Rigpa (organization)

Rigpa is the name of an international Buddhist organization founded by Sogyal Rinpoche in 1979.^[1] It has centers and groups in 41 countries around the world. Following allegations of sexual and physical abuse in a letter by former students in 2017,^[2] Rigpa commissioned an independent investigation which found those claims to be largely substantiated, along with evidence of a cover-up.^[3] According to its website, Rigpa seeks to make the teachings of Buddha available to benefit as many people as possible, and to offer those following the Buddhist teachings a complete path of study and practice, along with the environment they need to explore the teachings to their fullest.^[4]

^ About Rigpa at Rigpawiki
^ Brown, Mick (2017-09-21). "Sexual assaults and violent rages... Inside the dark world of Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Independent Investigation Report". Rigpa. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
^ About Rigpa Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine at Rigpa.org

[1] About Rigpa at Rigpawiki

[2] Brown, Mick (2017-09-21). "Sexual assaults and violent rages... Inside the dark world of Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[3] "Independent Investigation Report". Rigpa. Retrieved 2018-09-28.

[4] About Rigpa Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine at Rigpa.org

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