Overview of all Open Letters published on this site
In old Tibet, sending open letters was a common way to raise an issue in public discourse. Today, among the Tibetan Buddhist community in exile, debates about current issues are still conducted through the medium of open letters. Below are letters sent by H.H. Shamar Rinpoche and others who support H.H. Karmapa Thaye Dorje that address key questions of the Karmapa Controversy.
From Lama Jigme
Rinpoche
| 31.Jan.06 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
From Khenpo
K. Tsering Samdrup
| 21.Oct.05 | to "The Guardian" | Open letter |
From Khenpo Chödrag Tenphel
| 19.Jul.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
| 12.Nov.01 | to "The Hindustan Times" | Open letter |
From Lama Thubten Gyaltsen
| 08.Jul.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
From H.H. Shamar Rinpoche
| 06.Jun.06 | to Robert A. F. Thurman | New: "Letter to Prof. A.F. Thurman" |
| >> New: Response to this letter from Prof. A.F. Thurman | ||
| 22.Oct.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
| >> Response to this letter from Mick Brown | ||
| 28.Mar.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
| 20.Mar.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
| 18.Mar.05 | to Mick Brown | Open letter |
| >> Response to this letter from Mick Brown | ||
| >>>>Response to this letter from H.H. Shamar Rinpoche | ||
| 26.Apr.05 | to H.H. the Dalai Lama | Open letter about Rumtek Monastery |
| 22.Nov.04 | to Mick Brown | Open letter with a conclusion to the issue |
| 02.Aug.04 | to Mick Brown | Concerning some issues in his book "The Dance of 17 Lives" |
| 14.Jun.04 | Open letter about Clarification of Term "Heart Sons" | |
| 04.Jan.04 | Open letter about court case against H.H. Dalai Lama | |
| 29.Jul.00 | to H.H. the Dalai Lama | Open letter |
| 20.Jun.00 | to H.H. the Dalai Lama | Open letter |
From IKKBO
| 21.Sep.04 | to Lea Terhune | New: Open letter |
| 21.Oct.04 | to Lea Terhune | Shamar Rinpoche Files Defamation Suit against Controversial Karmapa Book |
| 09.Oct.04 | to Lea Terhune | Open letter about Rumtek Case |
| 07.Jun.04 | to Lea Terhune | Setting the Record Straight #3 |
| 20.Mai.04 | to Lea Terhune | Setting the Record Straight #2 |
| 19.Mar.04 | to Lea Terhune | Setting the Record Straight #1 |
| 01.Nov.04 | to Gaby Naher | Open letter |
| 15.Aug.01 | to Tashi Wangdi | Open letter to his statement in the Times of India |
From Lama Karma Wangchuk
| 17.Jul.04 | to Mick Brown | Concerning his book "The Dance of 17 Lives" |
| >> Response to this letter from Mick Brown | ||
| >>>> Response to this letter from Karma Wangchuk | ||
| 17.Dez.00 | Open letter about the Holy Religious Items | |
From Neeraj KC
| 17.Jul.04 | to Mick Brown | Concerning his book "The Dance of 17 Lives" |
| >> Response to this letter from Mick Brown | ||
From Lunrig Gyatso
| 18.Oct.04 | to Jeffrey Paine | Open letter In response to Mr. Paine's reply |
From Tenzin Chogyal
| 13.May.04 | to Mick Brown | Examining the Death of Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche |
From H. Luehrs
| 17.Mar.03 | to H.H. the Dalai Lama | Open letter for and on behalf of all delegates to the International Karma Kagyu Conference |
From Michael den Hoet
| 29.May.03 | to the "TIMES OF INDIA" | Open letter concerning the Monastery Rumtek in Sikkim |
S.Yongda President, DNST
| 13.Mai.02 | to the Governor
of Sikkim Raj Bhawan |
Open letter |
H. E. Mipham Rinpoche
| 13.Nov.01 | to "The Hindustan Times" | Open letter to the Editor |
Tsering
| 10.Oct.01 | to Vijay Kranti | A letter to Vijay Kranti by Tsering |
| 10.Oct.01 | Ugyen Trinleys visit to Ladak |
Khenpo Tendzin Puntsog
| 05.Jul.00 | to "The Time Magazine" | Open letter to the Time Magazine |
