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Harvey Weinstein & Sogyal Rinpoche: a comparison, Part 2 — Culture
Jul. 13 | The cultural aspects of a comparison between the alleged abuses of Harvey Weinstein and Sogyal Rinpoche are in some respects quite different, but in others very similar. The idea behind doing this comparison is to examine Sogyal Rinpoche’s behaviour...
Harvey Weinstein and Sogyal Rinpoche— a comparison of abuse. Part 1.
Jul. 13 | by Tahlia Newland This is part one of a three part series on the social context for the allegations of abuse by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche. Early in October Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein made big news after a New York Times...
The ‘King’ of Shambhala Buddhism Is Undone by Abuse Report
Jul. 13 | By Andy Newman July 11, 2018 A photo of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the leader of Shambhala International, sits on a throne reserved for him inside the group’s New York center, but he has taken leave amid charges of sexual abuse.CreditGabriella Angotti-Jones/The...
Calling Out the Guru from Afar: Dzongsar Khyentse’s ‘Sex Contract’ and the Subsequent Backlash from the Buddhist Community
Jul. 13 | November 11, 2017 | Erik Jampa Andersson UPDATE JANUARY 10, 2018: Please scroll to the bottom of the post for a recent update following Dzongsar Khyentse’s January 10th post on Facebook. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche The 16-page ‘sex contract‘...
Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery Working through Revelations of Sexual Impropriety
Jul. 13 | The upstate New York monastery has hired outside consultants and therapists to address improper sexual relationships between Lama Norlha and his students. By The EditorsJUL 27, 2017 Lama Norlha Rinpoche | Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery | Facebook Earlier...
Kagyu Thubten Choling addresses sangha about Lama Norlha Rinpoche’s sexual misconduct with students
Jul. 13 | BY TYNETTE DEVEAUX| JULY 15, 2017 Lama Norlha Rinpoche On April 12, 2017, Kagyu Thubten Choling, the Wappinger Falls, New York-based monastery and retreat center in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, hosted a Sangha-wide Disclosure Meeting to inform...
Buddhists in U.S. Agonize on AIDS Issue
Jul. 13 | By DYAN ZASLOWSKY and SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES America’s largest Tibetan Buddhist group has been thrown into turmoil by allegations that its leader knew he had AIDS and transmitted it to his sexual partners. Osel Tendzin, the 45-year-old regent...
Halifax Shambhala leader accused of sexually assaulting cook at Chilean dinner
Jul. 13 | New report alleges Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche locked a woman in a bathroom and attacked her Brett Bundale · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 11, 2018 8:36 PM AT | Last Updated: July 12 A report outlines new sexual misconduct allegations against Sakyong...
