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Research cluster
Eastern gurus and successor institutions in the West
A comparison cluster for separate organizations shaped by guru authority and Western institutional expansion. Membership does not imply coordination or shared culpability.
Linked records · 5
2019 · Official finding
Shambhala-commissioned investigation finds two sexual-misconduct allegations against Sakyong Mipham credible2018 · Official finding
Rigpa-commissioned investigation upholds serious allegations against Sogyal Rinpoche2020 · Official finding
3HO-commissioned investigation finds sexual and related misconduct by Yogi Bhajan more likely than not1998 · Civil finding
Donald Walters / Swami Kriyananda and Ananda: civil verdict on abuse of spiritual authority1994 · Official finding
Kripalu removes founder Amrit Desai after concealed relationships with disciples