Bibliography: Dorje Shugden Publications

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There are too many texts to source and list here. What follows are only a selection from an ever growing list.

Chronological List:

Sakya Kangso: (Lhakang Chenmo edition, Dehradun edition). [Tibetan Language. Various authors. 18/19th century].

Lamaism in Sikhim in the Gazetteer of Sikhim. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press, 1894.

Dorje Shugden Be'u Bum: (Lhasa edition, Dharmasala edition). [Tibetan Language. 20th century].

Oracles and Demons of Tibet, R. Nebesky-Wojkowitz. The Hague. (1956).

Notes on the History of the Cult of rDo-rje-shugs-ldan. Gene Smith. Inner Asia Colloquium at the University of Washington, July 25, 1963.

Heart Jewel: The essential practices of Kadampa Buddhism. Kelsang Gyatso. (1991, 1997). London: Tharpa.

The Earth Shaking Thunder of True Word. By Tenpai Gyaltsen Dhongthog, 1996. Translated from the Tibetan and edited by T.G.Dhongthog and Lucjan Shila. Sapan Institute, 2000. (See page 1, Pages 2 & 3, and pages 4 & 5).

An Interview with Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Tricycle Magazine, Spring 1998.

Letting Daylight into Magic: The Life and Times of Dorje Shugden. By Stephen Batchelor. Tricycle, Spring 1998.

Two Sides of the Same God. By Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Tricycle Magazine, Spring 1998.

The Shuk-den Affair: Origins of a Controversy by Georges Dreyfus. Williams College, Fall 1999. (See publication).

The 'Bhutan Abbot' of Ngor: Stubborn Idealist with a Grudge against Shugs-ldan, by David Jackson. 2001. (See image of Drugpa Khenpo).

Tales of Intrigue from Tibet's Holy City: The Historical Underpinnings of a Modern Buddhist Crisis. Lindsay G. McCune, Spring 2007. The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences. (See Pdf Thesis File).

The Dalai Lama and the Demon King, the Dolgyal Shugden Research Society, 2013.

Dolgyal Shugden: A History, the Dolgyal Shugden Research Society, 2014.

Understanding the Case Against Shukden: The History of a Contested Tibetan Practice
by Gavin Kilty. 2019.

Jeff Watt [updated 8-2018, 10-2024]

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