Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett, Vipassana movement, Humanistic Buddhism, Sakyong Mipham, Hoa Hao, True Buddha School, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism, Shasta Abbey, Blue Lotus Assembly, American Buddhist Movement. Excerpt: The New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a global Buddhist organisation founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in England in 1991. In 2003 the words "International Kadampa Buddhist Union" (IKBU) were added to the original name "New Kadampa Tradition." The NKT-IKBU is an international organization registered in England as a charitable, or non-profit, company. It currently lists more than 200 centres and around 900 branch classes/study groups in 40 countries. The NKT-IKBU is a Mahayana form of Buddhism, which has been developed from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The NKT-IKBU states that it follows the tradition of Kadampa Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha (AD 982-1054) and Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419 AD), as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The New Kadampa Tradition "offers standard Gelugpa teachings based on Geshe Kelsang's books, which present a systematic path to enlightenment." David V. Barrett has characterized the NKT-IKBU as "one of the newest and most controversial Buddhist movements," mainly due to the Dorje Shugden controversy in the Tibetan community. The NKT-IKBU answers various allegations against it on its official "New Kadampa Truth" website. The Internal Rules of the NKT-IKBU states that it "shall always be an entirely independent Buddhist tradition" and "shall have no political affiliations." The NKT-IKBU was founded as an "autonomous Gelukpa group." The name Geshe Kelsang chose for the newly founded organization in 1991 refers to the ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett. To get started finding Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett, Vipassana movement, Humanistic Buddhism, Sakyong Mipham, Hoa Hao, True Buddha School, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism, Shasta Abbey, Blue Lotus Assembly, American Buddhist Movement. Excerpt: The New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a global Buddhist organisation founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in England in 1991. In 2003 the words "International Kadampa Buddhist Union" (IKBU) were added to the original name "New Kadampa Tradition." The NKT-IKBU is an international organization registered in England as a charitable, or non-profit, company. It currently lists more than 200 centres and around 900 branch classes/study groups in 40 countries. The NKT-IKBU is a Mahayana form of Buddhism, which has been developed from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The NKT-IKBU states that it follows the tradition of Kadampa Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha (AD 982-1054) and Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419 AD), as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The New Kadampa Tradition "offers standard Gelugpa teachings based on Geshe Kelsang's books, which present a systematic path to enlightenment." David V. Barrett has characterized the NKT-IKBU as "one of the newest and most controversial Buddhist movements," mainly due to the Dorje Shugden controversy in the Tibetan community. The NKT-IKBU answers various allegations against it on its official "New Kadampa Truth" website. The Internal Rules of the NKT-IKBU states that it "shall always be an entirely independent Buddhist tradition" and "shall have no political affiliations." The NKT-IKBU was founded as an "autonomous Gelukpa group." The name Geshe Kelsang chose for the newly founded organization in 1991 refers to the ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett. To get started finding Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.