Explore

Resources to explore further and get involved in the issues raised in Buddha's Not Smiling:

Religious Freedom

• The Religious Freedom Page
  Based at the University of Virginia, with profiles for countries including Chinese Tibet and India
• International Association for Religious Freedom
  Interfaith group based in the United Kingdom, with issue reports on countries including Chinese Tibet and India
• US Department of State
  International Religious Freedom Report 2005, includes sections on Chinese Tibet and India

News Media Bias

• FAIR
  Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting monitors journalists and news media outlets for unfair reporting or bias
• Media Lens
  Based in the United Kingdom, reporters with major newspapers blog on media bias stemming from ownership of media by large corporations
• Yellow Bridge
  A Chinese perspective on bias in Western media coverage of Tibet

Buddhism

• BuddhaNet
  Based in Australia, the largest site offering general information about the varieties of Buddhist traditions
• The Buddhist Channel
  Based in Malaysia, daily news from around the world on Buddhist leaders and communities, including articles on the Karmapa issues and other controversies in Buddhism today

Himalayan Politics and History

• Tibetan Government-in-Exile
  Featuring information about the history and culture of Tibet and the Dalai Lama's life and work
• China Tibet Information Center
  Information from the Chinese government on Tibetan culture, with a special focus on economic development
• Sikkim Info
  All about the Indian state of Sikkim, including profiles of Chief Ministers Nar Bahadur Bhandari and Pawan Kumar Chamling
• International Tibet Support Network
  Affiliated groups worldwide lobbying for the rights of Tibetans
• Chushi Gangdruk Defend Tibet Volunteer Force
  Present-day successor to the Tibetan armed resistance of the 1950s and 1960s; includes information on the divisive United Party initiative of the 1960s and 1970s
• New Kadampa Tradition
  Buddhist centers following the practice of Dorje Shugden, a protector deity banned in the late 1990s by the Dalai Lama

The Karmapa Controversy

Supporters of Thaye Dorje

• Thaye Dorje
  His official site with coverage of his life and activities and life stories of each Karmapa through the sixteenth
• Karmapa Issue
  Comprehensive survey of the controversy featuring original documents
• Shamar Rinpoche
  His official site
• Bodhi Path
  Buddhist centers, primarily in the United States, run by Shamar Rinpoche
• Karmapa Buddhist Institute
  School for international students in New Delhi, run by Shamar Rinpoche
• Diamond Way
  Buddhist centers around the world run by Ole and Hannah Nydahl

Supporters of Ogyen Trinley

• Kagyu Office
  Official site of Ogyen Trinley focusing on his education and teaching activities with a small amount of news on the Karmapa controversy
• Nalandabodhi
  Organization run by the Dzochen Ponlop Rinpoche featuring news of Ogyen Trinley
• Rumtek Monastery
  Official site of the current, disputed Rumtek management
• Sherab Ling Monastery
  Monastery of Tai Situ Rinpoche in Himachal Pradesh state, India
• Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  Homepage of Rumtek monastery's former abbot
• Samye Ling Tibetan Centre
  Monastery and Buddhist center in Scotland, under the direction of Akong Rinpoche
• Rokpa International
  Charity serving the Himalayan countries and other areas under the direction of Akong Rinopche