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Tsering Dhundup
In September 2011, as senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders convened in Dharamshala, a quiet but historic correction took place. The 11th Religious Conference of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and the Bon tradition formally affirmed the Jonang as an independent and complete school of Tibetan Buddhism. The recognition followed years of scholarship, deliberation, and encouragement from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
For decades, the Jonang had occupied an ambiguous space in the Tibetan religious landscape—historically documented yet institutionally marginalized. The 2011 conference sought to resolve that ambiguity. The decision acknowledged the Jonang’s dist...
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