January 12th, 2007
At a public speech at Sera-Mey monastery, the Dalai Lama accuses the Dorje Shugden Society and Shugden devotees as ‘murderers and beaters’, and say ‘they receive money from China’.
February 2nd, 2007
In the morning puja of Ganden Jangtse Monastery, the abbot Lobsang Choepal declares that the monks who have no identity card must make a decision within two weeks. To get an ID, every monk must give a signature that he will give up the worship of Shugden. As monks of Serkong house worship the deity, they do not get the ID from the monastery.
February 5th, 2007
The Dorje Shugden Society sends petitions to the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Foreign Minister of India, requesting them to stop the religious repression by the abbot of Ganden Jangtse Monastery in South India, and allow Dorje Shugden worshippers to enjoy religious freedom as granted by the Indian Constitution.
February 15th, 2007
Delegates from the Tibetan Women’s Association and Youth Congress seek permission from the abbot to conduct ‘peaceful’ demonstration in the monastery (Ganden Jangtse) against Shugden practitioners.
February 23rd, 2007
Tsering Dondup, General Secretary of Department of Religion & Culture (Tibetan Government in Exile) sends a letters to the abbots and staff of every Gelug monasteries. It reads:
‘Even at the Head Reception Center they are explaining why H.H. the Dalai Lama has banned the worshipping of Dholgyal (Dorje Shugden) to our brothers who newly arrived from Tibet. However, we give the same recommendation, without discrimination, for schools and monasteries to explain the same to the few newcomers who take rigid stand to worship Dholgyal.
‘However, in the Gelug Code of Conduct resolved on the gathering of Gaden Tripa, Shartse Choje and Jangtse Choje, abbots and representatives, in article 4, 7 of section 12, about ‘do’s and don’ts’, it says that those who will join a monastery must give up the worship of Dholgyal (Dorje Shugden). The Head Reception Center must explain as before why H.H. the Dalai Lama has imposed a ban on worshipping Dholgyal. If they don’t listen and take a strong stand despite your explanations, there is no way to let them go to any of the Gelug monasteries, including Sera, Drepung and Ganden, as it has been happening until today. Therefore, from the day you receive this decree, you must implement the policy of not providing recommendation (to those who continue to practise Dorje Shugden) to go to any monastery registered in the Tibetan Exile’s Department of Religion and Culture.’
