https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/shambhala-buddhist-project-sunshine.php
Last summer, the Shambhala Buddhist community was stunned to learn that its leader, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, had sexually assaulted numerous female students. The story was not broken by any of the several Buddhist news outlets, but instead by Andrea Winn, a former Shambhala member and survivor of sexual abuse who conducted her own investigation.
Shambhala International, the community’s governing organization, is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and runs about 200 meditation centers around the world.
Jun 28, 2018 - Update (7/9): Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has stepped aside from his .... be sued by Shambhala if they went ahead with publishing the report.The Sakyong has also resigned from his position on Naropa University’s board of trustees and as the Naropa Lineage Holder at the request of the board, according to his statement as well as a separate statement from the university. Shambhala International’s nine-member governing body, the Kalapa Council, also stepped down, the council said in a statement
An open letter signed by six former personal attendants to Sakyong Mipham says that the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist community “has consistently shown a disturbing pattern of behavior,” including sexual misconduct, psychological abuse, and misuse of organizational funds. This story has been updated with reactions from leaders in the community.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/77550-buddhist-author-apologizes-for-misconduct-publishers-react.html
Shambhala Publications’ president Nikko Odiseos extended sympathy to those in their shared community who have been hurt in a statement to PW.
“We of course share a name and some history, and we recognize that many members of that community who are confused, upset, and grieving, are members of our own as well and we wish them solace and comfort in this difficult time,” said Odiseos.
Ah so prestigious!"That suppression came in the form of worshipful vows students said they were told to maintain to the very teachers they alleged abused them; in explicit and implicit commands not to report abuse; and through a cultish reverence that served to protect Shambhala’s king-like leaders, according to interviews and third-party reviews commissioned by Shambhala itself."
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShambhalaBuddhism/comments/dkkf57/scambhala_times_argues_truth_and_survivors_do_not/Scambhala Times argues truth and survivors do not matter: "Perhaps some historian will find that some of them were really fakes–operating from ulterior motives that were remote from basic goodness. In a sense, that doesn’t matter."
Jul 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 ... Sep 9, 2018 - Why Tibetan Buddhism is facing up to its own abuse scandal ... damning new report detailing “serious physical, emotional and sexual abuse” by ... the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist community – an organisation with more ..
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