world to live, and truth will be prevailed soon or later in this world.
So I,myself see that most of our today lamas save pure ancient Buddhist faith or traditions purely in today world. Without Tibetan Buddhists today, there won't be many Buddhist tradition at these days or near future. So I am so graceful with all our pure Lamas, monks and nuns, and there is no way I can feed back their gratitude on us. Of-course we need H.H the Dalai Lama's teachings more than any thing else in our world.
One thing I can tell 98% of Tibetans believe firmly in Buddha, Dharma and Sanga,and we keep vow in them even if it costs our lives. We also know Buddhas' teachings at Buddha's era could help or save all other sentient beings from suffering or evil, Buddhists must do so via any method with firm wisdom. So does modern Tibetan Buddhists. No difference at all. The force is from inner and not from out sider. I mean we practise intensively with clear understanding our faith with no matter what fall on us. But we never force any people to praciss Buddhism. No way.
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Blind faith
Dec 23 2011 09:10 PM
I strongly, strongly agree with this article. Thank you Tenzin Nyingje la. You speak up my mind. Budhism itself for me is the best religion in the world but there is many flaws in Tibetan Buddhism in the past and also at present.
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Be specific
Dec 23 2011 08:34 AM
Tenzin Nyinjey la, I've nothing good to write here. With this essay you had disgraced many of our lamas, monks and nuns who live their life strictly in accordance with the Buddha's teaching. You can't pass judgement to all when few affluent Lamas misbehave in our community. If you're a writer in true sense, be specific and to the point. Name those Lamas whom you think bring disgrace to Buddhism. Learn from seasoned writers like Jamyang Norbu la who dare to critique any personality with clear identification. Otherwise, your writing is nothing but another high school level essay lacking depth and inspiration. No offence Tenzin la.
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fortunate
Dec 23 2011 02:21 AM
I am glad the author finally came to the right conclusion. I am glad the baby wasn't thrown away with the bath water. There is a saying in Tibetan that says "Do not rely on the words but the meaning, Do not rely on the actions of inviduals but rely on the dharma.
Congradulations!
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