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1. Buddhist Calendar 2011: Images
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2. Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices
 
3. Kadampa Buddhism: 17 Volume Set
 
4. The Vows And Commitments Of Kadampa
 
5. MODERN KADAMPA BUDDHISM An Introduction
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6. Mahayana Buddhism: Nagarjuna,
7. Kadampa Teachings
 
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8. Kadampa School in Tibetan Buddhism
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9. Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain:
 
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10. Kadampa Sites of Phempo: A Guide
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11. Gema de Corazon: Las practicas
12. Prayers for the Long Life of Venerable
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13. Kadampa Buddhist Diary 2011: Images
 
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1. Buddhist Calendar 2011: Images of Enlightenment from the Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism
by Tharpa Publications
Calendar: 14 Pages (2010-09-01)
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Double A4 page spread per month, each featuring a beautifully rendered original painting. Each image represents different qualities of wisdom and compassion, designed to induce a peaceful and uplifting effect on the mind. ... Read more


2. Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism
by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Paperback: 200 Pages (1997-06-01)
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Kadampa Buddhism is becoming increasingly popular as a clear and practical spiritual path for the contemporary practitioner.

Originating with the special presentation of Mahayana Buddhism by the great Buddhist masters Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa, Kadampa Buddhism makes the path to enlightenment accessible to the modern world and explains clearly how to transform our lives into the spiritual path.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a meditation master of this living tradition, explains two essential spiritual practices.

The first is a special meditation practice in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa, through which we can receive blessings and gain the realizations of the path to enlightenment.

The second is meditation on the Buddha of Wisdom in the aspect of a Dharma Protector, whereby we gain the necessary internal strength to overcome all obstacles to our spiritual practice. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars A profound and inspiring read - highly recommended!
A profound and inspiring read and daily practice for anyone who wishes to increase their wisdom by relying on the Wisdom Buddha.

5-0 out of 5 stars The path to a meaningful life
This little book, Heart Jewel by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, clearly communicatesone of the most profound and important practices to achieve enlightenment in a manner easy to understand to our western culture. This essential meditative practice was the daily meditation of the most important Gelugpa teachers in Tibet, including the renowned Je Phabonkhapa and the tutor to the current Dalai Lama, the venerable Trijang Rinpoche. These are the names of the most highly regarded teachers in the direct lineage of teachings that flow from the old Kadam lineage. It was Trijan Rinpoche himself who asked Geshe Kelsang to introduce these essential practices to the West in a manner that we could understand and practice in our culture. Geshe Kelsang achieved this brilliantly and has called this pure lineage adapted to Western culture the "New Kadampa" tradition. The final result is that we have the opportunity to enter into an ancient lineage of highly realized masters ourselves. I think that there are many spiritual seekers in the West who are tired of constantly seeking. This book allows you to become something so much more, to become a "spiritual finder" in a lineage that has produced highly realized meditation masters for centuries. This is not in any way a new concoction of spiritual beliefs. It is instead a very pure lineage of teachings, a complete path to enlightenment, that has been accomplished by many fortunate students. This book, along with Geshe Kelsang's other clear commentaries to classic Buddhist master works, allows you to enter into, make progress upon, and finally complete the entire path to enlightenment in this very lifetime. How wonderful!

5-0 out of 5 stars HEART JEWEL : A COMPLETE SERIES OF CLEAR AND INSPIRING TEACHINGS ON THE GURU YOGA OF JE TSONGKAPA
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's Heart Jewel presents two profound spiritual practices that bestow a very special wisdom upon those who engage in them. The first is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa. This powerful practice enables us to purify our negativity, accumulate merit, and receive profound blessings. The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector.By relying on a Dharma Protector, we can overcome obstacles to our spiritual practice and easily gain experiences of profound inner peace and happiness.
These two practices are the very essence of The New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism.Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains these two practices in great detail, giving the reader very clear instructions on how and what to visualize. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains that if we engage in this practice sincerely and regularly, we will make our precious human life extremely meaningful, and we will come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a sincere spiritual practice that is both powerful and profound.

2-0 out of 5 stars Some critical remarks on 'The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism'
I feel the publisher notes are quite misleading and don't give clarity what the book is all about.

First Part of the Book:
The book deals in the first part with the practice of the Guru-Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa (tib. Ganden Lha Gyema) especially how to practice the Migtsema prayer. It explains certain types of meditations or visualisations with respect to this. These meditations are helpful and sometimes important tantric practices for those practising 'Guru Yoga' within the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism.

However, the book is in no way an essential practice of the Kadampa school of the Indian master Atisha. Unlike the Gelug school, the old Kadampas were very restrained with respect to tantric practices and emphasized the Sutras. The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa didn't exist at the time of the Kadampa school.

Those who are interested in the Essential Practices and Texts of the Kadampas, I can recommend these two excellent translations of Kadam core teachings:
- The Book of Kadam: The Core Texts (Library of Tibetan Classics)
- Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics)

Second Part of the Book:
The second part of the book includes the very controversial Dorje Shugden practice.

Background to the Second Part of the Book:
Although the Dorje Shugden practice became quite popular in the Gelug school - due to the influence of the charismatic teachers Pabongkha Rinpoche and Trijang Rinpoche (the latter is one of the main teachers of the author) - many Buddhist authorities, like HH the Dalai Lama, Namkai Norbu Rinpoche and almost all Kagyue and Nyingma masters see it as a destructive - rather non-Buddhist - practice, and warn about its demerits. The practice of Dorje Shugden did not even exist at the time of the old Kadampa school of Atisha, and it did not exist at the time of Je Tsongkhapa; it appeared at the time of the Great 5th Dalai Lama.

Although Dorje Shugden was practised as a lower mundane deity by some Sakyas, it disappeared almost completely in the Sakya school due to the warnings about the demerits of the practice by influential Sakya lamas.

However, details may be a point of discussion and one has to accept different views on it.

Some Confusion:
What confuses me is the misleading claim of the publisher, Tharpa Publications, that the book would content "The Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism", because the oldKadampa Tradition never practised Shugden or the Tsongkhapa-Guru-Yoga. Also the old Kadampa School of Atisha does not exist any more, it absorbed into the Tibetan Buddhist lineages.

So, for what purpose Tharpa Publications, the exclusive publisher of the author, uses the words "Kadampa Buddhism" indicating to present something the author and his organisation do not present?

There is no such thing as "Kadampa Buddhism" nowadays - at least not in the sense of a Buddhist school representing the continuation of the old Kadam School of Atisha. What exist is the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) founded by the author 1991 in England as a split from the Gelug school (Tibetan Buddhism), and the New Kadampa Tradition's essential practices are summarized in this book.

It would be fine if the Publisher could avoid such misleading statements for the sake of the reader in future editions. It would be far more fair and in accordance with the facts to write:

"Heart Jewel: The Essential Practices of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)" and "New Kadampa Tradition is becoming increasingly popular..."

I guess the publisher - or the organisation - wish to use a well established and a well known Buddhist brand name for marketing purposes and it would probably be contrary to marketing strategies to tell the reader the plain truth, that the book contains merely what the New Kadamapa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) views to be 'essential practices' within their organisation.

However, for (NKT-IKBU) followers the book is a must and inspiring, I think.

Summery for Buddhist Newcomers:
For those new to Buddhism, this book is not recommendable, because it belongs to the rather difficult to fathom tantric teachings which are not recommended for beginners and the practice of Dorje Shugden is so much controversial that it is better to get informed beforehand. To get informed one could read or consult academic research or different respected Buddhist teachers. This will allow oneself to put that practice into perspective based on a broad and correct knowledge, and to decide beforehand if one wishes to practice it and needs this manual for practice.

Further Information and Readings:
For those readers interested in the background of New Kadampa Tradition and Dorje Shugden Controversy, there is a BBC documentary "An Unholy Row" with interviews and statements by HH the Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso, Geshe Tashi Tsering, and others which includes a precise analyse by Stephen Batchalor.

For those preferring a scholarly approach to get informed, I can recommend:

- 'The Tulkus and the Shugden Controversy' (2001) by Prof. Dr. Michael von Brück, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, in Charisma and Canon: Essays on the Religious History of the Indian Subcontinent, published by Oxford University Press
- 'This turbulent Priest - Contesting religious rights and the state in the Tibetan Shugden Controversy' (2003) by Prof. Dr. Martin A. Mills, Senior Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, in Human Rights in Global Perspective: Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements by Routledge
- 'Oracles and Demons of Tibet: The Cult and Iconography of the Tibetan Protective Deities' (1996) by Rene De Nebesky-Wojkowitz
- 'Himalayan Dialogue : Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal' (1989) by Stan Royal Mumford

For scholarly papers about the New Kadampa Tradition (and Dorje Shugden) see:

- Kay, David N. (2004) 'Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain' by Routledge (Critical Studies in Buddhism)
- Bluck, Robert (2006), British Buddhism, London: Routledge

For an authentic presentation of the Tibetan Buddhist schools and their history, including Gelug, Kadampas and many more see:
- The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great: A Study of the Buddhist Lineages of Tibet by Ringu Tulku
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- 'Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies' (1993) by Geoffrey Samuel

5-0 out of 5 stars From the bottom of my heart....this book is a jewel !
With this book I got started in buddhism about 3 years ago and I must say that it did touch my heart. It explains in a very understandable and pure way how we can get rid of our negativities, overcome the obstacles on our way and live a meaningful human life. Understanding and practicing the Heart Jewel develops our mind in a subtle but very profound way towards more happiness and freedom. ... Read more


3. Kadampa Buddhism: 17 Volume Set
by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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4. The Vows And Commitments Of Kadampa Buddhism
by Tharpa Publications
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31 page smaller papercover; stapled type spine ... Read more


5. MODERN KADAMPA BUDDHISM An Introduction New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU)
by New Kadampa Tradition - Int Kadampa Buddhist Union
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6. Mahayana Buddhism: Nagarjuna, Mahayana, New Kadampa Tradition, Greco-Buddhism, Seongcheol, Yogacara, Madhyamakalakara, Tara
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Chapters: Nagarjuna, Mahayana, New Kadampa Tradition, Greco-Buddhism, Seongcheol, Yogacara, Madhyamākalaṃkāra, Tara, Buddhism in Vietnam, Buddhism in Mongolia, Five Wisdoms, Ghōr Province, Bodhicitta, East Mountain Teaching, Svabhava, Bodhisattva Vows, Dharma, Buddhology, Sudhana, Svatantrika, Manjusri, Humanistic Buddhism, Hayagriva, Buddhism in Bhutan, Sokushinbutsu, Neither One nor Many, Madhyamakāvatāra, Buddhism in Hong Kong, Icchantika, Three Ages of Buddhism, Kegon, Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Śrāvakayāna, Pao-T'ang Wu-Chu, Pariṇāmanā, Ari Buddhism. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 273. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Part of a series onBuddhism Portal of BuddhismOutline of Buddhism The New Kadampa Tradition ~ International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKTIKBU) is a global Buddhist organisation founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in England in 1991. In 2003 the words "International Kadampa Buddhist Union" (IKBU) were added to the original name "New Kadampa Tradition". The NKT-IKBU is an international organization registered in England as a charitable, or non-profit, company. It currently lists more than 200 centres and around 900 branch classes/study groups in 40 countries. The NKT-IKBU is a Mahayana form of Buddhism, which has been developed from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The NKT-IKBU states that it follows the tradition of Kadampa Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha (AD 982-1054) and Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419 AD), as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The New Kadampa Tradition "offers standard Gelugpa teachings based on Geshe Kelsang's books, which present a systematic path to enlightenment." David V. Barrett has characterized the NKT-IKBU as "one of the newest and most controversial Buddhist movements," mainly due to the Dorje Shugden contro...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2184535 ... Read more


7. Kadampa Teachings
by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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"The Kadampa geshes said,

Look far ahead.
Generate a vast mind.
Don’t squeeze yourself.

"Since your objective is to achieve enlightenment, you have to look far ahead, just as when you’re traveling to somewhere very distant, you have to generate a strong determination to go there. You have to look far ahead and generate a vast mind. The third advice is don’t squeeze yourself. Don’t allow yourself to become stressed out, thinking, "Oh, I have to do all this!" With a vast, brave mind, think, “I’m going to do all this. Even if it takes many, many years, I’m going to do it.” When you do follow the advice “don’t squeeze yourself,” your mind naturally relaxes. Your mind is not stressed, not uptight, which causes lung, or wind disease.

"You should have a vast mind, planning to study and learn everything about the whole path to enlightenment, as well as to practice it and actualize all the realizations. While you have that plan, you also have a relaxed mind; you don’t stress yourself. You think, “No matter how long it takes, I’m going to do it. I’m not going to give up.” You have the plan inside your heart, but at the same time your mind is calm and relaxed.

"These are essential pieces of advice from the Kadampa geshes about how to go about achieving enlightenment. And if you follow these instructions you will definitely achieve enlightenment, even though you might think it’s impossible. With a long-term plan to learn and to practice Dharma, your mind can completely change, and you can achieve realizations."
—Lama Zopa Rinpoche

In this book Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to practice Dharma the way the famous Kadampa geshes did. These lamas were exemplary practitioners of Buddhism in Tibet, renowned for their extreme asceticism and uncompromising practice of thought transformation in order to develop bodhicitta. Rinpoche, an exemplar of these practices himself, bases his teachings on Lama Atisha’s wonderful text, The Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland. And, as ever, Rinpoche covers a vast amount of ground, teaching on many other topics as well. ... Read more


8. Kadampa School in Tibetan Buddhism
by Meenakshi Rai
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9. Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain: Transplantation, Development and Adaptation (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)
by David N Kay
Hardcover: 280 Pages (2004-01-15)
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This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship are evaluated and organized thematically to provide a framework for analysis, and the history and current landscape of contemporary Tibetan and Zen Buddhist practice in Britain are also mapped out. A number of patterns and processes identified elsewhere are exemplified, although certain assumptions made about the nature of 'British Buddhism' are subjected to critical scrutiny and challenged. ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars Interesting, if at times somewhat inaccurate
Kay's book is an interesting, if at times somewhat inaccurate, examination of the New Kadampa Buddhist Tradition (NKT). I cannot comment on his depiction of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC) as I have had no contact with that organisation but I was involved with the NKT for some years, studied on their Teacher's Training Programme, lived in one of their centres and was a teacher for a time.

Kay refers to Kelsang Gyatso repeatedly as "Geshe Kelsang" but it is worth noting that, according to Tibetan Gelug sources, Gyatso never received a geshe degree from Sera monastery where he studied. Furthermore the NKT's claim that Gyatso, after leaving Tibet, spent some 18 years mostly in meditation retreat needs to be considered in the light of counter claims that he actuallyspent most of this time in convalescence recovering from illness.

In discussing the NKT's expansion Kay repeatedly refers to its number of members. But anyone involved with the NKT will be aware that other than Gyatso and the other trustees of the NKT charity there are no members. It is not possible to be a member of the NKT. One can be a `student' on one of their teaching programmes (and there are many `students', particularly in the General Programme of study, who do not see themselves as being followers of the NKT), one can be a resident in one of their centres (and there are residents who do not follow Gyatso's particular brand of Buddhism), one can attend their festivals and so on, but one is not a member of the NKT. Also one shouldn't take Kay's figures for NKT groups too seriously as it is often the case that NKT `groups'/'centres' are quite often merely c/o addresses - part of their love of aggrandisement.

Likewise Kay is also wrong when he claims that there are between 2,000 and 3,000 members of the FWBO (page 25). As with the NKT it is not possible to join, ie become a member of, the FWBO. Perhaps he is confusing the WBO and the FWBO?

On page 96 he quotes an NKT student as claiming that "The NKT don't just get a map of the world and stick a pin in it and say `We'll send a teacher there' ... it's not like a missionary activity, because the whole essence of Buddhism is that it is requested." This is simply untrue. I personally have sat at a table with the Centre director and teacher, amongst others, with a map of England whilst they planned which towns they would next attempt to establish NKT groups in - ok, there were no pins involved. Students from the centre were then sent out to `blitz' those towns with posters and leaflets announcing forthcoming lectures/talks. Students were told that, if anyone asked, they were to say that the lectures/talks had been requested by local people although this was a lie. The NKT is very much a missionary organisation.

It's shortcomings aside, Kay's book is certainly worth a read for anyone interested in the introduction of Buddhism to Britain although its price may make an inter-library loan the preferred choice of many.
For a fascinating insight into the `real world' of the NKT one should check out the New Kadampa Survivors group at YahooGroups.

5-0 out of 5 stars Fine Academic Research Which Offers a True Richness of Information
This academic research by David N. Kay is divided in 4 parts and eight chapters.

Part I gives a review and contextualisation of Buddhism in Britain, including the policies and patterns of adaptation. It performs the function to contextualize NKT and OBC which are the main focus of the research.

Part II deals with the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) explains its background, the cross-cultural context and gives a good insight into the divisions within the Gelug school from which NKT derives. This part offers also a very good and accurate section on the Dorje Shugden Controversy (pp. 44-53). Kay's first scholarly paper from 1997, "The New Kadampa Tradition and the Continuity of Tibetan Buddhism in Transition", Journal of Contemporary Religion 12:3 (October 1997), 277-293), has already undertaken the task to explore that issue, and his former paper was already recommended by CESNUR, a research group on New Relgious Movements, as a worthy piece of work to understand this dispute which is quite complex.

The next section deals with the emergence of NKT in Britain, and shows how NKT split away from the FPMT and reveals with the preciseness and accurateness of a skilled surgeon the dynamics that led to the formation of NKT. The chapter is as exiting as to read a thriller yet it is dispassionate and precise in its analysis. For me it forms - together with the Dorje Shugden Controversy section - one of the main insights into NKT's dynamics, and as a ex-member of the group, I could understand my own experience and the dynamics better after having read those sections. It shows the dynamic of a group which is rooted in power struggle, ideological dispute and schism, and which has become a global player of Buddhism in the West. Kay keeps his neutral stance and dispassionate perspective by showing all perspectives, by basing his writing on his academic education and knowledge and by using a neutral language, e.g. he calls consequently Geshe Kelsang's views or perspective 'his vision'. Nevertheless he is able to comment main dynamics e.g. by showing how and when a shift in perception about Geshe Kelsang's role in the West took place. All in all everything he writes makes NKT, its history and its present presentation and developments better understandable: Well done!

In Part II, chapter 4, about the identity of NKT David Kay explains in detail the identity struggle of the group, NKT's exclusivism, NKT's rejection of modernity, the trials to rewrite the history of the group, it has a good section about the missionary drive of the group, and other points which are explained in a nuanced and understandable way.

Part III of the book deals with the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC) and has three sections, Part IV offers an Epilogue and Conclusions. Since I did not read Part III, I can not commend on it.

I gave the book the full five stars because it was so helpful for me. I found it extremely accurate in its portrayal of the dynamics and beliefs of the group; and also the chapter of the cross-cultural background, the Gelug divisions as well as the exclusive/inclusive approach - which is such a strong force in the controversy surrounding NKT and the Shugden dispute - were extremely helpful to read.

I am amazed to see how Kay was able to portray the New Kadampa Tradition in that detail, great depths and insights. Before the publication of this academic research almost no reliable and neutral information had been published on NKT and NKT's controversial history, except Helen Waterhouse's 97 paper "Buddhism in Bath". However this is not focusing in such depths on NKT and has no exploration of the Shugden dispute. Since the issue of NKT and Shugden are really complex it would not make me wonder if there are some errors here and there, but in general, as far as I can see it is really a fine academic study and analysis which I can highly recommend.

Before this study by Kay the majority of public available information on the New Kadampa Tradition, which is classified by different academics as a New Religious Movement (NRM), were rather misleading, not neutral (often it just repeated the claims of the group) or even ill-informed. It is the merit of Kay to be the first one who put an end to that situation and future research can not ignore the incredible contribution Kay offers here.

In general there is almost nothing in the book I can not agree with or where I feel great objections. The only critic I have is, that Kay didn't examine the black-and-white pattern within the New Kadampa Tradition. The NKT's black and white pattern includes that the world outside is 'degenerated' and the NKT is the 'pure' world, and who is with them is good and who is criticising them bad. Kay also missed to investigate the controversial discussed title claim of Kelsang Gyatso. (Kelsang Gyatso claims to hold a Geshe degree but is e.g. portrayed by the Tibetan Government in Exile to be a "self-styled Geshe".) All present research, including Kay's, completely miss the point that NKT offers only an "ordination light" and that the teachings of the Vinaya, including the Pratimoskha, which deal about monastic life are not present at all within NKT. (Helen Waterhouse even wrongly calls the NKT ordination to be a Getsul (novice) ordination.) The changes in ordination, and the absence of novice and full ordination within NKT have serious implications which should be examined in future research. The Australian Sangha Association made recently clear that for them the NKT ordination "is not a monastic ordination according to the teachings of Buddha." I hope future research will investigate these topics more deeply.

If anybody is interested to get an insight into the functioning of NKT and the Dorje Shugden Controversy and its cross-cultural background I can only highly recommend this field research. It opens the doors of understanding and is a fine dispassionate academic research.

Other published research on the New Kadampa Tradition - IKBU or so called "Kadampa Buddhism" include:

- Waterhouse, Helen (1997), Buddhism in Bath: Authority and Adaptation (Community Religions Project Monograph)
- Chryssides, George D. (1999) `The New Kadampa Tradition` in "Exploring New Religions (Issues in Contemporary Religion)", Continuum International Publishing Group, 233-243
- Waterhouse, Helen (2001). `Representing western Buddhism: a United Kingdom focus` in: From Sacred Text to Internet (Religion Today: Tradition, Modernity and Change Series) (Religion Today: Tradition, Modernity and Change Series). Ashgate Publishing Company, pp. 117-160.
- Cozort, Daniel (2003) `The making of the Western Lama' in Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition; Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition, Steven Heine and Charles S. Prebish (ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press: 221-248
- Waterhouse, Helen (2005) `New Kadampa Tradition' in the Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements, P. B. Clarke ed., London: Routledge.
- Bluck, Robert (2006) British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development London: Routledge: 129-151

Although the book is quite expensive the richness of information Kay offers can not be paid by money. For me it was a worthwhile investment.

However, it should be remarked that scientific publishers profits are usually so huge that the Austrian philosophy of science professor Gerhard Fröhlich calls them as only comparable to the profits made in "the trade of arms and drugs", and often the author himself is not paid at all but has to finance the publication personally and bears the risks to not get back his investments. ... Read more


10. Kadampa Sites of Phempo: A Guide to Some Early Buddhist Monasteries in Central Tibet
by Hans-Ulrich Roesler, Ulrike Roesler
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In the summer of 2000 and 2002, the author went to Phempo in search of certain monsteries of the Kadampa school of Buddhism well known from Tibetan historical works. This illustarted workpresents them in their glorious historical, religious, and spiritual contexts. ... Read more


11. Gema de Corazon: Las practicas esenciales del budismo kadampa (Spanish Edition)
by Gueshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Kadampa Buddhism is becoming increasingly popular as a clear and practical spiritual path for the contemporary practitioner. Originating with the special presentation of Mahayana Buddhism by the great Buddhist masters Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa, Kadampa Buddhism makes the path to enlightenment accessible to the modern world and explains clearly how to transform our lives into the spiritual path. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a meditation master of this living tradition, explains two essential spiritual practices.

The first is a special meditation practice in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa, through which we can receive blessings and gain the realizations of the path to enlightenment. The second is meditation on the Buddha of Wisdom in the aspect of a Dharma Protector, whereby we gain the necessary internal strength to overcome all obstacles to our spiritual practice.

Cada vez más, el budismo kadampa se está difundiendo como un camino espiritual claro y eficaz para el practicante contemporáneo. El budismo kadampa, que se originó con la especial presentación del budismo mahayana de los grandes maestros budistas Atisha y Yhe Tsongkhapa, consigue que el camino hacia la iluminación sea accesible para el mundo moderno y explica con claridad cómo transformar nuestras vidas en el camino espiritual. Gueshe Kelsang Gyatso, maestro de meditación de esta tradición viva, expone dos prácticas espirituales esenciales. La primera es una práctica de meditación especial con Yhe Tsongkhapa con la que podemos recibir bendiciones y alcanzar las realizaciones del camino a la iluminación. La segunda es una meditación en el Buda de la Sabiduría bajo el aspecto de un Protector del Dharma con la que podemos adquirir la fuerza interna necesaria para superar los obstáculos que se nos presenten en la práctica espiritual.
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12. Prayers for the Long Life of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
by Manjushri Centre, Madhyamaka Centre
Pamphlet: 7 Pages (1993)

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This item was not published with the intent that it would be sold. The copyright in the pamphlet states that it may be freely distributed. ... Read more


13. Kadampa Buddhist Diary 2011: Images of Enlightenment Week-a-Page Dairy
by Tharpa Publications
Diary: 44 Pages (2010-09-01)
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Asin: 190666501X
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Diary for Buddhists. Twelve Beautiful Paintings. Concise explanation of each image. Page per week, space for notes each day. ... Read more


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