“The Tribune” Publishes Dalai Lama Planning to visit China! | “The Tribune”发表达赖喇嘛计划访问中国的新闻！
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Dear friends around the world,
I was in the planning stages and preparation for my retirement these few weeks when I was given this incredible news that that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is planning a private visit to China! A few weeks ago we saw in ‘The Wire’ stating Samdhong Rinpoche (Envoy of Dalai Lama) was visiting China. I quote from The Wire:
“Within this rapidly-unfolding scenario, the Dalai Lama appears to have sent Samdong on a discreet visit to Kunming (China)” by P. Stobdan on December 4th, 2017.
It was again ‘reconfirmed’ that Samdhong Rinpoche visited China discreetly sent by His Holiness in ‘Tibetan Journal’ published December 5th, 2017. So two media platforms are relaying the events that Samdhong Rinpoche has visited Kunming quietly as sent by the Dalai Lama and this can only be to negotiate a visit by the Dalai Lama to China or possibly Tibet eventually. I concluded that it must be to negotiate a visit of the Dalai Lama to China and eventually Tibet which I welcomed very much and what else can it be?
Dorje Shugden had taken trance of the oracle and told me personally that in the future there will be big political changes in way of positive benefits. The changes would be big and to look for it. If this comes true, this could be the political change Dorje Shugden told me clearly and precisely in February 2017. Today I get news that His Holiness is planning a visit to China! Stunning news indeed. Published December 15, 2017 in ‘The Tribune’* that His Holiness is planning a private trip to China! Just a few weeks after Samdhong Rinpoche’s published ‘discreet’ visit to China, now we hear His Holiness is planning a trip to China also. This is just the best news I’ve had in decades I must say.
In order for this to happen, the cold relations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama must be thawing out. At the same time, before Samdhong Rinpoche can even negotiate a potential visit for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to China, a green light must have been given by the generous Indian government. It is only courteous and proper that His Holiness would ask the Indian government’s opinion of a private visit to China because it can have major ramifications for many parties including Sino-Indian relations as well as Tibet and her six million people. The current president of the USA has refused to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama unlike his predecessors and this might also be a factor in which the Dalai Lama is starting to open up to China. After all it was for decades the USA has supported financially the Dalai Lama and his Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamsala, North India. The name Central Tibetan Administration was downgraded from Tibetan government-in-exile as requested by the Indian government. It does seem strange to have an exiled government of Tibet on the sovereign Indian soil and to add, India does adhere to the fact that Tibet is a part of China.
Personally I am overjoyed to hear this potential visit to China by His Holiness the Dalai Lama after 58 years of exile counting from 1959 when he left Tibet. There are millions of Tibetans in Tibet who wish very much to see His Holiness and a visit would definitely be such huge news for them. I personally feel it is excellent for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit China and there are some good results that would follow:
- China’s policies on Tibet would radically change. Many things that the people working under the Dalai Lama in CTA complain about would change in regards to governance of Tibet by China.
- As His Holiness the Dalai Lama is allowed to visit China, he will definitely know how to negotiate as he is a seasoned politician and spiritual leader on a visit or return to Tibet. This visit to China will eventually lead to a visit to Tibet. After all, there is nothing for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in China besides a visit.
- Many countries that do not allow His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit due to deference to China, will be more open to him visiting.
- The six million people in Tibet will be overjoyed. Many of the older generation have passed away but there are many that are around the age of the Dalai Lama who have not seen him for 58 years and it would be a joyful reunion.
- For the last 58 years, His Holiness has a ‘protectorate of India’ travelling document which means he is a guest of India (refugee) but not a citizen. His Holiness has never taken Indian citizenship in hopes he can return to Tibet and perhaps live there again. So now he can become a ‘Tibetan’ citizen again.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama would be overjoyed to see the places where he grew up, received his education, his palace, perhaps relatives and his beloved Tibet. After all who would not be happy to return to the land of their birth if all is alright.
- Perhaps the 150,000 Tibetans in India can also return to Tibet for visits without much red tape and if the Dalai Lama eventually stays in Tibet permanently, then can they migrate back also.
- It has always been a splinter in the foot for India’s relation with China as they have the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in India as their ‘guests’ for nearly six decades. With this warming up of relation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and China, there is a potential the relation between India and China improves. Perhaps finally the Sino-Indian border issue can be resolved.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama is now 82 years old and for normal mortals like us that is getting up there in the years. He has been living outside of Tibet longer than he has been in Tibet and it has been his personal wish to visit and return. He has mentioned this many times. It would be beautiful if his personal wish can come true after serving sentient beings for most of this life. He has worked very hard. It would be nice, if His Holiness the Dalai Lama can have his fondest wish come true.
- Much negative rhetoric true or false in regards to Tibet will reduce towards China once Dalai Lama visits. People cannot accuse Dorje Shugden practitioners of colluding with China or being paid by China to defame the Dalai Lama which for me is not true. All negative attacks on Dorje Shugden practitioners of colluding with China should in fact cease immediately. After all even while in planning stages of Dalai Lama’s potential visit, we should stop the rhetoric against China and make the path smooth so His Holiness can visit China and eventually Tibet. After visiting China, His Holiness himself will be working closely with China I am sure and as Tibetans we must follow suit.
There are many benefits to a visit to China by His Holiness the Dalai Lama but these are just a few. There are Tibetans who accuse Dorje Shugden practitioners such as myself of colluding with China to defame His Holiness the Dalai Lama which is not true at all. I have never said anything disrespectful to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I respect him very much. I have never colluded with anyone or any governments to ‘work against’ His Holiness. I have not agreed with the Tibetan leadership to discriminate against Dorje Shugden as a spiritual faith or their practitioners. Because when you discriminate against a group of persons for their faith, it can open the doors to much more discrimination based on color, gender, sexual orientation and so on. This is not correct.
No spiritual or secular leader of the 21st century should ‘advise’ against anyone’s religion. Whether a person is in the ‘right’ religion or not is up to the individual and not any leaders. To divide and segregate anyone based on religion is dangerous and creates much sufferings. Also it will not look good for the political or spiritual leaders to be seen ‘advising’ against anyone’s faith. It makes them look narrow, intolerant, undemocratic and taking away religious freedom. Powerful spiritual leaders like His Holiness the Dalai Lama ‘advising’ against Dorje Shugden would lead his followers to ostracize and insult those who practice Dorje Shugden and other forms of segregation in order to please him which is what is happening.
Ironically China does allow the freedom to choose your religion as I have friends and relatives in Tibet and Xinjiang who are practicing Buddhists and so on. There is no issue of the practice of Dorje Shugden in China or Tibet from the side of the government. I would assume if His Holiness the Dalai Lama sits down with the leaders of China on his visit they would advise him to not speak for or against Dorje Shugden’s practice for the sake of harmony and peace in Tibet and the Chinese nation. In this way the 400 year old practice of Dorje Shugden would be free to be followed by its adherents without further prejudice, ostracization and segregation. China has repaired the 400 year-old historical chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden called Trode Khangsar in Lhasa itself. This chapel was built by the 5th Dalai Lama in dedication to Dorje Shugden.
This would be a great event and I sincerely from the bottom of my heart wish His Holiness the Dalai Lama can visit China and eventually Tibet. I know he would be so happy and I would sincerely be happy for him. It is important for Tibetans outside of Tibet and their supporters to not berate China any further. We must do our best that the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will come true. On social media I have said many times that we Tibetans should not bombast and call China all types of derogatory names if we wish to fulfill His Holiness’s wishes. We must be civil and create the causes so that His Holiness the Dalai Lama can visit China and then finally Tibet. I wish the best for His Holiness the Dalai Lama always.
Sincerely,
Tsem Rinpoche
*The Tribune is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Dehradun and Bathinda. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five persons as trustees. It is a major Indian newspaper with a worldwide circulation. In India, it is among the leading English daily for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.According to the released ABC circulation figures for the period June-January 2013, The Tribune’s circulation in the region comprising the states of Punjab, Haryana (excluding Gurgaon and Faridabad), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Chandigarh is 3,26,568 copies, way ahead of Hindustan Times (1,43,421) and The Times of India (1,09,516).
致世界各地的朋友们，
正当我在策划和准备退休的这几周内，我收到了这则惊人的消息，那就是达赖喇嘛尊者正在计划着私底下访问中国！在几周前，我们在“The Wire”中读到桑东仁波切（达赖喇嘛的使者）已经访问中国。由P. Stobdan于2017年12月4日撰写的“The Wire”文章中提到“在这变换迅速的事件中，看来达赖喇嘛已经指示桑东仁波切私底下访问昆明（中国）。之后，于2017年12月5日在“Tibetan Journal”发表的文章也证实了此事。因为，有两家媒体几乎同时间报导了桑东仁波切秘密访问昆明一事，那只能是为了协商有关达赖喇嘛拜访中国甚至西藏的事宜。我很欢迎此事，否则的话还有可能是什么其他的事呢？多杰雄登护法曾经通过神谕降神然后亲口告诉我，在未来的政治局面将会有很大的正面转变，该转变将会很大，所以要关注。如果此事成真，那就可能是多杰雄登于2017年2月中清楚和准确地告诉我的政局大转变。今天我收到消息说达赖喇嘛在计划着访问中国！这是非常震撼的一则新闻。于2017年12月15日在“The Tribune”（注）发表的文章说达赖喇嘛正在计划着私底下访问中国！在几周前发表有关桑东仁波切秘密访问中国的新闻后，现在我们听到达赖喇嘛也在计划着访问中国。我敢说这是几十年以来我得到的最好的消息。
为了促成此事，北京和达赖喇嘛之间的关系应该破冰了。与此同时，在桑东仁波切未能替达赖喇嘛协商访问中国一事之前，应该是有得到大方的印度政府点头同意的。在达赖喇嘛拜访中国之前这样做，在礼貌和礼仪上是正确的做法，因为此事将对很多方面带来重大影响，包括中国和印度之间的关系，还有西藏和六百万藏人。和前任总统们不一样，这一任的美国总统拒绝与达赖喇嘛会面，这也可能是促成达赖喇嘛开始倾向中国的原因之一。在这之前，美国已经在过去的几十年中在经济上支持达赖喇嘛和位于北印度达兰萨拉的藏人行政中心（CTA）了。CTA这个名字是从“藏人流亡政府”在印度政府的要求下降级而得来的。在印度的主权国土内有个西藏流亡政府是很奇怪的一件事，更何况印度是承认西藏是中国的一部份的。
对于达赖喇嘛能够在他在1959离开西藏开始流亡生涯的58年后可能拜访中国，我是感到雀跃万分的。在西藏有几百万藏人非常渴望能够见到达赖尊者，因此达赖尊者的到访对他们将是天大的消息。我个人非常赞同达赖喇嘛访问中国，其中的几个正面的效果是：
- 中国对西藏的政策将有巨大的转变。在达赖喇嘛之下服务的藏人行政中心的人们所投诉的种种事情将在中国管辖西藏这方面有所改变。
- 当中国允许达赖喇嘛的访问后，达赖喇嘛将懂得如何协商，因为他是访问或者回归中国的资深的政治家和精神领袖。访问中国将促成最终的访问西藏。除了访问之外，达赖喇嘛也没有其他的意图。
- 很多之前不允许达赖喇嘛访问的国家将出于对中国的尊敬而接受达赖喇嘛访问他们国家。
- 在西藏的六百万藏人将会无比欢喜。很多老一辈的人都去世了，但还是有很多和达赖喇嘛相当岁数的人们有58年没见到达赖喇嘛了，那将会是个欢喜的大团圆。
- 在过去的58年里，达赖尊者持有受印度庇护的旅行证件，也就说明他是印度的客人（难民）而非公民。达赖喇嘛之所以从来没有成为印度公民，是因为他希望有朝一日还能够回去西藏，甚至在那里常住。所以现在达赖喇嘛就能够再度成为西藏的居民了。
- 达赖喇嘛将会因见到他长大的地方，受教育的地方，他的皇宫，亲人和他热爱的西藏而无比欢喜。无论如何，如果情况允许的话，每个人都想回到自己的出生之地。
- 也许在印度的150,000藏人也能在没有旅游限制的情况下访问西藏，如果达赖喇嘛最终回到西藏常住的话，他们也能移民回去。
- 在过去的近60年里，在印度作客的达赖喇嘛和藏人一直都是中印关系之间的一根刺。随着这次达赖喇嘛和中国关系的破冰，很有可能也会缓和中印关系，也许最终中印边界问题也能获得妥善解决。
- 达赖尊者现在已经82岁了，年事已高。他在西藏之外的日子多过在西藏的日子，因此返回西藏是他个人的愿望，这个他已经提过很多次了。如果他在用了大半人生为众生服务之后能够达成个人愿望，那将是很美好的。他一直都非常努力。如果他能够圆满他最终的梦想，将是非常美好的。
- 关于针对中国在西藏问题上的种种指责，无论是对是错，一旦达赖喇嘛访问中国后，将会大幅度平息下来。人们再也不能指责多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通，或者被中国收买来诋毁达赖喇嘛了，我从头到尾都知道那不是事实。所有针对多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通的负面攻击应该马上停止。因为即使在目前的策划阶段，所有对中国的指责也应该停止，好让达赖喇嘛访问中国和最终访问西藏的过程能够顺利进行。在访问中国后，我相信达赖喇嘛将与中国紧密合作，所以我们身为藏人的也应该跟随。
达赖喇嘛访问中国有很多正面效果，以上只是其中几个。有很多藏人指责包括我在内的多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通来诋毁达赖喇嘛，这根本是无稽之谈。我从来没有对达赖喇嘛说过任何不敬的话，我是很尊敬达赖喇嘛的。我从来没有与任何人或政府串通来与达赖喇嘛对抗。我不同意藏人领导们对多杰雄登这个法门和它的修持者们歧视的作法。因为一旦你对某组人的信仰展开歧视，你将打开对其他方面如肤色、性别、性向等的歧视大门。这是错误的。没有任何21世纪的世俗或宗教领袖应该对某人的信仰进行反对的“劝告”。一个人是否信仰“对”的宗教是他的个人选择，而领袖们不该干预。因一个人的信仰而对他进行排挤和隔离是很危险的，那将制造很多痛苦。而且一个世俗或宗教领袖“劝”人不要修持某个信仰也将为该领袖留下负面印象。那些领袖们将被视为是狭隘、不容异己、不民主和剥削宗教自由的人。影响力强大的精神领袖如达赖喇嘛“劝告”不要修持多杰雄登，将促使他的追随者们排挤和诋毁修持多杰雄登的人们， 还有使用各种排挤隔离的手段来取悦达赖喇嘛，而这正是目前真正发生的事情。讽刺的是，中国反而允许宗教自由，我在西藏和新疆都有自由信奉佛教的亲朋戚友们。在中国政府方面，在中国或西藏修持多杰雄登根本不是问题。我认为当达赖喇嘛在访问中国，并与中国领袖们坐下来协商时，中国领袖们将劝他为了中国与西藏地区的和谐与和平，不要再发表针对多杰雄登正面或负面的言论。这样的话，多杰雄登修持者们将能自由信奉有着400年历史的多杰雄登法门，并不再受到歧视，排挤和隔离。中国已经修缮了有着400年历史的位于拉萨的布旦康萨古殿，那是第五世达赖喇嘛专门为多杰雄登而建的。
这将是很美好的一件大事，我由衷地希望达赖喇嘛能够访问中国，而最终访问西藏。我知道他将非常欣喜，我也真的会为他而高兴。在西藏境外的藏人和他们的支持者们应该停止批评中国了，这是很重要的。我们应该尽我们所能来确保达赖喇嘛的愿望能实现。在社交媒体上我呼吁了无数次，如果我们要完成达赖喇嘛的心愿的话，我们藏人就不应该攻击中国和以各种下流的字眼诋毁中国。我们应该以文明的方式制造因缘让达赖喇嘛能够访问中国和最终的西藏。我永远祝福达赖喇嘛尊者。
詹杜固仁波切 虔诚合十
（注）The Tribune 是起源于1881年以英语为媒介的印度报章， 它是北印度流通量最高的报章。
Original Articles ／ 原文
December 15, 2017. Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/dalai-lama-headed-to-china-on-pvt-visit/513541.html. Click on image to enlarge.／点击以放大
December 4, 2017. Source: https://thewire.in/201726/dalai-lama-india-china-tibet/. Click on image to enlarge.／点击以放大
December 5, 2017. Source: http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2017/12/05/dalai-lamas-envoy-samdhong-rinpoche-visited-china/. Click on image to enlarge.／点击以放大
Updated Addendum (December 16, 2017)
Phayul.com is a news media that is one of the mouthpieces of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) regime located in Dharamsala. It serves the English speaking Tibetans and supporters for news on Dalai Lama, Tibetan diaspora and anything Tibetan that is leaning more towards politics. It has a milder stance of writing because free speech writing exposing the foibles, mistakes and failures of the Tibetan government in exile or CTA is frowned upon and it can get you closed down as it did to other free speech Tibetan medias in Dharamsala. There are a few points in this article that are very interesting, titled “Cautious Sangay says Samdhong Rinpoche made a ‘private visit’ to China”.
- It quotes from an article in “The Wire” dated December 4, 2017 by Stobdan, a former ambassador of India, that Samdhong Rinpoche has made a personal trip to Kunming, China to meet with a Chinese official named You Quan. It is interesting that no Tibetans are allowed to go to China and if they do, it is through a long process of checks and approvals, they are called derogatory names and are accused of colluding with China against the Dalai Lama. Even if you have relatives and friends in Chinese provinces and if you are ‘caught’ contacting them, you are accused of working with the Chinese to defame Dalai Lama. CTA and their cronies are very expert in saying things without saying it directly to infer someone is connected to China and get the crowd to condemn and CTA will step back to look innocent. Within the Tibetan society, if you are connected to China, you are automatically branded as working against the Dalai Lama. This is how CTA keeps their people in line by fear and ‘united’. When a Tibetan does not agree with the policies of CTA, the preferred method is to accuse the person of colluding with China which automatically brands you as a traitor and therefore ‘qualifies’ you to be verbally attacked, ostracised and segregated. The reason to segregate you is to force you to fall in line with their opinions and rules. This is how it’s done in Tibetan society or under the governance of CTA in Dharamsala. So people like myself who have been practising Dorje Shugden for 34 years (since 1982) when I was 18 are segregated and encouraged to be insulted on social media. Samdhong Rinpoche has an infamous saying that the moustache should be separated from the mouth in regards to Dorje Shugden practitioners. This is a Tibetan saying which means the moustache is near the mouth which makes it look like it is a part of the mouth when it’s not and it has to be separated, alluding that Dorje Shugden people should be removed from the mainstream Tibetan society. This is outright segregation, discrimination and prejudice based on religion. Getting back to the point, Samdhong Rinpoche, one of the highest and closest officials of the Dalai Lama did go to China. Where he met the officials in China does not matter but he did go. How is it that he is allowed to go? The fact is from “The Wire”, “Tibetan Journal”, “Phayul” and “The Tribune” media all state Samdhong Rinpoche went to China. Head of CTA Lobsang Sangay never denied Samdhong Rinpoche went to China to meet officials. He does not deny it was to meet officials and at the same time he says it is a personal visit. What personal visit is there if you are meeting officials? The fact is Samdhong Rinpoche went to China and it has never been denied is suspicious. The lack of clarity as the reason why he went to China leads to speculation it can only be for the purpose of the Dalai Lama and the Tibet situation. It is typical of the CTA to say something then recant or be unclear or keep you in the dark, yet you have to support them. The way they govern is not very professional or inspire faith in their methods. Furthermore, if Samdhong Rinpoche can simply go to China, then Lobsang Sangay, Penpa Tsering and the rest can also simply go into China/Tibet anytime. This shows how liberal China is. Then what are the restrictions for ordinary people like us to go to China?
- Miss Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2015 who is of Chinese decent, was banned from China for criticising their policies. Just think, this representative of Canada who spoke against China just once was barred from entering China to attend the 65th annual Ms. World pageant in Hainan, China. People in the Central Tibetan Administration of Dharamsala such as Lobsang Sangay, Samdhong Rinpoche, Penpa Tsering and so forth have been criticising and defaming China for decades. Suddenly Samdhong Rinpoche is allowed to go on a private visit to Shanxi province according to Lobsang Sangay as quoted in Phayul December 15, 2017. On a private visit? How is this possible? China will bar those who are against their policies or seen to create instability in their country as they want stability. Just like how USA has strict rules for people of Muslim decent to enter the U.S. these days, which is too bad. How is it possible Samdhong Rinpoche can be allowed to visit China on a private excursion to enjoy himself at a Buddhist holy site Wutai-Shan mountains in Shanxi? Whether he visited Kunming or Shanxi is not the point. Samdhong Rinpoche would be travelling on an Indian protectorate passport which clearly states he is a Tibetan refugee and there is no way he can get past China’s immigration. Such a high profile person as Samdhong Rinpoche can enter China so easily which leads us to believe he is on a mission on behalf of the Dalai Lama and obviously has the approval of the Chinese government to enter China. For this approval, it must be for official purposes as it is unlikely the Chinese leadership will simply allow such a high profile Tibetan exile who is anti-China to enter China. Since he has the permission from Chinese authorities to enter China, it must be Samdhong Rinpoche and China have prior communications and China likes what they have heard. “The Wire” broke this news and it has been nearly two weeks and his visit to China has not been ‘corrected’ by CTA in print. Which means he has really gone to China and the purpose is not clear also. What other purpose can it be but to negotiate with China for the Dalai Lama’s eventual return? All other negotiations by the Dalai Lama’s officials failed for decades now and Samdhong Rinpoche is touted to be very close to the Dalai Lama and a seasoned politician monk. “The Wire” published on December 4, 2017 stated that Samdhong Rinpoche is going to China to meet Chinese officials and alluded to the fact Samdhong Rinpoche is negotiating for the Dalai Lama to enter China/Tibet. CTA had nearly two weeks to correct this but has not till now. Everything leads you to believe Samdhong Rinpoche went to China to negotiate for the visit/return of the Dalai Lama. CTA’s Tibet.net official FB page weakly ‘corrected’ this statement suddenly because most likely Tibetans believe if you let known your intentions for a big project before fruitioning, it will be jinxed. It is more likely that they would not want the negotiations to be jeopardised through being highlighted by the press. Envoy Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to speak to Chinese leaders on Tibet and Dalai Lama definitely would have the permission of the Indian government, Chinese government and the Dalai Lama himself. Someone of his prominence simply going to China has many ramifications and cannot simply be a private holiday or visit as Tibet.net would like us to believe. Tibetans around the world suspect the same.
Whatever the case may be, Samdhong Rinpoche did go to China as the envoy of the Dalai Lama. The fact China allowed an envoy of Dalai Lama to meet in China is good news. What can an envoy of the Dalai Lama be meeting Chinese officials for except the question of autonomy of Tibet and the visit of the Dalai Lama to China and possibly Tibet? Anything to do with Dalai Lama and his envoy with China will automatically be regarding the status of Tibet and his visit. After all Tibet is interconnected with the Dalai Lama.
On December 15, 2017, Tibet.net’s Facebook page ‘clarifies’ that Lobsang Sangay says Samdhong Rinpoche went to China and not the Dalai Lama that is going. We all know the Dalai Lama has not gone to Tibet. In “The Tribune” on December 15, 2017, the title of the article was ‘corrected’ to say “Former Tibetan government head visited China recently” by Ajay Banerjee. So obviously the CTA has asked the “The Tribune” to correct their ‘mistake’ of titling the article as “Dalai Lama headed to China on pvt visit?”. Whatever the title or the changes are, the fact remains that the Dalai Lama’s personal envoy Samdhong Rinpoche has visited China to meet with officials. The meeting whether labelled private or official has to be regarding the Tibet issue and the Dalai Lama’s return. This we can conclude as mentioned in “The Wire”, “Phayul”, “Tibetan Journal” and “The Tribune” media. The CTA being unclear and going back and forth on this is typical of their mishandling and unprofessional methods of dealing with the public. Tibetans are used to this type of governance. We can still hope that there are negotiations between Samdhong Rinpoche and the Chinese government on-going for the Dalai Lama’s eventual visit. I do not believe that the negotiations will not continue. The primary function of the Tibetan government-in-exile which is the CTA is to secure Tibet for Tibetans most likely under autonomy as this is the wish of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama has expressed he is ageing and wishes to visit Tibet soon.
更新附录（2017年12月16日）
Phayul.com是藏人行政中心（CTA）政权位于印度达兰萨拉的其中一个喉舌媒体 ，其主要读者对象是懂英语的藏人和支持者们，通常报导有关达赖喇嘛，流亡藏人和与西藏有关并偏向于政治的新闻。它的报导风格偏于温和，因为揭露西藏流亡政府（CTA）的腐败，失误与失败的绝对言论自由是不能被接受的，它甚至会致使你被关闭，就像一些在达兰萨拉坚持言论自由的西藏媒体一样。在这篇标题为《谨慎的森格说桑东仁波切私底下访问中国》有几个耐人寻味的要点：
- 它引述了“The Wire”于2017年12月4日发表的一篇由印度前使者Stobdan撰写的文章，该文章提到桑东仁波切最近私底下访问了中国的昆明，并与中央统战部部长尤权会晤。这是耐人寻味的，因为流亡藏人是不被允许去中国的，如果要去的话，也必须经过冗长的检查与批准程序，然后还会被冠上有侮辱性的名字，指责他们与中国串通来对付达赖喇嘛。即使你在中国有亲朋戚友，如果被发现你与他们联系的话，你将会被指控为与中国串通来诋毁达赖喇嘛。CTA和他们的亲信们很擅长用含糊其辞的手段暗示某人与中国有联系，以煽动群众攻击那个人，然后CTA却装作无辜的样子袖手旁观。在藏人社区里，如果某人与中国有联系，他就会自动地被冠上反达赖喇嘛的罪名。这就是CTA迫使藏人乖乖就范和以“团结”为由而使用的手段。若有某个藏人对CTA的政策不满，经常用来对付他的手段就是指控他与中国串通，这样他就自动成了叛徒，也就理所当然地被口头攻击，被排挤与隔离。排挤某人的意图就是迫使他遵从CTA的论调和条规。这就是在藏人社区或在CTA所管辖的达兰萨拉的运作模式。因此，像我这个从34年前，18岁时（1984年）就开始修持多杰雄登的人就被排挤，以及被怂恿在社交媒体上进行攻击了。针对多杰雄登修持者，桑东仁波切曾说过一句难听的话“胡须应该与嘴巴分离”，这是藏人的说法，表示胡须靠近嘴巴，看起来好像是嘴巴的一部份，实际上不是，因此应该被隔开。这就是在暗示修持多杰雄登的人应该从藏人主流社会被隔离。这简直是公然的宗教歧视，排挤，隔离。回到主题，身为达赖喇嘛最高级别和最亲密官员的桑东仁波切确实去了中国。至于他在什么地点与中国官员会晤并不重要，重要的是他确实去了中国。究竟为何他被允许去中国了？”The Wire”, “Tibetan Journal”, “Phayul” and “The Tribune”全都报导了桑东仁波切去中国的事实了。CTA的领袖洛桑森格也从不否认桑东仁波切去中国会晤中国官员，他说是桑东仁波切的私人访问。但去会晤官员还算什么私人访问呢？桑东仁波切去中国，仅仅这一事实没被否定，就足以让人起疑了。桑东仁波切去中国的原因不明朗，自然地让人推测他只能是为了达赖喇嘛和西藏的事情而去的。这就是CTA一贯的作风，发表了某言论，然后又撤回，或含糊其辞，或让人蒙在鼓里，但又要求你支持他们。他们治理的方式很不专业，使用的手段也不能让人升起信心。再说，如果桑东仁波切能随随便便就去中国，那洛桑森格，边巴次仁等人岂不也能随时随意地去中国/西藏了？这显示了中国的宽容大度。那像我们这样的普通人去中国不也是没有任何限制了吗？
- 林耶凡是加拿大2015年的世界小姐，出生于中国，因批评中国的政策而被禁止进入中国。她就只因发表过一次批评中国的言论，就被禁止进入中国代表加拿大参加在中国海南举行的第65届世界小姐选美比赛。反观在达兰萨拉的藏人行政中心的那一帮人如洛桑森格，桑东仁波切，边巴次仁，都连续批评和诋毁中国几十年了。但根据Phayul在2017年12月15日引述洛桑森格的话，桑东仁波切突然间被允许私底下访问中国山西了？私底下访问？这怎么可能呢？对于那些批评中国政策的人，或者是那些被认为在中国境内制造不安的人，中国是会禁止他们进入的，因为中国要的是稳定。就像最近美国开始收紧针对穆斯林进入美国的政策一样，确实是不应该的。桑东仁波切被允许私下访问中国，去山西的佛教圣地五台山进行私人逍遥游，这是怎么可能发生的事？至于他去昆明还是山西根本不是重点。桑东仁波切是用印度提供的庇护护照来入境的，护照上明显标示他是流亡藏人，那是根本过不了中国移民厅的。桑东仁波切这么一个备受瞩目的人能够轻易就进入中国，让我们相信他是为了达赖喇嘛的任务而去的，而且也肯定在中国政府的许可下进入中国。这个许可肯定是为了官方任务才给予的，否则中国领导是不会轻易让这么备受瞩目的反中国份子进入中国的。既然桑东仁波切有中国官方的入境许可，他与中国方面肯定事先也已经进行沟通了，而且中国方面也满意他们的交谈。”The Wire”报导此事已经近两个星期了，CTA也从来没有白字黑字否认此事。这就表示桑东仁波切确实去了中国，而且目的不明确。除了与中国商榷达赖喇嘛最终回到西藏一事外，还会是什么其他的事情呢？过去几十年来，达赖喇嘛的官员们与中国进行的谈判都以失败告终，而桑东仁波切被视为非常亲近达赖喇嘛的人，而且是一位经验老道的政治僧人。”The Wire”于2017年12月4日发表的文章提到桑东仁波切去了中国会晤中国官员，并暗示是为了与中国商榷达赖喇嘛访问/回归一事。CTA的Tibet.net脸书上突然间稍微纠正了该事情，很可能就是因为藏人相信在一件大事没成功之前就让人知道你的动机，是会功亏一篑的。他们也很可能不想该协商因媒体大肆报导而泡汤。使者桑东仁波切访问中国并会晤中国官员商榷达赖喇嘛与西藏事宜肯定也是有印度政府，中国政府和达赖喇嘛本人的点头许可的。像桑东仁波切如此身份高调又备受瞩目的人物随意去中国是会引起很多后果的，因此它不可能是Tibet.net要我们相信的那只是私人度假那么简单。全世界的藏人也是如此猜测的。
无论如何，桑东仁波切确实以达赖喇嘛使者身份去了中国。中国允许达赖喇嘛的使者去中国会晤已经是件好事。达赖喇嘛的使者会晤中国官员，除了商榷西藏自治，达赖喇嘛访问中国和西藏事宜外，还会是什么其他的事情呢？ 任何跟达赖喇嘛与他的使者有关的，自然会是关于西藏情况与达赖喇嘛到访一事。无论如何，达赖喇嘛和西藏的关系是分不开的。
于2017年12月15日，Tibet.net在脸书上“澄清”洛桑森格指的是桑东仁波切已访问中国，而并非是达赖喇嘛尊者即将去中国。我们都知道达赖喇嘛还未回到西藏。在“The Tribune” 于2017年12月15日所发表的文章，其标题已被“修正”为《前藏人流亡政府领袖的近期中国访问》，由Ajay Banerjee所撰写。显然，藏人行政中心已指示“The Tribune”改正他们的“错误”标题，从《达赖喇嘛即将私访中国？》改成《前藏人流亡政府领袖的近期中国访问》。无论在标题或内容里做了什么修正，事实是达赖喇嘛的私人使者桑东仁波切确实是在中国与中国官员会晤了。不论是私访或者是正式的访问，毋庸置疑它只能是有关西藏和达赖喇嘛回归西藏的事宜。我们可以如此下定论，因为“The Wire”，“Phayul”，“Tibetan Journal”和“The Tribune”这些媒体也都做出了相同的结论。藏人行政中心的含糊其辞和反复无常是他们典型的处事风格，在处理公众事宜方面即不妥当也不专业。藏人也已经习惯了这种管理方式。我们还是可以期待桑东仁波切和中国政府为了达赖喇嘛的最终访问而持续进行协商。我不相信他们之间的协商会就此中断。西藏流亡政府，即藏人行政中心的主要任务就是替藏人保有西藏，并且很可能是在自治的情况下达成，因为这也是达赖喇嘛尊者的愿望。达赖喇嘛曾表示他年事已高，并且希望能够早日访问西藏。
Original Articles ／ 原文
December 15, 2017. Source: http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=39926. Click on image to enlarge. / 点击以放大
December 15, 2017. CTA’s official Facebook page, Tibet.net clarified about the change of article title on “The Tribune”. Click on image to enlarge. ／ CTA在他们的官方脸书（Tibet.net）上澄清并呼吁“The Tribune”更换标题。点击以放大。
December 15, 2017. “The Tribune” was told by Tibet.net to have the title of the article changed to “Former Tibetan government head visited China recently”. Even though the title of the article is changed, it still does not change the fact that the Dalai Lama’s envoy Samdhong Rinpoche did visit China to negotiate. Click on image to enlarge. ／ 藏人行政中心指示“The Tribune”把文章的标题改成《前藏人流亡政府领袖的近期中国访问》。虽然换了标题，但达赖喇嘛的使者桑东仁波切访问中国与官员协商一事是不可否认的。点击以放大。Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/dalai-lama-headed-to-china-on-pvt-visit/513541.html.
Updated Addendum (December 22, 2017)
In a strange turn of events, Samdhong Rinpoche has clarified that he in fact did NOT go to China, contrary to what was confirmed by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay. This situation comes across as strange and very contradictory since both figures are His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s two most trusted politicians. You would think that they would know each other’s movements and political dealings. However, this is obviously not the case.
What Lobsang Sangay and Samdhong Rinpoche have effectively done is falsely raise the hopes of the Tibetan people, before unceremoniously squashing it. It reflects nothing but hurtful, disrespectful treatment of the Tibetans who are now confused about what the real story is. Did Samdhong Rinpoche go or not? If he went to China, it would give them hope that after so long, there was at least some form of progress with China. Now it seems he did not go, contrary to what Lobsang Sangay confirmed. How can the two men appointed as the Dalai Lama’s trusted envoys be so uncoordinated in their information?
What is more, it is not a small issue that they have contradicted each other on. After 60 years of being in exile, the Tibetans are always hopeful for any small indications that they might soon return to Tibet. So to contradict one another on such a significant issue is serious. Not only is it unbecoming of two so-called leaders to bicker openly in the media when it concerns vital information, but Samdhong Rinpoche and Lobsang Sangay should actually be working together to be a potential force to unite everyone. Instead of toying with the Tibetan people’s emotions and hopes for the future, they should forget their differences and strategise for the Tibetan people’s welfare, to create the circumstances in which the Dalai Lama and his people can one day return to Tibet.
The fact is that before Samdhong Rinpoche denied he went to China1, Lobsang Sangay corrected the media, telling them Samdhong Rinpoche did go, but it was a private visit and people should not read too much into it2. And whether or not Samdhong Rinpoche actually went, here is the problem – one of the Dalai Lama’s envoys is not telling the truth to the Tibetan public. If Lobsang Sangay is telling the truth, and Samdhong Rinpoche did go to China, then Samdhong Rinpoche is lying when he denies the visit. If Samdhong Rinpoche is telling the truth and he did not go to China, then Lobsang Sangay was lying when he confirmed Samdhong Rinpoche had travelled there.
Now, if Samdhong Rinpoche did in fact go to China, what is interesting is HOW he got there. Samdhong Rinpoche is very well known for having criticised the Chinese government for decades so how did someone like him gain entry? Even if he was going there for a private visit, would China simply grant entry to someone who has been so outspoken against China? China is very watchful of who she lets through her borders, because her leadership is careful about who might cause instability for the Chinese people. And rightly so, as this is a concern for all sovereign nations, especially one as vast as China. So for someone as high profile as Samdhong Rinpoche, with a history of anti-Chinese rhetoric, how could he have made it to China so easily? Even Rinpoches and Buddhist monks who are not involved in politics at all have previously been stopped from entering places like Beijing even if they wear lay clothes.
So the Chinese can make it almost impossible for someone with a high religious or political rank, like Samdhong Rinpoche, to travel to China without prior approval, a set itinerary and concrete reason for visiting. Therefore his entrance into China was cleared either because he has connections with the Chinese leadership, or because his trip was actually for official purposes and so he received clearance. On balance, it would appear the latter is more likely because why would a senior monk of his age and stature go to China on a private visit to, for example, visit his family and do nothing else? And why would the Chinese leadership clear such a prominent anti-Chinese politician for entry into China, if it is just for a private visit?
Throughout this confusion, one thing remains very clear – the open tussle between the two leaders is based on their assumption that their people are gullible enough to believe in whatever information their leadership feeds them. But Lobsang Sangay and Samdhong Rinpoche underestimate the Tibetan people. Lobsang Sangay says that Samdhong Rinpoche went to China, while Samdhong Rinpoche says that he did not. How can anyone NOT notice and question something as contradictory as that? That is akin to the US President Donald Trump saying that he can enter China, but the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying that Trump cannot enter. Then two weeks later, a newspaper says that Trump can enter but another newspaper says that Tillerson states he cannot enter. This creates a whole lot of unnecessary confusion, and it does not speak highly of the governing body if their senior leaders are engaged in something as petty as an argument based on personal differences, or something as serious as misleading their own people.
The question also remains that Samdhong Rinpoche took a very long time to issue his retraction. If he did not go to China, why did it take him two weeks to reply and clarify the situation? For information as seriously inaccurate as the Dalai Lama’s envoy visiting China, that plays to the emotions and hopes of the Tibetan people, it should have been corrected in 1-2 days at the most. Why was the misinformation allowed to drag on and permeate for so long, before the situation was clarified? So the question here is why did it take Samdhong Rinpoche two weeks to notice that Lobsang Sangay had made a mistake in his comment to issue his own clarifying statement? Is it that Samdhong Rinpoche was actually in China behind their internet firewall, and did not learn of the statement by Lobsang Sangay until he left China so he was unable to retract it in time? Or did Samdhong Rinpoche not realise the ramifications of Lobsang Sangay’s statement, so he allowed it to go unretracted until he saw it an as-yet unrevealed impact on Sino-Tibetan relations?
Either way, this debacle reflects on the fact that the Tibetan government is disorganised and there is a lack of communication…incredible considering the exiled Tibetan leadership, which is based in Dharamsala, is not even that big or in occupying that large of a building that it would be difficult to contact one another to coordinate information! As small as they are now, living in exile, they are this confused and inefficient. One can only imagine how the leadership would operate if they were actually able to return to Tibet, with Tibet being so vast and there being so many more people to govern.
If they cannot handle 150,000 people in exile, and offer clear information to them, how will they be able to handle it if they become responsible for millions? Or will they continue to manipulate the emotions of their people? If they really want to govern an entire country, they need to change how they operate and make the change now so that they are prepared for the future.
1 – “Samdhong Rinpoche denies visiting China, says no plans for Dalai Lama as well”. Phayul, published December 19, 2017
2 – “Cautious Sangay says Samdhong Rinpoche made a private visit to China”. Phayul, published December 15, 2017
更新附录（2017年12月22日）
事情出现了奇怪的转折，桑东仁波切澄清他事实上并未访问中国，这跟洛桑森格所说的相违背。由于这两个人都是达赖尊者的最亲近的政治人物，使得整件事更显得十分吊诡，也极为矛盾。人们认为他们理应对彼此的动态和政治决定都了如指掌，但事实显然并非如此。
洛桑森格和桑东仁波切先给藏人带来假希望，再毫不留情地摧毁它。这对目前因完全被蒙在鼓里而感到极度困惑的藏人而言，无疑只会构成伤害和不敬。桑东仁波切究竟有没有访问中国？如果他真的去了，无疑会给藏人带来希望。毕竟在经过了那么多年之后，这至少是西藏跟中国之间所取得的一些进展。然而目前看来他其实并没有去，跟洛桑森格所确认的有所出入。在这重大事件上出现矛盾，其实是一件极为严重的事。桑东仁波切和洛桑森格这两个所谓的领导人不仅不该在媒体前明争暗斗，反而更该联手作为团结每一个人的重要推力。与其玩弄西藏人的情绪和对未来的展望，不如放下彼此之间对藏人福利问题上的看法和政见上的差异，共同创造一个让达赖尊者和西藏人有朝一日能重返西藏的条件。
事实上，在桑东仁波切否认他访问中国之前1，洛桑森格曾纠正媒体，并证实桑东仁波切的确去了中国，但那纯属一次私人访问，人们不应该有太多揣测2。 然而，桑东仁波切是否真的去了中国并非重点，真正的问题在于达赖喇嘛的其中一个使者并没有向西藏人民说实话。 如果洛桑森格说的是实话，桑东仁波切也真的去了中国，那桑东仁波切的否认之说就是谎言。 如果桑东仁波切说的是实话，他实际上并没有访问中国，那么洛桑森格证实桑东仁波切曾访问中国之说 就是一个谎言。
如果桑东仁波切真的曾访问中国，令人最感兴趣的，莫过于他究竟透过什么管道入境。众所周知，桑东仁波切几十年来都在批评中国政府。像他这样的一个人，究竟如何获准入境中国？即便只是进行私人访问，中国怎会轻易允许像他这么一个公开批评中国的人士入境？中国政府对入境人士的审核向来十分谨慎，中国领导对那些可能导致中国人民不稳定的人士更是高度防范。实际上，这是每一个主权国家的顾虑，尤其是像中国这样的大国。所以，拥有高调反中背景的人士如桑东仁波切，怎么可能那么轻易就入境中国？实际上，即便是完全不涉及政治，且身穿便服的仁波切和僧人们都曾被阻止进入北京这种地方。
由此可见，一个具有身份地位的宗教或政治人物如桑东仁波切，想要在没有事先呈交一套具体行程和访问理由，并事先取得批准的情况下入境中国，几乎是完全不可能的。因此，他之所以获准入境，若不是他跟中国领导层有交情，就是因为他这趟行程实际上是为了官方目的。总而言之，后者的可能性是更大的，不然，以他这种年纪和地位的资深僧人，为何要到中国进行私人访问，难道纯粹只是探访家人而什么都不做？如果纯属私人访问，为什么中国领导会允许一个著名的反中政客进入中国？
在一片混乱中，有一点倒是十分清楚的，那就是两个领导人之间的公开斗争都建立在他们的假设上，他们认定西藏人民会轻易相信领导层所提供的任何资讯。然而，洛桑森格和桑东仁波切显然低估了西藏人民。洛桑森格说桑东仁波切曾访问中国，而桑东仁波切却予以否认。这么明显的矛盾，人们怎么可能没发现或提出质疑？这就好比美国总统特朗普说他能入境中国，而国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森却说特朗普不能入境一样。两周之后，一家报章说特朗普可以入境，而另一家报章却说蒂勒森表示特朗普不能入境。这不仅将会造成许多不必要的困扰 ，而一个国家的资深领导若基于个人不和这种微不足道的小事，或因涉及误导人民这种大事而发生争执，对任何政治体系而言，都不是一件光彩的事。
另一个问题是，桑东仁波切为什么在那么久之后才发出否认声明？如果他真的到中国去，为何会在长达两周之后才做出回应和澄清？针对达赖尊者的使者是否访问中国这等重大事件的错误消息，势必对西藏人民的希望和情绪构成影响，最迟也应该在一两天之内就必须澄清，怎能让这种错误消息拖延和散播了那么久，才做出澄清？所以，现在的问题变成桑东仁波切为何在两周之后才发现洛桑森格发表了错误声明，继而才出面澄清？难道是因为桑东仁波切当时人在中国，基于网络防火墙，所以没有发现洛桑森格的声明，直至他离开中国后才发现，因此才无法及时做出澄清？又或者是桑东仁波切并没意识到洛桑森格之言论所会构成的后果，所以才不出面澄清，直至他最终意识到这件事可能对中藏关系所可能构成的潜在影响？
无论如何，此次的失败反映了一个事实，即是西藏政府不仅混乱无序，且缺乏沟通……这实在令人难以想象，毕竟以达兰萨拉为据点的西藏流亡政府，规模并不庞大，其所在的建筑物也并非巨大至足以造成联络和资讯协调上的困难。即便规模那么小的流亡政府，都已经如此混乱和无效率，试想象若他们有朝一日真有机会返回西藏，这些领导人又该如何管理那么广阔的土地和那么多的人口？
如果他们无法管理15万流亡人口，给人民提供准确清晰的讯息，若有朝一日让他们负责管理上百万人口，他们又怎么可能办得到？还是他们将会继续玩弄人民的情绪？如果他们真的想要管理整个西藏地区，就必须改变运作的方式，而且现在就必须做出改变，好为将来做好准备。
1 – “桑东仁波切否认拜访中国，并表示达赖尊者也无此计划。”2017年12月19日刊登于Phayul网站
2 – “森格谨慎表示桑东仁波切曾拜访中国。” 2017年12月15日刊登于Phayul网站
Original Articles ／ 原文
December 15, 2017. Again, here the Tibetan Journal reports on the CTA clarifying news that the Dalai Lama is going to China. In their clarification, they said that it was actually Samdhong Rinpoche who went to China. So who is telling the truth now and who is lying? Is the Tibetan Journal lying when they published the CTA’s clarification which says that it was Samdhong Rinpoche (not the Dalai Lama) who visited China? Or is Samdhong Rinpoche lying when he denies visiting China? This is very confusing, and such poor communication and bamboozling behaviour does not reflect well on the Tibetan leadership which now looks inefficient and immature. Source / 来源: http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2017/12/15/report-dalai-lamas-possible-visit-china-mistaken-cta/. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月15日，再一次，据《Tibetan Journal》报导，藏人行政中央针对达赖喇嘛访问中国的新闻做出澄清，表示去中国的是桑东仁波切而非达赖喇嘛。那么是谁在说实话，谁在说假话？难道《Tibetan Journal》刊登的澄清新闻是个谎言？又或者是桑东仁波切否认自己访问中国是假话？这其中的混乱、无效的沟通和欺瞒的行为彻底曝露了藏人行政中央的施政不力和不成熟。点击以放大。
December 19, 2017. On the same day Samdhong Rinpoche denies visiting China, The Diplomat which is a well known current affairs magazine covering politics, society and culture in the Asia-Pacific region publishes this article which confirms that Samdhong Rinpoche went to China. The article even states that Samdhong Rinpoche visited Gyalthang, his hometown. Who is telling the truth now? The Diplomat magazine, whose financial bottomline relies on a reputation for truthful journalism, or Samdhong Rinpoche who does not appear to have a vested interest in telling the truth? Source / 来源: https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/a-secret-visit-and-sino-tibetan-dialogue/. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月19日，《The Diplomat》，一个主要报道亚太地区政治社会等方面的新闻资讯的著名英文政治刊物确认了桑东仁波切访问中国的消息。该报导更表示桑东仁波切拜访其故乡建塘。现在是谁说实话？是该相信以据实报导的名声作为经济来源的新闻媒体《The Diplomat》，还是明显无意说实话的桑东仁波切呢？点击以放大。
December 19, 2017. This is Samdhong Rinpoche’s statement of denial issued two weeks after the news of his visit to China first broke in The Wire on December 4, 2017. Why did it take Samdhong Rinpoche two weeks to deny the news? Remember, Phayul is the CTA’s de facto mouthpiece, they only publish news that is supportive of the Tibetan leadership. In this same article where Samdhong Rinpoche denies visiting China, Phayul again mentioned that Lobsang Sangay had previously confirmed the visit. So which one is it? Is Lobsang Sangay lying and Samdhong Rinpoche did not go to China, or is Samdhong Rinpoche lying when he denies that he went to China? Source / 来源: http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=39941&article=Samdhong+Rinpoche+denies+visiting+China%2c+says+no+plans+for+Dalai+Lama+as+well. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月19日，这是继《The Wire》于2017年12月4日刊登桑东仁波切访问中国的新闻的两周后，桑东仁波切才终于发布的澄清声明。为什么桑东仁波切要迟至两周后才出面澄清？记得，Phayul网站作为藏人行政中央的喉舌媒体，只会刊登支持西藏领导的新闻。然而，在刊登桑东仁波切否认访问中国的同一篇新闻里，Phayul却再度提起洛桑森格曾确认桑东仁波切访问中国。究竟哪一个消息才是真的？是洛桑森格在说谎，实际上桑东仁波切并未访问中国？还是桑东仁波切否认自己曾访问中国一事才是谎言？点击以放大。
Updated Addendum (January 7, 2018)
Yet another publication confirms Samdhong Rinpoche’s recent visit to China, although Samdhong Rinpoche himself denied the visit a full two weeks after the first reports emerged. It is unlikely that so many publications, as well as senior Indian officials, could make such a grave error regarding the movements of one of the top leaders of the Tibetan administration. This article also makes reference to China’s development of the Tibetans and how it may put a strain on the China-India relationship.
For more interesting information／更多精彩链接：
- Huffington Post: Shugden Acolytes Decry Ostracism Within Buddhist Ranks
- Huffington Post: When Machiavelli Dons Tibetan Robes
- Dorje Shugden – The Protector of Our Time
- Dorje Shugden: Our Personal Stories
- Dear Dalai Lama, please read this
- Dear Dalai Lama, With Folded Hands
- Why so rude?
- 700 Meet A Buddha (七百人幸睹佛现)
- Great Masters Speak about Tsem Rinpoche
- Dorje Shugden Retreat: A powerful practice to fulfill wishes
- Dorje Shugden People Do Not Go to the Three Lower Realms
- Why Accepting Dorje Shugden Is Good for Tibetan Democracy
- Why can’t the Dalai Lama ‘bind’ Dorje Shugden?
- H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s first live streaming!
- The Dorje Shugden category on my blog
- Manjushri Nagarakshasa comes to KFR!
- They were not wrong
- Can Tibetan Lamas Make Mistakes?
- My plea to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- My plea to His Holiness (Tibetan) | ངའི་༧གོང་ས་མཆོག་ལ་སྙན་ཞུ་ཞུ་རྒྱུར།
- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama & Dorje Shugden | ༧གོང་ས་ཆེན་པོ་སྐུ་འཕྲེང་བཅུ་བཞི་པ་མཆོག་དང་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཤུགས་ལྡན། | 十四世达赖尊者与多杰雄登
- The Fifth Dalai Lama & Dorje Shugden | ༧གོང་ས་ལྔ་པ་ཆེན་པོ་དང་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཤུགས་ལྡན། | 第五世达赖尊者与多杰雄登
- Dorje Shugden: My side of the story
- Should there be a separate autonomous Dorje Shugden state? Part 1
- Should there be a separate autonomous Dorje Shugden state? Part 2
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- Updated: Dorje Shugden Teaching Videos
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Breaking news the Tribune Journal published December 15, 2017 H H Dalai-lama planning to visit China. Since exile HH the Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959, returning to China will be a wonderful reunion for many. This potential visit to China by HH the Dalai Lama might lead to those who left their homeland able to visit Tibet again. Millions of Tibetans in Tibet would definitely wish to see Dalai Lama again. The Dalai Lama would be too happy as great memories to see places as such his palace, relatives and so forth. If the return is successful all negative attacks on Dorje Shugden practitioners should cease immediately. There are indeed many benefits if Dalai Lama visit to China as it would clear the doubts of some. May Dalai Lama fondest wish come true soon.
Thank you Rinpoche for this news
Mantras are sacred verbalized words that invoke the protection and blessings of the deity to whom the mantra is ascribed. Mantras are also the manifestations of Buddhas in the form of ‘sounds’, hence the various mantras of Dorje Shugden contain the essence of the Protector.
Dorje Shugden’s main mantra 多杰雄登主要咒语
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SOHA
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for peace 平和咒语
For gaining attainments through the energy of Peaceful Shugden, peace of environment and mind, harmony in one’s abode and dwelling area, and calming of disasters
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA SHANTI SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for health 福寿安康咒语
For long life, increasing life, healing of disease and protection from diseases
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA AYU SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for increase 增长咒语
For gaining great merits and increase of all necessary needs, both material and spiritual
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA PUNYE SIDDHI HUNG
Dorje Shugden’s mantra for control 控制咒语
Of worldly deities, negative people and nagas and for influencing friends towards the positive
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA WASHAM KURU HO
Dorje Shugden’s mantra to grant protection 庇护咒语
Visualize that you are in the Protector’s mandala, fully protected from outside interferences. Recite when in danger or for dangerous situations, for protection while travelling or when residing in dangerous/hostile places
OM BENZA WIKI BITANA RAKYA RAKYA HUNG
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videouploads/comment-1544345059.mp4
Dear friends,
Tibet has produced many powerful meditations, rituals and guidelines to help us gain spiritual protection, gain wisdom and higher states of consciousness. In general Tibet has produced many powerful methods for the growth of our spiritual evolution. Dorje Shugden is an angel, a saint, a powerful spiritual protector-warrior who originated 350 years ago when a highly awakened Tibetan Lama fulfilled his vows to become a special being to grant protection, wisdom, material needs, safety when travelling (normal and astral travel) and spiritual awakening. Both the Great 5th Dalai Lama and the current His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama composed short yet effective prayers to invoke upon the power and blessings of this special saint and protector. One can recite either one of the prayers that you feel suits you, anytime or even daily. When you feel a special need for help, you can recite either prayer anytime. When you are feeling down, afraid or just need a blessing, you can recite them. After reciting either invocation, it is good to chant the mantra of Dorje Shugden: Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha.
You do not have to be a Buddhist or practitioner of any religion to invoke upon the blessings and protection of this special enlightened and awakened angel Dorje Shugden. He helps all without discrimination or bias as he is filled with compassion and love. Divinity has no boundaries, they help all who call upon them.
Enclosed are the prayers in English, Chinese and Tibetan.
May you be safe, protected and blessed.
Tsem Rinpoche
More on the Great 5th Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden – https://bit.ly/2w7KHv6
More on H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden – https://bit.ly/2QdaL4n
Chapel (Trode Khangsar) built by the Great 5th Dalai Lama dedicated to Dorje Shugden in Lhasa – https://bit.ly/2zBTd8M
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亲爱的朋友们，
西藏产生了许多有助于我们得到精神庇佑、取得智慧和更高层次之觉悟的强大禅修法、仪式和教诲。总括来说，西藏产生了许多有助于我们在修行上取得提升的强有力方法。多杰雄登是一个天使，一位圣人和一名护法战士。他的崛起始于350年前，当一位高度觉悟的西藏高僧履行本身的承诺，化身为特别的护法，赐予我们守护、智慧、物质需要、出入平安（平日外游和神游时）和灵修上的觉醒。任何人都可以随时随地在任何时候念诵适合自己的祈愿文。当你需要特别的帮助时，你可以随时念诵任何一篇祈愿文。当你感到沮丧、恐惧或仅是需要加持时，你也可以持诵这些祈愿文。在念诵任何祈请文后，你应该接着念诵多杰雄登的心咒：嗡 班杂 维格 毗札那 娑哈 Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha。
要祈请多杰雄登这位特殊、觉悟和觉醒的天使赐予加持和庇佑，你无需是佛教徒或任何宗教的修行者。他总是没有分别或偏见，充满慈悲和慈爱地帮助一切众生。神圣是没有界限的，圣者会帮助有求于他的任何人。
以下附上英文、中文和藏文的祈愿文。
愿你平安，常受庇护和加持。
尊贵的詹杜固仁波切
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Divination (‘mo’) Text by Dorje Shugden
This is an important divination (‘mo’) text composed by Dorje Shugden himself. Dorje Shugden took trance of the Choyang Dulzin oracle lama, the senior oracle of Gaden Shartse Monastery, and instantly on the spot composed this text within two hours.
The divination text contains information on how to use dice to do divination for the future and is known to be highly accurate. When practitioners use this text, they will be in direct contact with Dorje Shugden to get answers to questions about the future. It is for those who have good samaya with Dorje Shugden and are free of the eight worldly dharmas to be of benefit to others in divining the future.
Tsem Rinpoche
DS-MO-choyang.pdf
Be blessed with these rare videos featuring explanation and advice about Dorje Shugden practice by His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche in his own voice. The teaching was requested by Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the earliest masters who taught Tibetan Buddhism in the West.
Video 1: H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Explains Dorje Shugden Initiation and Benefits (With English Subtitles)
Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was an erudite scholar, ritual master and practitioner of the highest degree from Tibet. At the request of Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the pioneers who taught Tibetan Buddhism in America, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche gives clear explanation and advice about the life-entrustment initiation of Dorje Shugden and how to go about the practice and get the maximum benefits in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzFMvlxAqtc&feature=youtu.be
Video 2: H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche speaks on the History and Lineage of Dorje Shugden (With English Subtitles)
In this video, an erudite scholar, ritual master and practitioner of the highest degree from Tibet, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche talks about the incarnation lineage of Dorje Shugden and how the practice arose, with examples of Dorje Shugden’s previous lives that reveal his powerful spiritual attainments and contributions. This very rare teaching was given at the request of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche’s student, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the pioneers who taught Buddhism in the West to many disciples since the 1970s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIzKSJgK618&feature=youtu.be
For more information: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/kyabje-zong-rinpoches-advice-on-dorje-shugdens-practice.html
Great news HH Dalai have sent an envoy to visit China to negotiate a visit of the Dalai Lama to China and eventually Tibet. Well there could be a political change if its true about it. ‘The Tribune’ published that His Holiness is planning a private trip to China after Samdhong Rinpoche visited China then. Since 1959, HH Dalai lama left Tibet, he did mention that he would like to return and so as many of Tibetans in exile living in India , Nepal and else where. Millions of Tibetans in Tibet too would wish to see His Holiness.Hope more good news will follow if its true that His Holiness visit to China materialised. What ever the outcome this is really a historical event which everyone looking forward to it.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this great news.
For the first time available, Dorje Shugden and his entourage of 32 asssistants of his mandala.
Dorje Shugden is a powerful protector deity who is also an emanation of Manjushri, a wisdom bestowing Buddha. Therefore, he has great ability to help us to progress further on the spiritual path. He does this by helping us to overcome obstacles and problems for the modern individual.
Due to his enlightened nature, Dorje Shugden is able to manifest 32 deities and within the same abode resides Setrap and Kache Marpo:-
1. 5 Dorje Shugden families or emanations. They consists of the following:-
– Dulzin Dorje Shugden, which performs activities to eliminate inner and outer obstacles.
– Shize, which performs activities to pacify all illnesses and disease.
– Gyenze, which performs activities to increase all desirable material and spiritual wealth.
– Wangze, which performs activities to control difficult people and circumstances.
– Trakze, which performs activities to wrathfully eliminate all insurmountable obstacles and life-threatening situations.
2. 9 Mothers. They represent protection of the five senses and developing control of the four elements. These are all attributes that signify their ability to assist tantric practitioners with their higher meditations.
3. 8 Guiding Monks. They represent the Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Avalokitesvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Samantabhadra, Maitreya, Kshitigarbha, Akashagarbha, Sarva-nivarana-viskambini) and they bring about the growth of the Dharma, through the Sangha, Dharma practitioners and Dharma establishments.
4. 10 Youthful & Wrathful Attendants. They represent the ten wrathful attendants to avert inner and outer obstacles. They are beings who are from Mongolia, China, Kashmir, India, Bengali, etc.
5. Setrap. He is a senior Dharma Protector from India and an emanation of Amitabha Buddha. He had enthroned Dorje Shugden as an authentic Dharma Protector. Therefore, he also resides within the same mandala of Dorje Shugden.
6. Kache Marpo. He is not an emanation of Dorje Shugden but he is still an enlightened Dharma Protector in his own right. He was originally known as Tsiu Marpo of Samye Monastery. However, he has placed himself under the service of Dorje Shugden as his chief minister, performing many activities in order to protect and benefit practitioners. Therefore, he stands guard at the main entrance of Dorje Shugden’s mandala. He often takes trance of qualified mediums to speak.
7. Namkar Barzin. He is the reincarnation of an old Mongolian monk and when he passed away in Phari area of Tibet, his spirit was placed as a powerful assistant of Dorje Shugden. He guards and protects buildings and great institutions especially those that benefit others. He rides on a mythical Gyaling animal that resembles a goat but with scales.
These sacred images are available on *Vajrasecrets. They are made of high quality alloy and are one of a kind. They are based on the lineage of His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche’s monastery, Tashilhunpo in Shigatse, Tibet. In fact, the iconography of these statues are based on detailed photographs taken by H. E. Tsem Rinpoche during a trip to Tashilhunpo’s protector chapel. These are based exactly as the 10th Panchen Lama’s personal collection.
Dorje Shugden mandala: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=131570
Dorje Shugden’s benefit and practice: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=62422
Dorje Shugden’s origins: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=106424
Dorje Shugden chapel in His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche’s Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=68698
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His Holiness the 10th Panchen Lama
Tibetans commonly refer to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and His Holiness 10th Panchen Lama as the “sun and moon” of Tibetan Buddhism. They are the center of Tibetan Buddhist civilization, which draws to its sphere of influence millions of non-Tibetan practitioners. The Panchen Lama’s incarnation line began with the 16th abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1570 – 1662). He was bestowed the title of Panchen Lama by His Holiness the 5th Dalai Lama after being declared as an emanation of Amitabha.
After being given the title, his three previous incarnations were posthumously also bestowed the title, making Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen the 4th Panchen Lama. He became a teacher to many Tibetans, Bhutanese and Mongolian religious figures, including His Holiness the 4th and 5th Dalai Lamas, and the 1st Jetsun Dampa of Mongolia. A prolific author, Chokyi Gyeltsen is credited with over a hundred compositions, including a number of commentaries and ritual texts that remain central in the Gelukpa tradition today. Along with his role as a teacher of the Dharma, the Panchen Lamas are usually responsible for the recognition of the rebirths of the Dalai Lamas, and vice versa.
The 10th Panchen Lama, Lobsang Trinley Lhundrub Chokyi Gyeltsen (19 February 1938 – 28 January 1989) continued both the spiritual and political roles of his predecessors. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, his contemporary, was even heard to say and echo the Panchen Lama’s own words that the Dalai Lama would safeguard Tibet from the outside while the Panchen Lama would safeguard Tibet from the inside, as he never left Tibet after the political troubles of 1959. He was truly loved by the Tibetans, all the way until his passing. When he taught, thousands of people would attend, not only from his own Gelug lineage, but masters and practitioners from all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
At his sprawling monastery of Tashi Lhunpo, he has a special chapel specifically dedicated to Dorje Shugden, where prayers and rituals are performed on a daily basis. In his great omniscience the Panchen Lama held Dorje Shugden as the principal Dharma protector of the monastery. He also personally propitiated Dorje Shugden among other Dharma protectors, and even wrote extensive prayers and rituals to Dorje Shugden. These rituals and prayers are contained within his ‘sung bum’ or collected works, which are provided here. As such a great lama, with an erudite and clear understanding of the Buddhist scriptures, a teacher to millions in both Tibet and China, from an established incarnation line and an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha, he could not be mistaken about his practice of Dorje Shugden.
His Holiness 10th Panchen Lama is known for his composition of commentaries and practice texts that are still in use by contemporary Buddhist practitioners both in Tibet and across the world. One of these is a powerful ritual composition propitiating the compassionate Dorje Shugden.
Upon the request by Acharya Lobsang Jangchub to compose a shorter version of the prayer (sadhana) for the exhortation of activities of Dorje Shugden, Panchen Lama immediately composed an abbreviate form of Dorje Shugden’s Kangsol. This text is entitled “Manjunatha’s (Tsongkapa) Lineage protector Dorje Shugden and five forms wrathful propitiations and confessional prayers and fulfilment of activities rites” or “Melodious sound of Accomplishment of the Four Activities” for short. Once the prayers were completed, he had signs and strong feelings that Dorje Shugden has been working hard to protect the Buddhadharma in general and the lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa specifically.
Mirroring the abilities of one of his earlier incarnations, Khedrub Je, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa and master of both sutra and tantra, the Panchen Lama used his compositional skill and poetic prowess to create a masterful sadhana. Worthy of note is a praise in which the first letter of each verse is a Tibetan vowel. Such compositions are rarely seen, and have historically only been used when propitiating senior Dharma protectors such as Palden Lhamo and Kalarupa.
The Panchen Lama also stated that while composing the Dorje Shugden sadhana (prayers) he was filled with a sense of happiness and bliss. He ends the composition with not only his official title but his ordination name, Tenzin Trinley Jigme Choje Wangchuk, endorsing the validity of his work. He composed the sadhana in his own Tashi Lhunpo monastery while in the Hall of Clear Light and Bliss.
See the Panchen Lama’s writings and download: https://bit.ly/2KIfeXb
This elderly & innocent monk in India was brutally attacked, find out why. Shocking – https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=163953
“If the Dalai Lama, if His Holiness the Dalai Lama can be harmed by Dorje Shugden, then we might as well not practice Buddhism anymore. If His Holiness the Dalai Lama can have his life shortened by a so-called evil spirit, any evil spirit, then can he be Avalokiteshvara? So on one hand you say, we say, I say, everybody says, he is Avalokiteshvara; on the other hand you’re saying that he can be harmed by an evil spirit… Which one is it? Can he be harmed by an evil spirit or is he Avalokiteshvara? Do you think Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Tara all take refuge in something else to protect themselves from Dorje Shugden? How illogical is that? How illogical of people to say His Holiness the Dalai Lama can be harmed by an evil spirit, any evil spirit or “Dorje Shugden” evil spirit. How is that possible?” – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
Photo: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, young Tsem Tulku Rinpoche and Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s tutor Kensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe
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Amazing post!!!!!
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Sakya tradition’s thangka of Dorje Shugden sitting on a throne within his palace with his four emanations and high Sakya Lamas nearby. Tsem Rinpoche
Antique Pelden Lhamo thangka with sacred Dorje Shugden at the bottom right. Can see Tsongkapa and Guru Rinpoche on the top also. Beautiful and holy.
Will the CTA (Tibetan govt in exile) and their supporters in East and West say voodoo is evil and cannot be practiced too? Will they advise against Voodoo and say its a demon’s practice and people who practice are bad too? Truth be told, no one has the right to say anything about anyone’s religion. Listen to what this man says in the short snagged clip because he speaks well and with the truth.
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videouploads/comment-1519934791.mp4
Watch the rest of the video on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_syJQBteA
Isn’t this just lovely?! Look at these cute Tibetan kids singing praises to Dorje Shugden during Losar celebration in Tibet! Great blessings to all – Click to watch! ???
https://video.tsemtulku.com/chat-videos/chat-1519938132.mp4
This excerpt of the Swiss Television documentary presented in 1988 is a painful reminder of the hypocrisy and the sad reality of the oppression, discrimination, and ostracisation of Dorje Shugden practitioners. For 20 years, Dorje Shugden practitioners have endured this and no one supported their fight as the Tibetan leadership in exile continues to undermine their effort by denying the existence of this ban, and silencing their voice by peer pressure, flooding the media and fooling the general public with accusations that Shugden practitioners are political tools supported by the Chinese government to create discord within the Tibetan community. Please listen to their plea and please share this video far and wide to end this injustice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gis2vaURT40
Thank you for Rinpoche ‘s sharing. This is really good news for HH. Dalai Lama going visit China. Regardless the outcome, this is really a big step and a historical momentum and wishing a good discussion can be achieved. May Rinpoche have a good health and long life, continue turn the wheel of Dharma !!May more people can received Dorje Shugden practice.
The latest on this is that HH Dalai Lama has cancelled all major schedules for 2018.
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=40022&article=Dalai+Lama+cancels+all+major+schedules+overseas+for+2018
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 10: The Tibetan exiled leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has cancelled majority of his overseas schedules including a visit to the city of Raleigh in North Carolina, United States, sources said.
The Dalai Lama’s Secretary Tenzin Taklha in a letter to the Raleigh city mayor Nancy McFarlane stated, “It is with deep regret that I inform you of a change in His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s schedule, obliging him to cancel the majority of his travels abroad, including the United States of America.
“We understand that there are many plans already in place to support Raleigh’s Compassionate City designation, and His Holiness looks very much forward to support these wonderful initiatives.”
Mayor McFarlane responded with hope for the Tibetan leader’s visit to her city in 2019. She wrote that she and her city respects the, “decision to delay all visits to the United States until after 2018. We remain hopeful you will grace us with your presence at a future date and are committed to making such a visit an enriching experience with lasting benefits.”
While there is no reason for the cancellation of the trips, the Dalai Lama earlier during an interactive event with foreign students in November said that he was unable to recover quickly from the long flights especially to United States as he grows older. The Tibetan leader will be 83 in July.
In August this year, the octogenarian Tibetan leader cancelled his trip to Botswana in Africa citing exhaustion and his physician’s advice not to undertake long journeys.
Such a move aligns with this article, that The Dalai Lama is planning a homecoming back to Tibet.
Here is another article that confirms Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to China. This is an interesting development now raising suspicion why Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche denied the fact that he had traveled to China.
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to China should be a welcoming news for potential negotiations on His Holiness’ visit to China and eventually return to Tibet. This is a wonderful news and His Holiness deserves to be back to his home after all the hard work he has done for the Tibetan people in the past 58 years. It is therefore not necessary to hide such a wonderful news at all. There is literally NOTHING bad about Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit, really.
Apart from His Holiness’ potential return to Tibet, the visit also gives the Tibetans, especially those in exile, some hope for their relationship with China to improve. This should also give the Tibetans hope to eventually return to Tibet and finally be united with their family and friends whom they have not seen for more than five decades now.
Furthermore, unless it is confirmed by reliable sources, the former Indian intelligence officer would not have made such clear and strong claim with regards to Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to Kunming, the capital city of the Yunnan province of China. So this claim by the former Indian intelligence officer is as good as Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche himself confirming the visit. The question is, however, why did Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche lie to say he didn’t go? What is the real agenda behind this?
I am copying and pasting the content of the original article for everyone to read in case the post is no longer available on the website. ?
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Former Indian Intelligence Claims Samdhong Rinpoche Visited China
A former Indian intelligence officer claims in an article that the former Kalon Tripa or the Prime minister of Tibetan government in exile, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche had a four days China visit in November last year. The article by the former RAW officer says that Dalai Lama’s envoy would have met senior Communist party leaders during the visit.
Samdong Rimpoche’s visit to China materialised against the backdrop of strained India-China relations consequent to the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam, says former RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade according to the article in the Rediff.com.
“Samdong Rimpoche, who was nominated a month earlier as the Dalai Lama’s envoy for talks with the Chinese authorities, would certainly have met senior Communist party leaders during his four-day stay in Kunming, capital of China’s Yunnan province.” added the report claiming that the two-term Kalon Tripa (‘prime minister’) of the Tibetan administration-in-exile and one of the Dalai Lama’s most trusted advisers had quietly travelled to China in late November 2017.
The report also suggested that the Rinpoche would have met with the You Quan, a former party secretary of Fujian province whom Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed director of the united front work department in November or Zhang Yijiong, executive vice minister of the UFWD.
As China still do not recognise the Central Tibetan Administration, functioning as the Tibetan government in exile, president Lobsang Sangay has not accompanied the Rinpoche in the China visit added the article by the former Indian intelligence.
The former prime minister of Tibetan government in exile, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche however had earlier rubbished of the China visit when asked about whether he had made a China visit as being speculated and told that the news about his visit to China has no truth and it was nothing more than just media speculations.
http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2018/01/07/former-indian-intelligence-claims-samdhong-rinpoche-visited-china/
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this good news with us. I think is wise move for CTA to have good relationship with China because it not only help them to may be go back to Tibet it also help them to get financial aids from others country because a lot of this country do not support CTA because they are very much do not want to again China as China is one of major economic pillar in the world. May this good start will bring the ban down and more Tibetan be able to go back to their home country.
I do hope that Dalai Lama can return to Tibet, China, and it is his homeland, and millions of Tibetan people will warmly welcome home their long awaited King of Dharma. With this visit, and i believe many will benefits, and eventually peace will come to Tibetans. Om Mani Pedme Hum.
These dramatic, sensational turn of events, ploys, political talks and plays are too often symptoms of politics. It is a hard reality that what the public perceive as truth or not the truth are only relevant to that particular moment.
If it is indeed a fact that HHDL is planning for an eventual visit to China (and Tibet), then I would view it as a step that indicates China is indeed very generous and willing to back down to accepting “dissidents” and detractors. The entire Tibetan community in India is viewed by China as “treasonists” and may not allow them to set foot into China’s soil.
If, HHDL, does indeed visit China and if this is the first step for HH to “return” to Tibet, the CTA and its whole gang of politicians may not get to have any governmental portfolio at all. My view is that they may be put under state monitoring and may be treated as “political prisoners” and may well be restricted in their movements.
Whatever the outcome maybe, let us rest our faith and trust Dorje Shugden to help work the situation out such that the end result will be a win-win solution for all and for the Dharma to flourish and benefit many more Chinese citizens.
Thank you Your Eminence in sharing this piece of wonderful and yet intriguing news.
感谢仁波切分享这个鼓舞人心的消息。希望这个进展可以让藏人行政中央与中国的关系可以变得更好，并引导来日在世界各地流亡的藏人最终可以回归祖国。西藏领导自2002年至2008年共计展开九次谈判，之后就没有再继续，也没有取得任何有实质性的结果。谈判进入死胡同，并于2010年正式停止。达赖喇嘛这一次可能会重新推动谈判。达赖喇嘛曾经好几次表示希望可以去五台山朝圣。
近几天，达赖喇嘛的特使桑东仁波切本人否认他去了中国，但是，现任西藏流亡政府总理洛桑桑盖（Lobsang Sangay）却提到了桑东仁波切的这一中国之行，而且接近达赖喇嘛的人也向法国世界报记者证实了这一旅行。达赖喇嘛上月23日曾发声明，称「过去的已经过去，西藏希望和中国在一起」，这也令外界猜测他与北京当局的关系有所缓和。自从习近平于2012年执政以来，达赖喇嘛一直避免正面抨击习近平，达赖喇嘛曾经在1950年代的时候会见过习近平的父亲习仲勋，而且，在1987年的会谈中，习仲勋还扮演过角色。
达赖喇嘛访问中国将有很多正面效果。我深信除了在西藏的六百万藏人将会无比欢喜外，在印度的150,000藏人也能在没有旅游限制的情况下访问西藏，而西藏政府也终究会让流亡海外的藏人回返西藏。
With regards to the Addendum, it is indeed confusing to me, what more the Tibetans who had so much hope on returning to Tibet. So who is telling the TRUTH?? Both parties can’t be right at the same time. Tibetan Leaders are always so full of contradictions. Just like CTA saying they support the Dalai Lama on dialogue for autonomy and yet CTA continues smear campaign on China and even attended the Rangzen event in Paris early this year. Or how CTA declares themselves to be a democratic government but then ban the practice of Dorje Shugden in a discriminatory act that caused so much sufferings to their own people. So what does the Tibetan Leaders stand for exactly? With their wishy washy stance that changes with the wind, how will their people gain the confidence and security in their own government as most progressive countries offer? Again the people are at the loosing end with more confusion then hope.
Rejoice! This is a wonderful news and hopefully everything is fruitful for H.H. Dalai Lama, and may the DS ban be resolved as soon as possible. Thank you Rinpoche and blog team for this news update ???
I rejoice for the news and hope that HHDL will put political issue aside and retire to his hometown, Lhasa soon. I believe when HHDL is back to Tibet, many things will changed for a better. He belongs to Tibet and the people of Tibet.
HHDL is the leading spiritual leader of the world who has been promoting compassion and harmony. Hence He is going to bring compassion and harmony to China and at the same time find the best solution for the better of his people. His return will stop the angry Tibetan from self-immolation, will unite all Tibetan included Dorje Shugden people, will bring peace and friendship between India and China, will open up the opportunities for all Tibetan refugees to return home too.
I would love and hope to witness the Chinese government open up her arms to allow and welcome the 83 years old HHDL to return home after 58 years. I wish to both leaders, Xi and HHDL work together for the better of people of Tibet and China. This is truly beautiful by showing the world, world peace is possible. We shall all pray for this day to come soon.
H.H Dalai Lama visit to China will bring hopes to many Tibetans especially the Dorje Shugden practitioners. In China , religious freedom been practiced widely and no discrimination on any religion faith. Once Dalai Lama back to China, all the allegations on Dorje Shugden practitioners related to China must be removed because China is practising religious freedom .
The political issued within China and Central Tibetan Administration bring sufferings to Tibetan especially CTA accuse Dorje Shugden Practitioner in Tibet are China Spy and funding from China. Why Dorje Shugden practice must link with politics? Dorje Shugden practitioners are advocate peace and harmony and bring Dharma to benefit more people. I wish the visit of Dalai Lama to China will unite all Tibetan regardless religions and bring back harmony to Tibet.
Thanks Rinpoche for sharing this good news.
Jason
This is a wonderful development and has many beneficial implications between Tibet, China and India. I too wish that H.H. the Dalai Lama’s wish to visit China and Tibet will soon be fulfilled.
I fully agree that all the rhetoric against China by Tibetans should stop immediately and not to jeapardise the ongoing negotiations with China for a smooth passage on Dalai Lama’s homeward bound plan. Tibetans should wisely stay close and support this positive plan. All Tibetans must see that the wishes of the Dalai Lama quickly materialise without a hitch. Hence, likewise all negative attacks on Dorje Shugden practitioners working with China must also stop now.
The Central Tibetan Administration must also align to China on the practice of Dorje Shugden and lift the ban as China supports religious freedom which include the freedom to practise of Dorje Shugden.
As expected of the good news that anything to do with His Holiness, The Dalai Lama and his envoy with China at this time will certainly be connected and automatically be linked to the status of Tibet and His Holiness’s to China at this juncture of time! The hopeful wishes, of course, of all Tibetans, as well as the millions of anxious, loyal and compassionate Buddhist practitioners of Dorje Shugden, will of course be praying hard and vigorously that Tibet will be peacefully secured back for the suffering Tibetans, most likely under an autonomy, in accordance with the wishes of His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, as well the deep compassionate desire of the Outside World. If such expectation receives the good blessings of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Ban of Dorje Dhugden would automactically be well taken care of as well! It is indeed also a God-send opportunity that His Holiness “home-coming back trip” is expected to be made a successful fairy tale episode come true after a long lapse of absence of 58 years, which we all, and the outside World would greatly feel deeply appreciated to China for their Great compassion and generosity! Om Mani Padme Hung,
It is heartwarming to note that the Dalai Lama has sent His envoy, Samdhong Rinpoche to China to prepare for the Dalai Lama’s wish to visit China.
It is obvious that Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to China has been agreed upon by both the host country, India and China, otherwise it is not possible for the visit to happen.
As the intention of this visit is to path the way for Dalai Lama’s visit, I see this has a great leap forward for Tibetans who even though are Chinese citizens will for their religious inclination be so very happy to see the Dalai Lama again.
The Dalai Lama has taken steps to work towards autonomy of Tibetan in China, and not allow Lobsang Sangay and CTA to proclaim independence. I wish Dalai Lama long life and success in His current endeavour with China.
With all due respect, after reading this article as well as the screenshots, I have come to conclude that Lobsang Sangay acts from arrogance and delusion, and with him at the helm of the CTA, they are not going to get very far.
First of all, India does not owe anything to the Tibetans, for him to ask that they make the Tibetan issue a lynchpin of the Sino-Indian relationship. India has over 1 billion people, and has many more issues to deal with, than to make the issue of 150,000 refugees into their main focus (lynchpin). On what basis does Lobsang Sangay have to request India to stake their international relations on the welfare of just 150,000 refugees (whom, by the way, the CTA are sabotaging in their attempts to become Indian citizens and contribute to Indian society)?
Second, India has no right to force Beijing to change its mind. China is a sovereign nation in her own right, with her own laws, policies and system of governance. For Lobsang Sangay to think that India has any right to change Beijing or guide another sovereign nation’s policies is delusional. Did the Tibetans appreciate it when the British signed treaties on the Tibetans’ behalf, without consulting Gaden Phodrang? Did India appreciate it when the British colonized them for 200 years, and dictated all of their domestic and foreign policies? So for Lobsang Sangay to imply that it’s India’s responsibility to change Beijing is (1) rude and disrespectful of Chinese sovereignty (2) rude towards India, to impose that kind of responsibility on India.
I also found it very interesting that the second someone drops the Tibetan cause, Lobsang Sangay automatically implies they are no longer “liberal democracies” and are somehow evil (i.e. what he said about Norway and Denmark). My question is, why does any country HAVE to support the Tibetan cause? Why is a country’s goodness or virtue measured by whether or not they support the so-called Tibetan cause?
Norway and Denmark has, first and foremost, a duty of care towards their own citizens, just as India has a duty of care towards her own citizens. If a relationship with the Tibetans has no benefits, but a relationship with China will benefit Norwegian and Danish citizens, then the Norwegian and Danish government have a right to make whatever decisions they want / whatever decisions are necessary to benefit their own people. They owe nothing to the Tibetans.
So personally, I find it extremely arrogant that Lobsang Sangay will insult countries in this way the second they drop the Tibetan cause. It’s exactly how he has tried Dorje Shugden practitioners, by labelling them anti-Dalai Lama or anti-Tibetan, without any proof or basis to do so. When he does this, Lobsang Sangay is essentially saying that if Norway and Denmark reject the Tibetans, they are not good. They are only good if they support the Tibetans. Similarly, if you practice Dorje Shugden, you are supposedly against Tibet and the Dalai Lama and therefore not good. If you give up Dorje Shugden, you support Tibet and the Dalai Lama and are therefore good.
On a minor note, I thought it was pretty illogical for him to say that China is scared of having 300 million Buddhists, when there are only 82 million Communist Party members. First of all, the 82 million CCP members have something the 300 million Buddhists do not – an army. What are the 300 million Buddhists going to do, chant and meditate their way to revolution? Illogical. Second, the fact China has 300 million Buddhists which is more than their CCP membership actually demonstrates that China DOES have the religious freedom necessary for 300 million people to openly identify themselves as Buddhists. So contrary to what Lobsang Sangay and the CTA insist – that China suppress religious freedom – in fact this figure proves that China does not.
After reading all of this, I can see more clearly why it was Samdhong Rinpoche who was sent to China to negotiate on this so-called ‘private’ trip. Lobsang Sangay, for all of his Harvard education, does not seem to know the first thing about foreign relations and diplomacy. No wonder Lobsang Sangay for the nearly 10 years he’s been in power, has not been able to secure a single meeting with the Chinese. Unfortunately for the Tibetans, they appear to have elected a leader who works on the basis of “divide and conquer”, applying it to his own people throughout his time in office.
The discreet visit of Samdhong Rinpoche, now the Dalai Lama’s personal emissary and former prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile to Kunming, China is a precursor of something big to come. I do not think this is merely a ‘private visit’. The fact that His Holiness the Dalai Lama has appointed personal emissaries and Samdhong Rinpoche as one of them is seen to be a move that suits and appeases China as Beijing has been emphatically asking the Dalai Lama to stop travelling to Western capitals, if talks are to be resumed.
As mentioned by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche, there are just so many positive outcomes if H.E. the Dalai Lama visits China. First of all, the Tibetans in Tibet who have been waiting since 1959 will finally see the return of their spiritual leader to Tibet. This may also lead to 150,000 Tibetans in India to also return to Tibet. Although it may be too early to conclude, this could be the start of the resumption of formal dialogues between the Chinese and exiled Tibetan government.
More and more countries are dropping their support to the Tibetan cause and as His Holiness is no longer heading the Central Tibetan Administration, there is uncertainty over how the Tibetan self-determination movement will unfold if the Dalai Lama’s era of leadership comes to an end as His Holiness ages. It will be great news to the world, and the Tibetans especially if Beijing and the Dalai Lama work through their differences and expectations to end the 58-year estrangement of Tibetans.
Thank you again Rinpoche for sharing this wonderful news.
This article truly does give hope to a situation that for so long has seemed bleak. The Tibetans for over 60 year have lived in exile, and even though there has been some form of dialogue but something that has never fruitioned. In fact this dialogue was undertaken during the time that Samdhong Rinpoche was the Prime Minister of then Tibetan Government in-Exile. Since the President Sikyong Losang Sangay became the elected head of the Tibetan government their ceased to be any efforts on the side of the Tibetan to initiate meaningful dialogue to create a better situation for the Tibetans.
This brings me to my next point, why is it the Samdhong Rinpoche was the one to initiate this visit, and how come Samdhong Rinpoche was so easily granted access to visit China. It is strange that the Chinese government, who are known to be very strict in who or not they let in to China, would very easily allow Samdhong Rinpoche into the country, and even then to meet top officials. If this was a private visit, then surely they would not have let him into the country. But as a visit to meet officials, this visit was granted. Samdhong Rinpoche must also have very strong connections with China and top officials in the country to be able to visit like this.
Even though I do rejoice that some form of dialogue has once again opened up, I cannot but think about how Dorje Shugden lamas who have connections with the Chinese are seen as traitors, while someone like Samdhong Rinpoche is not. Within the exiled community to have any sort of connection with the Chinese, is to instantly be labeled as anti-Dalai Lama and a traitor to the Tibetan cause. But the fact remains that this is the very thing that Samdhong Rinpoche has done. It is very obvious that Samdhong Rinpoche himself has very strong ties to China, so why is he not labeled as anti-Dalai Lama and a traitor to the Tibetan cause. This just once again highlights the double standards in within the Tibetan community and the utter baseless of the accusations hurled at Dorje Shugden practitioners.
Leaving the Dorje Shugden issue to the side, and looking at the bigger picture of the Sino-Tibetan relations, however, this news is a very welcome breath of fresh air, and I pray may very well be, the beginnings of a final and lasting resolution, whatever it may be.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this news. If His Holiness goes back to China, it will be a big thing for China and the Tibetans in-exile. I hope by His Holiness going back to China, Tibetans can be reunited with their families, just like when West Germany unified with East Germany. The next thing after this should be the lifting of Dorje Shugden ban, this will immediately unite the Tibetans also, Tibetans are separated because of the ban. Families break apart, teacher and students split and people are segregated.
I really hope His Holiness can help Tibetan in-exiles go back to their homeland and end their lives as a refugee.
This is a great news. I really hope HH Dalai Lama is able to visit China and engage a peaceful talk with the China government. Once this materialised I am sure many positive change will fall in. I hope HH Dalai Lama can visit Tibet that is his home country and benefit many other Tibetans who would like to meet him. If HH Dalai Lama can return to Tibet the people living in exile would also be able to return.
Ultimately, I hope the Dorje Shugden ban will be lifted and all Dorje Shugden practitioners do not need to suffer the discrimination set by CTA anymore. Everyone can then gain freedom once again.
I think this is really good news that H.H. is going to visit China. Perhaps this will help start the preservation of Tibetan culture, religion and even the environment. Why I say this is because let’s face reality, China is the No.1 superpower nation in the world right now. And if we want to help the Tibetans living in Tibet and preserve the culture, we need to work together with those that are in power to help us. Put aside the past and the differences and look towards the future. As a famous saying goes, choose to be the problem or the solution.
Yes China may not be the best in human rights and “perfect” but hey which country is? Name one country that has not violated, persecuted, discriminated another living being, be it human or animal. Before singing the praises of countries like Britain and the USA, take a look at their past and take a look at where they are at now. What did the British do to half of the world, including of very own country Malaysia? They colonised us and took as many resources as they could and profited from our land. They even converted the locals to their religion and spread their religion. So let’s not be too quick to point the finger… because every superpower country had in one way or another abused their power over the weaker minority and invaded the land that does not belong to them.
I am glad to see H.H. the Dalai Lama actually taking proper steps, and I am sure it is one which he has contemplated in great depth as the best possible solution to help His people and to also preserve the Buddhist teachings. I think this news is positive, as many Tibetans are dying to see His Holiness and for them, it means seeing Buddha Chenrezig, so imagine the hope and strength H.H. will bring his people in Tibet! I rejoice and I hope H.H. manages to actually go to China and that something positive will arise from His trip. I look forward to this news as I believe it will affect many things including the ban on Dorje Shugden. One thing is for sure, His Holiness will not be able to impose the ban on Dorje Shugden if His Holiness is in China and in this way, it benefits us Shugden practitioners. Hopefully, then peace and true Buddhist kinship and harmony would be restored.
This move by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is very necessary knowing that the CTA will not be able to negotiate or to make any progress on the Tibetan issue. With the compassion to benefit all sentient beings, His Holiness did the most practical thing which is to work with China just like every leader in the world. In this way, there’s hope for the Tibetans in exile, at least to regain their identity and to be in a place where they belong.
The 5/50 plan mentioned in The Wire, however, doesn’t sound logical. First of all, India has granted a 99-year lease for the Tibetans since 1959 which has already reached 58 years in 2017, there are only 41 years left. The Tibetans are already struggling when His Holiness is still alive, and since the CTA has proven to be incapable of even arranging for a dialogue with the Chinese, it is clear that the struggle will continue if the same group of people remains in the Kashag. Let’s just hope that His Holiness manages to strike a deal with President Xi and that the Tibetans can finally settle down after close to 6 decades of struggle.
The news that the former Tibetan Government head and personal envoy of HH the Dalai Lama visits China is such beautiful news. Indeed it would be amazing if the Dalai Lama could visit and stay in Tibet again. Besides the millions of Tibetans who were hoping to see HH the Dalai Lama again, even the Tibetans in exile in India can go and visit their homeland.
And the many conflicts between the Tibetans and China would cease so that peace and harmony can grow for the benefit of all. Which is close to my heart is for sure the Dorje Shugden conflict, which can end as there is no connection with Dorje Shugden and China against the Dalai Lama. All these baseless accusations can stop and we can focus back on our practice.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing the great news about the healing between Tibet and the Dalai Lama with China. I deeply wish that Rinpoche continues to spread the Dharma into all the directions and continues to guide us on our spiritual path with the most precious Buddha Dorje Shugden.
Humbly,
Pastor Antoinette
Samdhong Rinpoche the Tibetan former PM speaks out against dangerous Rangzen (independence seekers) people against His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People should never support independence of Tibet from China. People should support the Dalai Lama’s middle way policy which is autonomy within China for Tibet. People should appreciate the Dalai Lama’s leadership and follow his direction for autonomy. Those who don’t are obviously very dangerous and against the Dalai Lama according to Samdhong Rinpoche in this video. It is a must watch with English subtitles.-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=c-_7sBcuyqA
Dear Rinpoche
Thank you for the article. It is indeed a good news and such a relief after. The relationship between China and the Tibetan government in exile have been one of suspicion and distrust. It seems that the stagnation was turned into progress since Samdhong Rinpoche was appointed as the Dalai Lama’s emissary. Within a short period, he managed to visit China and strike discussion with relevant parties. If His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits China, that would be good news and open the door for many other possibilities within the Sino-Tibetan leadership.
I believe if there is significant progress in the Dalai Lama relationship with China, the accusation that we received on a daily basis that Dorje Shugden practitioners are Chinese spies, which is totally not true, will diminish significantly, and the ban on Dorje Shugden practice will become irrelevant since China has respected the freedom of worship for Dorje Shugden practitioners have sponsored Dorje Shugden lamas such as the Panchen Lama.
I am really looking forward to hearing more positive news regarding the Sino-Tibetan leadership in the near future.
Valentina
Great news indeed, now HH the Dalai Lama has wanted a trip home to China and visiting Tibet which his priority. Much earlier he has sent his envoy Samdhong Rinpoche to negotiate with China’s leaders for his private visit. HH Dalai Lama has been longing to visit to China after 58 years of exile, It would be a wonderful reunion for HH Dalai Lama as well as the millions of Tibetan living in Tibet. It could be a beginning of China and HH Dalai Lama having a peaceful dialogue or discussion which many of the Dorje Shugden practitioners and non practitioners been looking forward. For those hundred thousands in exile in India will be overjoy as they might be given a chance to migrate back also . The relation between India and China could improves with HH Dalai Lama visiting China. The visits of HH Dalai Lama will both benefits the 2 countries. May the wishes of H H Dalai Lama comes true. And may HH Dalai Lama dissolves and lift the ban on Dorje Shugden soon.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this great news.
It’s a rejoicing news to hear that there is light for HH Dalai Lama to visit China! After almost 60 years, many Tibetans have been wanting so much to meet HH Dalai Lama. I hope it will also leads to HH Dalai Lama’s visit to Tibet eventually.
With the visits, it will definitely leads to more peace, harmony and unity between Tibet and China. I’m sure it will help on the social economy for both parties too.
In order for HH Dalai Lama’s wishes to be back to Tibet, I do hope the CTA and some of the extreme Tibetans would stop bombasting China and calling China with all the derogatory names. They should also stop the discrimination on Dorje Shugden practitioners and also stop defaming them for China spy, China dogs etc. They need to create peace with China for HH Dalai Lama’s wishes to Tibet to come true.
May this day come true soon!
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I find this extremely intriguing and strangely timely for this to happen. Already the Dalai Lama’s private office had announced the Dalai Lama’s poor health and has canceled recent appointments.
This may or may not be connected but the fact that Samdhong Rinpoche and Lobsang Sangay was able to travel to China on a ‘personal trip’ sounds like an amateurish cover up for something much more. I don’t know what is in store for the future of Tibetans in India and of the Dalai Lama has he approaches his ‘silver years’ but one thing is certain, he would need to eventually retire as all lamas do, in order to prepare for his future incarnation.
Whatever the reason for the trip to China, the promise of reconciliation with the Dalai Lama is all too enticing and could very well be the truth. I think this will have greater ripples for Tibetans the world over. For one thing, if the Dalai Lama does retire in China, he would be made to be quiet on making political statements. China is harsh and hard on what is perceived to be dissident ideas and opinions, which I am sure China would no doubt ensure the Dalai Lama is well aware of while his potential stay in China.
That would mean that the Dalai Lama would have less and less chance to be able to talk against Shugden in the future. What might happen would be that the Dalai Lama might issue a clarifying statement that would somehow have an effect of retracting the ban or just a generic statemtn to call off all activities that are not in the interest of the Tibetan people. Whatever it is, this piece of news has all the potential to have tremendous impact as it unfolds and the impact is not just on Dorje Shugden but on a much wider scale.
On the one hand, this is positive news and I hope His Holiness the Dalai Lama does proceed with the visit. Hopefully such a visit by the Dalai Lama will be the trigger for Chinese and the Tibetan leaders-in-exile to resume conciliatory dialogue on ending the Sino-Tibetan conflict. It has already been too long and in the name of statecraft, so much have been politicised including the lives of the Tibetan people and even Tibetan Buddhism.
Clearly, it takes more than one visit by the Dalai Lama (if it happens) to work. There is also a part for the CTA (Central Tibetan Administration) politicians like Dr Lobsang Sangay to play. To begin, if the CTA is truly seeking opportunities for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people to return to the homeland, they must stop with all that jingoistic talk and contentious posturing.
It would also augur well for the Tibetan leadership to consider why they have lost so much standing vis-à-vis their relationship with nations and governments who have supported them for decades, and in addition, what values they bring to those who continue to support their cause.
For certain, there must be a change in attitude and outlook on the part of CTA leaders. As an example, in The Tribune report of 15 December 2017 (‘Former Tibetan government head visited China recently’), Dr Lobsang Sangay was quoted as saying, “India should make Tibet the lynchpin in changing Beijing” and that “Tibet must be declared the core issue”. And in addition, “Either you transform China into a liberal democracy or it transforms you”. And by that Dr Lobsang Sangay was citing Norway and Denmark as examples of nations who had been ‘transformed’ by China to abandon the Tibetan Cause.
And here, we see signs why any positive steps made by the Dalai Lama towards China will ultimately fail. The CTA expects China to conform to the CTA’s terms, and the CTA expects other nations of the world to put the Tibet issue ahead of their countries’ own national interest. India for example, must use the Tibet issue as a “lynchpin” in “changing Beijing”. Dr Lobsang Sangay however failed to say why anyone should do that and by what reason India and the other nations must continue to place the CTA’s interest first? And indeed, by what means can the CTA expect Beijing to change?
One thing that has become clear in recent years is that countries find no benefit in supporting the Tibetan cause. The CTA has failed in more than half a century, to build any values or benefits for anyone to continue to support their cause. Not only is the campaign for Tibet increasingly plagued with corruption, the CTA’s reputation as a democratic ‘government’ that protects human rights has also been shot to pieces by their own breaches of various human rights provisions vide their religious ban on Dorje Shugden practitioners.
Today, standing with the CTA on the Tibet issue is extremely costly as Mongolia found out just before they banned the Dalai Lama from visiting again, at least during the term of the present Mongolian government.
Personally, I feel it is the CTA that has to change before anything good comes out of the Dalai Lama’s efforts. In any case, I hope a visit does happen and that ultimately the Dalai Lama can return to Tibet for good. The Dalai Lama has worked so hard for the Tibetan people all his life and this is the very least His Holiness deserves. In addition, I cannot wait to see the end of all the harmful and baseless allegations that Dorje Shugden people work for the Chinese to destabilise the Dalai Lama’s government.
This is certainly good news. His Holiness Dalai Lama (HHDL) has spent most of its time in another country to benefit more sentient beings. If he visits China, HHDL will have his wishes come true to return to his birthplace and there goes the exile Tibetan will also have the opportunity to return to their homeland.
In addition, the controversy of the Central Tibetan Administration will be resolved as No One Will say Dorje Shugden practitioner colluding with China (which is a false statement)
I sincerely, wish HHDL and all the exile Tibetan will be able to return to Tibet and may the false accusation about Dorje Shugden practice will be ended
In these days, in order for Dharma to propagated more swiftly, it is essential to rely on much external cause and condition. Without these, it could be hopeless for Buddhist to achieves our ultimate goal. Some eminence monk being labeled by “Political monk” like His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Master Hsing Yun. All eminence Sangha who do really works for the brighter future of Buddhism really suffer a lot, both mental and physical sufferings. That is why they are the one who we should take refuge with. A person who is selfless and purely benefits others by any skillful means do really worth for our respect and offering. This is the value of Sangha. Not every member of the Sangha have these kinds of great aspiration and action for others’ welfare but there are really some living Buddha within this community.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing the extremely good news as there is nothing happier than His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama planning to visit China and eventually, opens the opportunity for the Dalai Lama to return back to His birth place, Tibet. The visit of the Dalai Lama in China will definitely bring more good news and benefits to all Tibetans in their own Tibetan land as well as other Tibetans, who are living in exile, which I believe the Dalai Lama will touch on the topics of the collaboration between Tibetans and Chinese in the aspects of economy, financial stability, tourism and most importantly the welfare of Tibetans as currently Tibet is part of China now. When the Dalai Lama visits China, there will be no more segregation between Dorje Shugden practitioners and non-Shugden practitioners because democratic country such as China will view Tibetans as one. As there are more and more news citing about the Dalai Lama to visit China, it is very convincing now for Dorje Shugden practice to be spread further, reaching to more people without any barrier or limitation as China allows for religious freedom and emphasize on peace and good security. May the Dalai Lama safely and smoothly return back to Tibet with ultimate happiness.
Humbly with folded hands,
kin hoe
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Rinpoche. For anything of significance to happen, anything that is significant to the community or the world at large, requires the coming together of great group merits and karma. May all be unity in harmony for the greater good.
This was nothing I had expected – that first sentence really surprised me – you’re planning your retirement???! I hope that part of your plans will not go into effect soon… _/\_ _/\_ _/\_
I also hope and wish that this news of His Holiness’ visit to Chna materialises , that a mutual understanding reached between the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the government of China, that Tbetans-in-exile get to return to their motherland and that the Dorje Shugden ban is lifted.
That most if all, I hope you get to see the fruits of your faith and steadfastness bear fruit before you retire – that the Dorje Shugden practice be free for all the practise _/\_ _/\_ _/\_
This private visiting between Dalai Lama and China will bring positive changes. Dalai Lama has always wanted to go back to Tibet. Dalai Lama’s followers should support His Holiness’s will and make his dreams come true.
Besides, visiting China gives positive impact to Dorje Shugden practitioners as they are no longer being accused as Chinese spy or Chinese agent that receive money from China. The allegations and baseless accusation about Dorje Shugden can be stopped too.
Thank you, Rinpoche, for sharing such encouraging news and hopefully this marks the beginning of more positive changes in the nature of relationship with China that will lead to the eventual return of Tibetans to their homeland. It appears that there are finally practical steps forward driven by HH Dalai Lama after the disappointing stagnation on the part of the Tibetan leadership. Given the circumstances, the Tibetan leadership really ought to buck up and do their part in supporting HH Dalai Lama or at the very least refrain from any further irresponsible actions which may jeopardise HH Dalai Lama’s reconciliatory efforts. And it is only logical for the Tibetan leadership to start by immediately refraining from antagonising China with derogatory remarks and also to cease instigating people especially Tibetans to cast negative imputations towards China, including the defamatory accusations of Dorje Shugden practitioner as Chinese spies. Promoting harmony by lifting the Dorje Shugden ban will also go a long way towards removing the obstacle of China’s mistrust of HH Dalai Lama as a separatist. Definitely echo the prayers for this to work out for the Tibetans and also for the lifting of the unwarranted Dorje Shugden ban.
Dear Rinpoche
This is a very surprise but pleasant news. H.H Dalai Lama have finally wanted to go back to China. After H.H Dalai Lama left Tibet, China have not stopped to benefits the Tibetan in China, in fact, President Xi have put in many policies to benefit the Tibetans in China. Compare to Tibetans refugees in India, the CTA have not done much to take care welfare of their own people.
If Dalai Lama returned to China, it is a good news that the Tibetans could be unite again. Thus, no more segregation between Tibetans who practice Dorje Shugden and Dorje Shugden practitioners have to become the scapegoat to be blame as harming the free Tibet issues.
If CTA will do take over Tibet from China, with the poor management they have, looking at how the manage Tibetan Refugees in Indian and the tactic of using Dorje Shugden to separate Tibetans will lead chaos to the Tibetans in China. Thus, it is not a bad things for H.H Dalai Lama to back to China. More harmony amongst the people could be restore, families can be unite and the lineage of Dorje Shugden will not bare the untruth anymore.
May the Dorje Shugden ban be lifted clearly and quickly.
Thank you
With holded hand, Love
Freon
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With so much difficulty faced by the CTA, I feel the Dalai Lama is taking the right practical steps. CTA has dug a hole for themselves, there is no way I can see CTA coming back from the ‘dead’ in its relationships with other countries around the world. The 5/50 initiative does not sound like a Dalai Lama initiative, as the Dalai Lama as a normal human will not be around in another 50 years.
I think the Dalai Lama for making the difficult steps to return to his homeland, and ending any thoughts of ever wanting independence from China. Now I also wonder, the Dalai Lama’s biographer Achok Rinpoche, was in fact doing reconnaissance work for His Holiness after all? One can surely dream.
The cold relationship between China and Holiness seems to be thawing. Hopefully, all parties concerned would make it their priority to fulfill His Holiness’ wish to visit China and eventually Tibet.
I am confident that whatever that Dorje Shugden predicted would come true as I know how accurate his prophecies are. A good example of such accuracy would be how Dorje Shugden helped His Holiness to escape to India.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful news, Rinpoche.
This is such good news since the Dalai Lama and Tibetan refugees have been in exiled since 1959. Allowing His Holiness Dalai Lama to enter China will eventually lead to him visiting Tibet. Hopefully people don’t use this as opportunity to fan the flame of hatred.
For China I think they stand to gain by their willingness to accept the Dalai Lama into China. It will create a better impression on other countries and Tibetan themselves too that China is willing to change. One can say this is diplomacy game but nowadays when both parties stand to gain, in a win win situation, why not?
谢谢仁波切和博客团队的分享！
这真是天大的好消息啊！也是许多藏民日夜盼望的事！达赖喇嘛流亡在外已将近60年了，能够回到祖国相信也是他朝思暮想的事，最终谁不想回到自己的祖国呢？
这次的计划如果成功的话，正如詹杜固仁波切所分析的，这将对许多事情带来极大正面的改变！那么多年来西藏流亡政府鼓吹流亡藏民将雄登修行者标榜为亲中国的叛徒，这指控将不攻自破。詹杜固仁波切和许许多多的雄登修行者并不是因为亲中国而修多杰雄登的，虽然仁波切非常欣赏和尊敬中国，但没有人因为修雄登而得到中国资助。这么多年来雄登修行者面对的这些指控，会因为达赖访中国而全被化解掉。其实仁波切早已说过了，跟中国和平相处才是流亡西藏人的最终解决方案，憎恨中国根本无法解决问题，反而让关系搞得更僵，更加无法圆梦返回祖国。
希望这次达赖喇嘛的计划成功，并能与中国在阔别58年后用最恰当友好的方式破冰，让这西藏的事件有个大团圆的结局 ❣️
多杰雄登修持者在这60年来已经受够了不公平的对待。如果有那么一天达赖尊者到访中国并与中国协商，甚至于解决中印边界的问题而最终达到和谐与和平及允许宗教自由，这使多杰雄登修持者终于守得云开见明月。他们一路以来努力坚守对上师的诺言与坚定的修持将可以继续流传百世，利益更多人。
感谢仁波切在此分享这项振奋人心的好消息。希望藏人行政中央立即停止负面和不真实的指控多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通, 给予多杰雄登修持者宗教自由。
It is a rejoice indeed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to have this opportunity to visit China and even better to come to an agreement for Tibetans In Exile to return home after such a very long time. As mentioned many of the older generation may had already passed but those still alive hold the memories close to their hearts. I would imagine that upon returning to Tibet, His Holiness and the many Masters who follow will once again bring Tibetan Buddhism to its glory again. I also see vindication for the many practitioners of authentic Protector Dorje Shugden as the rights of religious freedom must be returned to them as per China’s law. It would be a show of genuine intention if the current Tibetan Leaders were to swiftly remove the ban and practice equality amongst religions as China would not welcome discrimination which could potentially create strife amongst the people. This happened as proven with the current situation of Tibetan Leaders’ ban on Dorje Shugden practice which had lead to so much discrimination, segregation, persecution and harm to innocent Lamas and practitioners who kept their faith.
With this potential of His Holiness the Dalai Lama negotiating for Tibetans In Exile returning home, a stark point stood out to me. The Failure of the Tibetan Cause was man-made and certainly not as claimed of protector Dorje Shugden. CTA has been holding out from negotiations with China for Autonomy Rule as advised by His Holiness but instead had chosen to sit in their comfort of receiving ludicrous sponsorship monies which amounts to millions per year. Without having to work for money, well, except for creating propaganda against China, I would think it is difficult to chose having to work if they were to return to Tibet China. It is also obvious that it falls back on the Dalai Lama to make the move as most CTA members supports the Rangzen movements as shown in the recent meeting in Paris. All the propaganda accusations against China did not lessen which also proves CTA’s wish to prevent negotiation with China. CTA placed ban on Dorje Shugden practice to divert activities and attention away from the questions of why are they not negotiating with China.
I feel so vindicated after having been called China spy and pay rolled by China just for practicing Dorje Shugden. In The Wire, it was said that many Chinese monetarily supported the Dalai Lama….dare CTA and the Anti-Shugdens accuse His Holiness the same? And most certainly Lord Dorje Shugden did not harm the Dalai Lama at all as His Holiness goes into the 80’s rather healthily since the proclamation 20 years ago. In fact I would say that most Dorje Shugden Lamas and practitioners held the Dalai Lama in the upmost respect as I see our Guru, H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche always does. Never once had Rinpoche ever uttered in anyway to be disrespectful even throughout the abuse, defamation and death threats from the Tibetan Leaders’s followers. It is painful to see the deterioration of these followers due to the illogical ban on a valid 400 year old lineage practice that had proven time and again to be beneficial. May His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s wishes be fulfilled and Tibetan Buddhism once again be the glory of Tibet. May our Guru’s wishes for the unity of all Tibetan Buddhist practitioners be fulfilled with the lifting of a misguided ban on Dorje Shugden. May the wishes of Rinpoche’s students be fulfilled when Rinpoche dismiss the early retirement to continue Turning the Wheel of Dharma, to work in tandem with the Dalai Lama in bringing the glory of Tibetan Buddhism to its golden era. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this much welcomed news that will effect many positive changes in every aspects.
Thank you, Rinpoche, for sharing this wonderful news that the Dalai Lama is finally visiting China. With this visit, and the strong resolve of Dalai Lama wanting to return to Tibet, it is hopeful that the Tibetan refugees can also return to Tibet soon. This 60 years old hostility can be out of the way, CTA should ceased defaming Dorje Shugden people as Chinese spy, but follow what the Chinese government has been practicing instead – religious freedom! Dorje Shugden people once returned to China, will be able to practice their faith freely.
What a wonderful news for the day! It’s been decades since Tibetan been refugee in the land of India. By taking this steps from Dalai Lama, Tibetan able to return to their homeland where they we born and unite with the mother nature. Hopefully by this steps too, anti-shugden stop all their accusation,defamation, segregation and discrimination against Dorje Shugden practitioner and they able to restore the harmony in Tibetan community.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such a good news. After almost 60 years of exile, this is the biggest hope we can see for the Tibetans out Tibet so far. We thank everyone who work hard to make this happen so far.
Personally, I wish that HH Dalai Lama can issue an official statement to stop people from calling the Chinese derogatory names, and that HH Dalai Lama would open disassociate people who are trying to sabotage the deal. I am very worried that there are people who do not want the Tibetan in exile to have a working relationship with China, and they pretend to be HH Dalai Lama’s supporter and it can make things complicated. So, best is if HH Dalai Lama to open and transparent about it.
I sincerely pray that this will work out for the Tibetans, and look forward to the reunion of families and friends. I also pray that, with this, the issue on Dorje Shugden can be finally resolved.
Incredible news indeed. This would be good for so many people – Tibetans in China, Tibetans in India, Tibetans in Nepal, Tibetans all over the world, Dorje Shugden people all over the world, Buddhist practitioners all over the world, etc etc.
I too sincerely hope that His Holiness the Dalai Lama does visit China and eventually Tibet, and that all Tibetans and the Tibetan administration do whatever is necessary to support His Holiness’ visit to become a reality!
谢谢仁波切的分享。
这真是对于流亡在外藏人和很多想回到自己祖国的藏人的好消息！！ 打从达赖喇嘛再1959 年离开西藏后， 那么多年来达赖喇嘛都是在外国， 从来没有回到西藏。 这对于一些还留在西藏的人们和也是流亡在外的藏人们都是一种遗憾。 他们都希望在有生之年可以看到达赖喇嘛回到西藏。
其实在之前当大家读到关于桑东仁波切（达赖喇嘛的使者）拜访中国的时候， 很多人已经在猜测这是不是在为达赖喇嘛拜访中国铺路。 虽然现在我们看到的报导只是达赖喇嘛“计划” 访问中国， 不过这个消息肯定不是空穴来风。
文章里仁波切说到， 早在2017年年头多杰雄登已经预言， 在西藏政治会经历很大的转变， 现在预言已经慢慢看到成型了。 而且现在是达赖喇嘛计划访问中国， 这可能会令西藏行政中央和中国的关系改进， 而且流亡在外的藏人可能可以回到祖国。
当然仁波切在文章所写的不只是这些而已。 中国和印度的关系或许也可以得到改进。
当然身为多杰雄登修持者的我当然希望达赖喇嘛拜访中国会完全粉碎多杰雄登禁令这个谎言。 修行多杰雄登的人都被藏人行政中央称为中国的间谍， 为的就是破坏达赖喇嘛的事业。 如果达赖喇嘛真的拜访中国， 那么多杰雄登禁令和这些谎言就已经无需理会了。
希望达赖喇嘛可以尽早拜访中国， 让我们见证这历史性的一刻， 也为世界和平迈向另一个里程碑。
谢谢
如果此事成真，这将会非常振奋人心！早在桑东仁波切秘访昆明一事，很多人就已在猜测达赖喇嘛的下一步应该就是拜访中国。而现在印度这边消息这么报道，无疑是对那些揣测更加确认。这也正正符合詹杜固仁波切在以上所提及，早在今年初多杰雄登已向仁波切说了世界政局即将扭转乾坤，而这改变是正面的。
这阔别58年的重逢肯定让人热泪盈眶。希望随着这局势的改变，那些流亡海外的藏人能够重回自己的家乡，大家重新建立起更完整和谐的社会，不再因为信仰差异或政治因素而在自己族群里搞分裂。分裂的族群是不能和平共处，更甭说回归祖国。达赖喇嘛回归祖国肯定利多于弊。这事儿不止影响藏人体系，也直接影响多国与中国的政治关系，尤其是邻国印度，希望中印边界问题能因此获得改善。毕竟中印两国属世界4大文明古国，历史/背景/文化/人文等等虽各自都有自己的特色，但是还是有很多共同点的。
许多关于多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通来诋毁达赖喇嘛，或多杰雄登修持者是中国间谍及拿中国政府钱的不正确指控，根本是带有歧视及偏见的无稽之谈。现在如果达赖喇嘛真的回到中国，那么这些招摇的藏人领导层颜面该放到哪儿呢？
感谢仁波切的分享，
尊贵的达赖尊者，计划到访中国，这无疑是非常大的好消息，倘若达赖尊者能够与中国达成友好的关系，那么无疑在印度已近超过58年的西藏人民，再也无需继续是难民的身份，他们因为达赖尊者与中国达成良好的关系，而许多盼望多年的老人家，僧侣们，同样的可以回到当初他们离开的土地上。
多杰雄登护法是文殊菩萨智慧佛的化身，这么多年来感恩多杰雄登护法的庇佑，祈愿达赖尊者能够顺利到访中国，保持良好的关系，感恩仁波切的分享这一个好消息
弟子Jerry 合十
This is great news for the unity of Tibetans! It’s been far too long that Tibetans have remained refugees in India, and throughout the world, it’ll be nice for them to visit or eventually return home!
I have always believed, that there is no point for the Tibetan Leadership to go head on against China, because nothing can be achieved. Tibetans still continue to remain as refugees, with time ticking, while China continues to grow in the world. In this way, if talks are done, a more mutual understanding can come to light. With plans for His Holiness to visit China, the best outcome for the TIbet – China situation will be initiated and eventually solved for the betterment of all! I am sure it can only get better from this visit thereafter.
Dorje Shugden is highly clairvoyant. Just as how he had adviced for HHDL to flee Tibet in 1959, he had already predicted these changes in the political climate which will be beneficial for all parties.
Thank you for such wonderful sharing, Rinpoche!
This is indeed fantastic news! HH the Dalai Lama has also wanted to return to Tibet. Visiting China is definitely a first step towards a harmonious relationship with China. It is a step that makes a lot of sense as China has become a super power to reckon with. Being against China would not benefit the Tibetans. No country in the world would want to be in the bad books of China due to economic reasons.
Supporters of the Dalai Lama, as suggested by Rinpoche, should immediately stop all their negative talk on China and discrimination on Dorje Shugden practice. Disharmony of any sort will create unnecessary obstacles for the Dalai Lama to unite with China. It will be interesting to see how many people who have been bashing China and Dorje Shugden practitioners actually stop all their abuse for the sake of the Dalai Lama accomplishing his goal of returning to Tibet. Otherwise, they will be accused of being against the Dalai Lama.
Now all the haters of Dorje Shugden will have to take a step back and think again about all their false allegations and abuse they have been hurling on Dorje Shugden practitioners for the sake of being seen as supporting the Dalai Lama. It is interesting to see what happens from now on.
It is truly wonderful news of the strong likelihood of the Dalai Lama visiting China and then, Tibet, going home to his homeland! Thinking of the tremendous wave of benefits alone makes this so precious!This is something that is very significant and all Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhist around the world must have yearned for it to happen. Nonetheless, all parties should exercise care in what they say. Hamony and unity must first prevail amongst all and a respect of the Dalai Lama’s wishes and let Dalai Lama have the mandate to speak on behalf of all Tibetans.Meanwhile, all schismic style attacks -negative anti-Shugden talk -must cease and be withdrawn from all websites. Give peace a chance. Give the eventual possibility of all Tibetans wishing to go home be allowed to go home a chance! Above all, let the potential of a visit by the Dalai lama become a reality!