Talk:Sogyal Rinpoche

Additions by IP editor
The additions made by the IP editor are dubious. First, the Nyingma school is not a formal membership organization, it's a set of traditions. A student cannot be expelled from their base tradition; they may be expelled from a particular monastery or shedra of the tradition. And page 61 of the source cited does not verify the claim the citation is attached to, as neither Dudjom Rinpoche nor the Nyingma school are even mentioned on that page.

Second, the whole letter questioning Sogyal Rinpoche's qualifications is not by a Tibetan, but rather by a Dutch member of the English new religious movement - Aro gTér, a Western Buddhist derivative which has no power or influence in Tibetan Buddhism. The author of the Open Buddhism article seems to have no idea of this, referring to the questioning as coming from a Tibetan, which Barche Dorje is not. Therefore this is not a reliable source. Skyerise (talk) 19:04, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

As for the Open Buddhism site, it is run by one of the authors of the book, Rob Hogendoorn, which makes it a self-published website. This author has also been criticized with respect to accuracy and neutrality, with respect to an article he wrote on the Dalai Lama, here. Seems this author may have an axe to grind against Tibetan Buddhism in general: therefore we should use his articles, books, and website with extreme caution. Skyerise (talk) 20:15, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Realization
Instead of saying he was lying or he disappointed anyone, better we say he was realizing Yamantaka or he was realizing Vajrapani. It sounds much better. 85.48.186.42 (talk) 03:14, 6 March 2022 (UTC)


 * We don't use Buddhist idioms. In any case, the sourcing simply wasn't there for those additions and they have been removed. Skyerise (talk) 16:08, 16 March 2022 (UTC)