Word: sects
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...hour, tooth-loosening drive west of Gangtok, Sikkim's capital, the monastery is at the center of a divisive and sometimes violent battle within Tibetan Buddhism's Kagyupa (Black Hat) sect: Who is the rightful 17th Karmapa? Is it the New Delhi Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje? Or is it the Tibetan Karmapa-Ugyen Trinley Dorje-endorsed by the Dalai Lama...
...While the sect teaches peace, love and understanding, rival factions have actually come to fisticuffs over who should ascend the throne at Rumtek. And there's little doubt about which Karmapa the monks of Rumtek favor. A life-size photograph of the Tibetan Karmapa rests on the golden throne in a residence at the top of the monastery. But until the Indian government allows him to make the long trip to Rumtek, the controversy will doubtless continue. Some say the conflict is more about control of the monastery's surfeit of treasures than of spirituality. Until the ascension dispute...
...This week's Shiite pilgrimage to Kerbala to commemorate the 7th century slaying of the sect's then-leader, Imam Hussein, has been far more than a religious event. Around one million Iraqi Shiites crammed into the southern holy city in an emotional outpouring not only of spiritual fervor, but also communal pride and identity. Comprising 60 percent of Iraqis, they had long been banned from performing the ritual, and their celebration at Kerbala marked a conscious effort - encouraged by their clergy - to assert their determination to claim for the first time a say in Iraq's future commensurate with...
...Coalition commanders never wanted to go near An Najaf, which along with Karbala is considered by many Muslims to be among the holiest places in the world. Inside the city is the tomb of Ali, son-in-law and cousin to Mohammed and founder of the Shiite sect. Coalition leaders saw no benefit to getting into a possible street fight in a city that could be portrayed as an attack on Islam...
...small Christian sect has about 30,000 to 50,000 followers worldwide, according to Buteux. While they believe that any religion can bring salvation, rigorous intellectual analysis of the Scripture is at the core of their practice...