Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Accused of Sexual Assault Upon Women Followers

June 29, 2018

The head of Shambala International that has around 200 international Buddhist centers, Sakyon Mipham Rinpoche is accused of sexual assault upon his women followers according to breaking reports. The Tibetan Buddhist leader has been investigated by an independent investigator who reported to have reviewed some of allegations against the rinpoche.

According to the detailed report on the case published by Tricycle, a leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West also reported that Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in a letter to the members of the Shambala international, he has apologized for the harm caused upon the followers as a result of their relationships. Rinpoche has also added that he has personally apologized those individuals who have expressed feeling harmed by his conduct.

“It is my wish for you to know that in my past there have been times when I have engaged in relationships with women in the Shambhala community,” the letter reads according to Tricycle, “I have recently learned that some of these women have shared experiences of feeling harmed as a result of these relationships. I am now making a public apology.” adding that he “apologized personally to people who have expressed feeling harmed by my conduct, including some of those who have recently shared their stories.”

While the Buddhist journal reported that coming off the heels of a public apology for what might be perceived as harmful “relationships” earlier this week, a new report is claiming that Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche sexually assaulted multiple women in the Buddhist order that he leads and that members of Shambhala International actively covered up his tracks.

Two women sharing their stories indicated that the Buddhist teacher had kissed, groped and insisted on going to bed while he was intoxicated on certain occasions, another woman shared that the rinpoche’s close attendants also summoned her to his bedroom.

7 responses to “Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Accused of Sexual Assault Upon Women Followers”

Tsultrim

July 2, 2018

Oh Great, another great master achievement of our Tibetan monks who claim themselves to be some holy reincarnation of something or someone, wearing the sacred Maron robe and bringing shame to the society / specially H.H. Dalai Lama.

Isn’t this monk married? Personally, I never understood how can people revere them when they can drink, live in expensive houses, wear Rolex and drive in Lexus, plus have a wife and children?

Shouldn’t monks suppose to renounce this? When did Buddha say that these were allowed in Buddhism?

It’s partially the westerner’s problem for falling into such stupid cult. Be warned every monk who wears a Maron Robe is not the Dalai Lama.

What a shame! Shame! Shame! this monk’s robe is on fire.

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1. Michael
  
  July 5, 2018
  
  You are mixing up the yogis with monks, who must observe the monastic wovs.
  
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  1. Tenzin Kunchok
    
    July 9, 2018
    
    No, he is not mixing anything.
    
    Now we a white dude here to teach us Tibetans the difference between Yogis and Monks…Do you think GELUGs are Yogis then…. go brush up on your facts before posting, before you make fool of your self, Just comical.
    
    May be it’s a white man’s burden…You have no clue, do you? Stay in your lane.
    
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Tsering

July 2, 2018

…when I see how penetrant some western woman attack sexually our rinpoches who teach in the west, it’s only a wonder that it happens not more often…..

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Bukuso

July 4, 2018

another one bites the dust.

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Lungta

July 9, 2018

I have never publicly posted in my life. I feel safe doing here. I personally have some experience with the organization. I was always interested in Tibetan culture and meditation. I found that the practice I learned at Shambhala allowed for more awareness and that it could help to reduce my own suffering. I found the story of Trungpa Rinpoche fascinating and the quirky group of mostly white Buddhists to be nice and a bit odd. And while there are good lessons in helping confused minds see there own innate goodness, the sangha feels a bit self serving. Service or money seems to be requirement. It all seemed fairly theatrical, hierarchical, and it revolved around worshipping one lama as a king. One girl tattooed a scorpion seal on her arm to show her devotion, I’m not surprised what others did to show there’s. As I suspected the king turned out to be a flawed human like the rest of us, he was drunk on money and power and trying to play the part of an enlightened tulku. It was also expensive and clearly built around a business model. I believe he had a household staff budget of several hundred thousand dollars raised by the sangha. He had servants….. I like the teachings but wasn’t about to drink the cool aid and blindly follow. I found it odd that I didn’t see any Tibetans in the sangha. Question everything my friends. Follow teachings not teachers.

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pema

July 12, 2018

Look at his sad face!
He is…He is…He is a naughty boy,
naughty, naughty BOY.

OH! I mean a naughty monk.

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