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It is sometimes described as a Nying-ma sect [1063] but appears to date from after Atîśa's reforms, although it has a strong tendency to revert to older practices.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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We find confirmation of Shuk-den's regional connection in the description given in 1815 by a Nying-ma teacher Do Kyen-tse (mdo mkhyen brtse ye shes rdo rje).
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Pa-bong-ka must have felt that Drak-ba Gyel-tsen's alleged posthumous antagonism to the Fifth Dalai Lama's eclecticism paralleled his own opposition to the adoption of Nying-ma teachings by some Ge-luk-bas.
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Under one of Pa-bong-ka's disciples, Tob-den Rin-bo-che, several Nying-ma monasteries were forcefully transformed into Ge-luk establishments and statues of Guru Rin-bo-che are said to have been destroyed.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
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He invited several Nying-ma lamas to give teachings and empowerments to his monks.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
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Several Nying-ma lamas have claimed to have been the target of Shuk-den, who is often greatly feared by the followers of this school.
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The first element is devotion to Padmasambhava, the semi-mythical founder of the Nying-ma tradition.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
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The first element is devotion to Padmasambhava, the semi-mythical founder of the Nying-ma tradition.
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First, the Fifth Pen-chen Lama, Lob-zang Pal-den, is described as the object of Shuk-den's anger because he adopted Nying-ma practices.
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Ne-chung, which is quite obviously a reflection of the conflict between two groups, the conservative Ge-luk-bas, who resent the Dalai Lama's reliance on the Nying-ma tradition, and the g ‚ groups who accept or support the Dalai Lama's eclectic approach.
The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part II) 2010
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