Tag Archives: Buddhism

• Dagri Rinpoche speaks out, claims innocence 13 May 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 20 comments

  Following molestation charges against him from two women, Dagri Rinpoche issued a statement professing his innocence. He denied any wrongdoing, and said that the accusations are baseless. ...

• Tibetan Lama Dagri Rinpoche faces “Me Too” allegations 8 May 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 75 comments

  Senior Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche, who had been accused of molestation earlier this month while on a flight from Delhi to Gaggal, is now facing another molestation charge. ...

• Communist China facilitating World Buddhist forum: Ironic and deceitful 2 December 2018 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  It is not clear whether Buddhists around the world have protested adequately against this act of the Chinese government in facilitating the Buddhist forum meeting in China. ...

• Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s 16 September 2018 This post has 7 comments

  The Dalai Lama said Saturday that he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are "nothing new". ...

• Why Tibetan Buddhism is facing up to its own abuse scandal 11 September 2018 | Joe Shute This post has no comments yet

  A report confirms a shocking catalogue of physical, sexual and emotional abuse by Sogyal against his students. ...

• On a journey of self-discovery: Norbu Dhondup in Southeast Asia 2 February 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Taking time off from his regular life in Toronto, Norbu Dhondup headed to southeast Asia on a spiritual journey. ...

• Dalai Lama in Tawang: The other mission of Tibetan spiritual leader in Arunachal 10 April 2017 | Manogya Loiwal This post has 4 comments

  The Dalai Lama considers preserving the Himalayan ecology a mission; he joined the forest department to distribute 110,000 saplings to his followers for planting, as Prasad. ...

• Land of Happiness: Vision of a fearless Tibetan mother 27 November 2016 | Tenzin Namdul This post has 6 comments

  Despite all hardships, one can conceive and give birth to a vision of giving life to the “Land of Happiness.” We can be mere spectators, or active Buddhists -- it is up to us! ...

• Saint and freedom fighter of Sri Lanka 24 October 2016 | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has 2 comments

  A Tibetan became a Theravada monk, was a much-adulated freedom fighter of Sri Lanka, officially declared a National Hero, and given a state funeral upon his death. ...

• Indonesia’s Nalanda 4 October 2016 | Jamyang Dorjee This post has no comments yet

  The Muara Jambi monastery complex and Borobudur monuments in Indonesia are important to Tibetan Buddhism and the Nalanda tradition of Buddhism. ...