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Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism
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Buddhism by tenpelOct 7, 201910:10 pmJuly 21, 2021

Knowns and Unknowns Regarding Sogyal Rinpoche’s Biography

By Bernd Zander A review of “Sex and Violence in Tibetan Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of Sogyal Rinpoche” by Mary Finnigan and Rob Hogendoorn One main concern for Sogyal Rinpoche’s (SR) former students is […]

Buddhism by tenpelAug 27, 20198:27 pmSeptember 17, 2019

The Bodhisattva vows: “Failing to ward off defamation”

The Buddha taught the “eight worldly conditions” (Lokavipatti Sutta), instructing his disciples among others not to be attached to status and not to have aversion to disgrace. In Tibetan Buddhism we speak of “the eight […]

Buddhism by tenpelJul 29, 201911:30 pmJuly 24, 2020
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A Timely and Important Book “Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism”

By Joanne Clark Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism, by Tahlia Newland, is the story of Rigpa students coming to terms with disclosures of Sogyal Lakar’s abuses over decades, as revealed in the letter […]

New Kadampa Tradition by tenpelJun 6, 20191:08 amJuly 31, 2020
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A Psychological Report on The New Kadampa Tradition

For those who were harmed by the New Kadampa Tradition (aka Kadampa Buddhism or Modern Buddhism), it is of grave concern that the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK as well as mindfulness organisations […]

Buddhism by tenpelJun 2, 201911:45 pmJune 3, 2019
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The Faultless Faulty Guru: Teachings from the 14th Dalai Lama

Statements from the 14th Dalai Lama on the Instruction to See All Actions of the Lama as Perfect, from Lamrim and from Tantric Perspectives We are providing these statements from His Holiness below because there […]

Buddhism by tenpelMay 16, 20196:30 amDecember 14, 2020
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Petition To the FPMT Board of Directors by Senior Buddhist Nuns

To the FPMT Board of Directors Dear friends in the Dharma: We are a group of senior nuns who are deeply concerned by the recent allegations of sexual misconduct by Dagri Rinpoche, who has been […]

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