The Buddhist nun and teacher was the subject of a new “Super Soul Sunday” interview.
Us Too
Buddhist teacher Trudy Goodman looks at the history and harm of sexual misconduct by Buddhist teachers, and what we can do to stop it.
Buddhist scholars receive grant to document sexual abuse in American Buddhism
Two religious scholars who specialize in Buddhism are part of a cohort that has been awarded a grant to spend the next five years looking at sexual abuse in religious communities.
When Teachers Don’t Practice What They Preach
Tenku Ruff on what to do when you discover a teacher is all too human.
How You Can Support a Victim of Clergy Sexual Misconduct
Lama Willa Miller offers suggestions on how to support a survivor of sexual misconduct by a Buddhist teacher.
Prominent Buddhist nuns urge investigation of Dagri Rinpoche
A group of prominent Buddhist nuns has asked the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) to launch an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche.
Report details Shambhala organization financial troubles
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Photo via Festival of Faiths on Flickr.A new report from Religion News Service details financial troubles facing the Shambhala Buddhist community in the wake of revelations of sexual misconduct by the head of Shambhala, Sakyong Mipham and several teachers in the community.
Prominent Tibetan lama accused of molestation by three women
Two women have accused Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche, 65, of molestation, reports the Tibet Sun.
Shambhala releases Olive Branch report detailing allegations of abuse in community
The report includes allegations against the organization’s head, Sakyong Mipham, and founder Chögyam Trungpa, as well as other leaders in the community.
On March 20, Lion’s Roar hosts “Spiritual Authority: Its Abuses and Uses” at Rubin Museum in NYC
Buddhist teachers Gina Sharpe and Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara and psychoanalyst Pilar Jennings will discuss the student-teacher relationship in a panel discussion at New York’s Rubin Museum on March 20.