Western Shugden Society Aims
To Restore Peace and Harmony
The Dalai Lama first announced an official ban on Dorje Shugden practice in 1996 to the Tibet in exile monasteries. He intensified this ban in 2008 and has since required all Tibetans worldwide (including Tibetan refugees in free countries) to sign a personal declaration forsaking Dorje Shugden practice, and promising not to associate in any way – spiritually, materially, financially, socially – with anyone who does not make this promise. Once this oath is taken publicly, an identity card is issued to allow basic privileges. Monks, nuns, men, women and children who refuse the oath have been expelled from schools and monasteries (900 monks were expelled in 2008 alone), lost their government jobs, are forbidden to enter certain stores, cannot get travel papers, and risk assault to their home, person or loved ones.
Expelled monks
Buddhists worldwide make prayers to Dorje Shugden and now millions face discrimination, even in the West. By declaration of the Dalai Lama their heart practice has been banned, their deity called evil, their Spiritual Guide dismissed as wrong, and all who dare to speak out – including Western practitioners in the US and Europe – are accused of being “not Buddhist,” traitors to the Tibetan cause, Chinese collaborators, and even murderers. The Dalai Lama’s illegal ban (contravening the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the Indian Constitution) has created unprecedented division and disharmony in the Buddhist world.
