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August 2019

August 28, 2019

Sogyal Lakar, well-known Tibetan Buddhist teacher and alleged sexual abuser of his students, has died

He was a Tibetan man who found his way into a decent education. He used...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

Further abuse accusations against Sakyong Mipham, head of Shambhala Buddhism

A thirty-five page letter was issued yesterday by six of the closest attendants of Mipham...

February 11, 2019

Progressive Buddhism: An Australian Buddhist Nun Speaks on Tibetan Buddhism, Patriarchy, and India

In "Life in Red - A Journey from Sydney Suburbs to Nagpur Slums" Tibetan Buddhist...

October 2018

October 02, 2018

6 Reasons for the creation of Himalayan art, only one is “devotional”

The online Buddhist magazine Buddhistdoor Global* published a great interview last week: "On Bells, Whistles,...

September 2018

September 01, 2018

Two Documentaries examine the sexual abuse in the Tibetan Buddhist group, Rigpa

As allegations continue to surface against Sakyong Mipham and the leadership of Shambhala International, it is...

August 2018

August 15, 2018

Why can’t people just leave Shambhala Buddhism?

With a steady stream of abuse allegations against senior leadership and well-known teachers, many Shambhala...

November 2017

November 15, 2017

A Storm is Coming: Tibetan Buddhism in the West

Even before the #metoo movement went viral last month, a bombshell - or at least...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

In Wake of #MeToo, a Tibetan Buddhist lama Offers a Teacher-Student “Sex Contract”

The post, which was taken down after circulating for around 24 hours, caused anger, sadness,...

September 2017

September 07, 2017

Further Tibetan Buddhist thoughts on Sogyal/Rigpa

The following comes from the head teachers of the Aro community, a Nyingma lineage of...

September 06, 2017

The Dalai Lama on Secular Ethics and the Toppling of “Rotten” Buddhist Institutions

The Dalai Lama gave a talk today in India with students from the University of California...

September 06, 2017

A Tibetan Buddhist Nun discusses Sexual Abuse and Tantra

The solution to all of this difficulty is education... Venerable Thubten Chodron, abbess of Sravasti...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

Dismantling Buddhist Patriarchy and Denial From the Inside

The Dalai Lama's message was clear: you defend Buddhism by calling out abusive people, not...

August 15, 2017

The merit of pointing out abuse in Buddhism: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

A common teaching in Tibetan Buddhism suggests that, "if a lama or rinpoche says something wrong,...

August 08, 2017

Dalai Lama Speaks Out on Buddhist Teacher Misconduct

In the video below, from his teachings in Ladakh on August 1, 2017 the Dalai Lama...

July 2017

July 24, 2017

Buddhism, Patriarchy, Abuse, and Violence: We Need to Talk

What may surprise some Western Buddhists is that many of the same beliefs and structures...

March 2017

March 30, 2017

Karmapa Thaye Dorje, one head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, gets married

Trinley Thaye Dorje has abandoned his monastic life to marry a childhood friend. The ceremony...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the “outdated” Tulku system in Tibetan Buddhism

In a long (4000+ word) post on facebook yesterday, the Buddhist teacher and filmmaker, well known...

August 08, 2016

Tibetan Nun commits suicide as China destroys vast Buddhist religious city

This is Larung Gar a year ago. It is a vast monastic complex in eastern...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Tibetan Buddhist nuns make history with Geshema Degrees (Doctorates in Buddhist Philosophy)

From the Tibetan Nuns Project: Seattle, WA: Twenty Tibetan Buddhist nuns have just made history,...

April 2016

April 11, 2016

Letting identity arise unimpeded: Buddhism confronting racism

A guest post by Lama Justin von Bujdoss (Repa Dorje Odzer) On April 22nd the...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

The Dalai Lama’s message on Living a Meaningful Life – Tibetan New Year

Speaking from the hospital in Rochester, Minnesota where he is undergoing precautionary prostate treatment, His Holiness...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

In power grab from the Dalai Lama, China announces list of “verified living Buddhas” for Tibetan Buddhism

In what can only be described as an odd, if not cynical, move by the...

January 06, 2016

Reddit’s Buddhism page bans support of the New Kadampa Tradition

The popular Buddhism section of Reddit, known as the front page of the internet, last week...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

5 things we learned (and didn’t) from the Reuters investigation into the Buddhist “Shugden” sect, China, and the Dalai Lama

For students of Tibetan Buddhism the Dorje Shugden issue is a treasure trove: involving a mysterious...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Shantideva: Buddhism and the delight of solitude

I've just completed teaching the Bodhicaryāvatāra (Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life) for the third...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Dalai Lama leaves Mayo Clinic in good health and good spirits [Video] (UPDATED)

The Rochester Minnesota based Post Bulletin reported today that the Dalai Lama has been released...

September 25, 2015

Dalai Lama in hot water over “sexist” comments – again

In May the Dalai Lama told the UK’s Sunday Times that he might come back as a “mischievous blonde woman” adding that “then...

June 2015

June 13, 2015

UK Tibetan Community issues a statement on Shugden

Partially in response to increasingly vocal protests by Shudgen practitioners, the Tibetan Community UK has...

March 2015

March 05, 2015

The Karmapa is coming to America

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, head of the 900 year-old Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche talks about Homosexuality and Buddhism

In this short video the Buddhist teacher and filmmaker, well known for his wit and...

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