The practice of receiving refuge vows and Bodhisattva vows are enumerated in Gurumandala Puja of Newar Buddhist tradition. So it is not apt to call Newar Buddhism, a debased form of Buddhism. If we observe Nyingma, Sakya and Kargyupa tradition, most of the masters of these traditions have consorts and children serving themselves as the masters of Buddhist doctrines. They are the great Bodhisattvas versed in Tantric Buddhist lore and philosophy. They stay in monastic environments and practice meditation, teach, recite the Sutras and perform empowerments. They have wealthy sponsors in general unlike Bajracharyas. To continue their religious life, they do not have to bother for their living and look for secular professions.
Unfortunately, Newar Buddhist masters, on the other hand, have to depend entirely on other secular professions for their living.
For example, Ven. Urgyen Tulku Rinpoche is the great Tantric Buddhist master. He has three sons. During empowerment sessions he performs the duty of a Buddhist monk and a Tantric Buddhist master too. The same process can be applied to Newar Buddhist monks too. Only difference lies in the fact that they were given a respectable status for their expertise on Tantric Buddhist realization whereas Newar Buddhist masters were given lower status. If Newar Buddhist masters too could maintain the Bodhisattva and Tantric vows and become knowledgeable in Tantric Buddhist system, I think there wouldn't be such a situation as it is today. For Vajrayana Buddhist masters, the practice of keeping the vows of Bodhisattva and Tantra is very essential.
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