Partly agreed The Dorje Shugden controversy is a conflict within the Tibetan Buddhist community over the worship and status of the deity Dorje Shugden The controversy has its origins in the 1930 s when Pabongkha started to promote Shugden as a major protector who replaces the traditional Gelug protectors Dorje Shugden was a key element in Pabongkha s persecution of the Rim movement Dorje Shugden is believed to protect the Gelugpa school by harming any Gelupga practitioner who blends his practice with non Gelugpa practices This belief is at odds with the role of the Dalai Lama who represents all Tibetan Buddhist schools and also teaches practices from these other schools In 1978 the Dalai Lama started to speak out against the practice of Dorje Shugden Since the 1990 s the New Kadampa Tradition a mostly British or European organization has been trying to advocate Kelsang Gyatso s theological views of Dorje Shugden and protested worldwide against the Dalai Lama s stance Regards