Kalapa Council

• Report finds complaints of ‘sexual misconduct’ by leader of Halifax-based Buddhist church to be credible

  An investigator with the Halifax law firm Wickwire Holm hired by the organization found clergyman Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche made inappropriate sexual advances towards two female students.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2019
  
• Halifax-based Buddhist leader accused of sexual misconduct denies new allegations

  A report by Buddhist Project Sunshine released Thursday details new accusations against Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, leader of the Halifax-based Shambhala International community.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2018
  
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• Halifax-based Buddhist group grappling with alleged sexual misconduct announces transition plan

  Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the leader of the Shambhala International community, stepped back from his duties this month pending the outcome of a third-party investigation.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2018
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• Halifax-based Buddhist leader apologizes to community after sexual misconduct allegations

  Inspired by Tibetan Buddhism, Shambhala is one of the largest western Buddhist movements with more than 200 meditation centres around the world.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2018
• Buddhist group investigating sexual misconduct claims against Halifax-based spiritual leader

  Shambhala International leaders say they are in the process of engaging a third-party investigator to review allegations by multiple unnamed women against Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2018