What happened to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche?

The sakyong, whose birth name is Osel Rangdrol Mukpo, had “stepped away” from teaching and administrative duties in 2018 after allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct were made against Shambhala teachers and leaders, including him, Tricycle reported Friday. The community’s board of directors resigned in 2018.

What did sakyong do?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft. Last summer, the Shambhala Buddhist community was stunned to learn that its leader, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, had sexually assaulted numerous female students.

Where is Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche?

The Boulder County home of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the leader of the Boulder-born organization now headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia; is on the market for $2.4 million.

Where is Pema Chödrön now?

Chödrön has written several dozen books and audiobooks, and is principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia.

Where was Pema Khandro born?

Kalimpong, India
Khandro Rinpoche

What happened to Shambala?

Yet Shambhala has been mired in allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct since 2018, when an initiative known as the Buddhist Project Sunshine raised questions about how a religion associated with kindness and non-violence could allow abusive leaders to go unchecked.

Who was Pema Chödrön’s husband?

Then, in 1993, she was given the title of acharya when Trungpa’s son, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, assumed leadership of his father’s Shambhala lineage. In 1994, she became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome, but gradually her health improved. During this period, she met Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and took him as her teacher.

Who is Pema Khandro Rinpoche?

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche (birth name Tsering Paldrön; born August 19, 1967) is a lama in Tibetan Buddhism….Khandro Rinpoche.

What is a dakini in tantra?

Dakini was originally the name of a Tantric priestess of ancient India who transported the souls of the dead into the sky. As such, a dakini is sometimes called a “sky dancer.” A dakini can also refer to an accomplished yogini, or the female personification of enlightenment and energy.

What does khandro mean in Tibetan?

Her name is in fact her title, Khandro being Tibetan for dakini and rinpoche an honorific usually reserved for tulkus that means “precious one.”

Who is dakini and yogini?

Padmasambhava was known as a yogi and Yeshe Tsogyal, a Tibetan princess, yogini and consort of Padmasambhava, as a ḍākinī. The scholar Miranda Shaw stated that “In Sanskrit there is only one word, Dakini. There are only female Dakinis… there is no male Dakini.

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