The Dalai Lama has imposed a ban on the worship of a 500-year-old deity called Dorje Shugden.Across the world 4 million Buddhist Tibetans worship this particular deity. The ban has created tension and dissent amongst the one million Tibetans living in India and in May 400 monks were thrown out of monasteries because of their religious beliefs.
In the Tibetan refugee camps, Shugden worshippers have been turned away from jobs, shops and schools. Posters with the message "no Shugden followers allowed" cover hospital and shop fronts.
The tension has been fueled by the Tibetan exile government who brandish Shugden worshippers as terrorists closely linked to China.Shugden followers in India have decided to take matters into their own hands, taking the Dalai Lama to court for religious discrimination.More
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