Non-Traditional Buddhism: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: New Kadampa Tradition, Tibbetibaba, Triratna Buddhist Community, Mogok Sayadaw, Shambhala Buddhism, Houn Jiyu-Kennett, Vipassana movement, Humanistic Buddhism, Sakyong Mipham, Hoa Hao, True Buddha School, Black Sect Tantric Buddhism, Shasta Abbey, Blue Lotus Assembly, American Buddhist Movement. Excerpt: The New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a global Buddhist organisation founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in England in 1991. In 2003 the words International Kadampa Buddhist Union(IKBU) were added to the original name New Kadampa Tradition.The NKT-IKBU is an international organization registered in England as a charitable, or non-profit, company. It currently lists more than 200 centres and around 900 branch classes/study groups in 40 countries. The NKT-IKBU is a Mahayana form of Buddhism, which has been developed from the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The NKT-IKBU states that it follows the tradition of Kadampa Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha (AD 982-1054) and Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419 AD), as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The New Kadampa Tradition offers standard Gelugpa teachings based on Geshe Kelsang’s books, which present a systematic path to enlightenment.David V. Barrett has characterized the NKT-IKBU as one of the newest and most controversial Buddhist movements,mainly due to the Dorje Shugden controversy in the Tibetan community. The NKT-IKBU answers various allegations against it on its official New Kadampa Truthwebsite. The Internal Rules of the NKT-IKBU states that it shall always be an entirely independent Buddhist traditionand shall have no political affiliations.The NKT-IKBU was founded as an autonomous Gelukpa group.The name Geshe Kelsang chose for the newly founded organization in 1991 refers to the …