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13. The nearest temple to me is a Kadampa meditation center.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 01:21 PM

Jun 2014

http://kadampanewyork.org/

It's about 20 miles away in Glen Spey, New York. As expected, the people there are very welcoming.

I didn't get into the lineages and history with them but the nun who showed us around described the numerous statues and shrines very explicitly as honoring gods and goddesses.

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I don't want to create any problems here. I have been attending a Kadampa Buddhist center [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2014 OP

If that observation that books in thee libarary are restricted... Nitram Jun 2014 #1

I am going to ask the Nun that runs our Buddhist center about the book thing. Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #3

Couldn't you make more money with a wider selection of books? Nitram Jun 2014 #5

I was thinking that he may donate all his profits from the books to the centers. Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #6

He could do that whether or not... Nitram Jun 2014 #11

I asked someone at the center last night and she said he did donate all his profits Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #12

1998 article in Tricycle has some background bananas Jun 2014 #2

I can offer a simple answer only from my own personal experience. TM99 Jun 2014 #4

I looked up Dorje Shugden and remembered the statue in the Buddhist center of him Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #7

In Tibetan Buddhism TM99 Jun 2014 #8

Thank you. And I do thrust my teacher. I feel very safe around her and she has a beautiful Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #9

Good. TM99 Jun 2014 #10

The nearest temple to me is a Kadampa meditation center. rug Jun 2014 #13

What a beautiful place! Maraya1969 Jun 2014 #14