Diamond way

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Stupa in Benalmádena , Spain - a project by Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche

The German word Diamantweg is a loan transfer of the Sanskrit term vajrayāna ( vajra means diamond, yāna means path or vehicle). The term Diamond Way is mainly used in German-speaking countries for the Diamond Way Centers founded by Ole Nydahl , whose teaching presentation is called Diamond Way Buddhism .

The other schools of Tibetan Buddhism that belong to Vajrayana use the Sanskrit term vajrayāna or the terms vajra vehicle, diamond vehicle.

Organization of the Diamond Way Centers

The Diamond Way centers in Germany in the Buddhist umbrella organization Diamond (BDD, former. Karma Kagyu umbrella organization KKD) in Austria in conjunction Karma Kagyu Diamond Way (formerly. Karma Kagyu Austria KKÖ) in Switzerland in conjunction Kagyu lineage Switzerland Karma together .

On June 17, 2019, the Diamond Way left the umbrella organization of the German Buddhist Union in order to anticipate an exclusion process. This ended a long-smoldering dispute between the German Buddhist Union and the Diamond Way. The DBU delegate and theologian Frank Hendrik Hortz justified the exclusion procedure with the fact that Nydahl not only railed "massively and across the board against Muslims", but that other ethnic groups, Asians and Africans were also the target of his hatred. According to Hortz, Nydahl met the Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders and Danish right-wing populists.

The Austrian association is a member of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society  (ÖBR), the legally recognized religious society of Buddhism in Austria .

The Diamond Way Centers Ole Nydahl

Thangka of the Karma Kagyu refuge tree with the lineage holders (source website has links with further information on the persons depicted.)

The Diamond Way Centers refer to the 16th Karmapa and belong to the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. They consider Thaye Dorje to be the 17th Karmapa. Around the world, around 679 centers and groups belong to this network, around 160 of them in Germany (as of 2017). In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the Diamond Way Centers are united to form associations which are members of the respective umbrella organizations of all Buddhist communities ( DBU , SBU and ÖBR ).

Since the beginning of 2019, several delegates of the DBU have been demanding the BDD committee from the DBU. You criticize Ole Nydahl's closeness to right-wing populist politicians like Geert Wilders and the Danish Pegida. In addition, the statements Nydahl made about Islam are not compatible with the basic principles of the DBU. In June 2019, the Diamond Way leaves the umbrella organization of Western Buddhists in Germany, the German Buddhist Union , in order to forestall an expulsion. The DBU justifies its exclusion procedure with racist, sexist and violent statements by Nydahl

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Important teachers who give transmissions and initiations in the Diamond Way Centers include Thaye Dorje, Künzig Shamar Rinpoche , Jigme Rinpoche, Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche and Ole Nydahl . In the past, teachings were also given by the Drukpa lama Lopön Tsechu Rinpoche (1918–2003).

In 2007 , the purchase of an estate in Immenstadt enabled the establishment of the so-called European Center . This has an international orientation and belongs to the Diamond Way Buddhism Foundation.

Demands and teaching of the Diamond Way Centers

Protector of the Line: Mahakala Bernakchen (Black Coat)

The centers of the Diamond Way are aimed at people from western cultures . Only lay people practice in the centers . According to the company, the Buddhist doctrine is transmitted in a "form particularly suitable for the West". This includes the widest possible use of the respective national language and the integration of other areas of life. In terms of content, the teachings of the Diamond Way Centers also emphasize the importance of Guruyoga and identification with the teacher. The main practice in the Diamond Way centers is meditation on the 16th Karmapa (Guruyoga). In addition to the formal practice, the implementation of the "pure view" plays a decisive role in everyday life.

Diamond Way Teacher

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Benalmádena - Stupa ( Memento from August 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-yna.html  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.encyclopedia.com  
  3. ↑ Media coverage of the departure of the Buddhist umbrella organization Diamantweg from the DBU -Buddhismus Deutschland. Retrieved on August 14, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Snapahnen DK: ole nydahl geert wilders. Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Diamond Way leaves the Buddhist Union. Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
  6. ^ Search for a Diamond Way Buddhist Center. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Buddhism in Germany: Meditation and Buddha's Teaching - Diamond Way. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Frank Hendrik Hortz: Is the Diamond Way now flying out of the DBU? 5th March 2019
  9. ↑ Diamantweg leaves DBU. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Diamantweg leaves DBU. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  11. ↑ The dispute smoldered among the Buddhists. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Sebastian Lipp: Lama Ole Nydahl attracted attention decades ago with "racist tones". In: Author of "Zeit" Sebastian Lipp. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  13. ↑ http://www.europe-center.org/
  14. ↑ Meditation in the Diamond Way Buddhism ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 15, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diamantweg.at
  15. ↑ Ole Nydahl on the pure view (Homepage Nydahl)
  16. ↑ http://www.jigmela.org/

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