A) His Holiness the Great 5th Dalai Lama (1617-1682) on Dolgyal
B) Other erudite masters were also critical of Dolgyal
- Phurchok Ngawang Jampa (1682-1762)
- Trichen Ngawang Chokden, the 54th Gaden Tripa (1677-1751)
- Changkya Rolpai Dorji (1717-1782)
- Yongzin Kachen Yeshi Gyaltsen (1713-1793), a tutor for the 8th Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Jamphel Gyatso (1758-1804)
- Ngulchu Dharmapada (1772-1851)
- His Holiness the 8th Panchen Lama Tenpai Wangchuk (1855-1882)
- The 5th Drukpa Yongzin Yeshi Drupa Rinpoche (1781-1835)
- Jamyang Khyentse Choeki Lodroe, (1893-1959) a master of all traditions and one of the apostles of the ecumenical non-sectarian practice in Tibet