Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche has been declared to have “committed sexual misconduct, which also qualifies as spiritual abuse given his position as a spiritual teacher.”
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Pema Chödrön steps down from Shambhala position
Pema Chödrön. Photo by Liza Matthews.Pema Chödrön, a bestselling author and one of the best-known American Buddhist teachers, has stepped down as a senior teacher in the Shambhala organization.
FPMT to launch investigation into Dagri Rinpoche after allegations of sexual misconduct
The Tibetan Buddhist organization Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition has announced that it is launching an investigation into Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche
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Us Too
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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.
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