Understanding the Case Against Shukden by Gavin Kilty

Understanding the Case Against Shukden by Gavin Kilty

Leaders of the Dalai Lama's tradition illuminate the issues surrounding the Shukden controversy.

Until recently, the figure of Shukden, or D lgyal, was an obscure one in the pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism's many oracles and protectors. But after a small faction within the Geluk tradition began to promote and disseminate the practice, sowing division among Buddhists of different sects, the Dalai Lama decided to investigate the practice more deeply. The fruits of this research are presented here, as are the statements made by His Holiness about it over the past fifty years. Discover the historical context behind this contentious practice, which dates back to the Fifth Dalai Lama in the seventeenth century, and learn why the present Dalai Lama has been so vocal in countering it.

Understanding the Case against Shukden is a clarion call for unity among the Tibetan people and a vision for a more harmonious Tibetan Buddhist community.

Kilty, Gavin: - Gavin Kilty has been a full-time translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics since 2001. Before that he lived in Dharamsala, India, for fourteen years, where he spent eight years training in the traditional Geluk monastic curriculum through the medium of class and debate at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He has also received commissions to translate for other institutions, such as the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Teachings, Tibet Haus, The Gelug International Foundation, and Tsadra Foundation.

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ISBN 13	9781614295358
ISBN 10	1614295352
Title	Understanding the Case Against Shukden
Author	Gavin Kilty
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Year published	2019-04-12
Number of pages	360
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