Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s

• Sarwar Alam
• 16 September, 2018

By: Sarwar Alam

The Dalai Lama said Saturday (15) that he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are “nothing new”. The Tibetan spiritual leader, revered by millions of Buddhists around the world, made the admission during a four-day visit to the Netherlands, where he met on Friday with victims of sexual abuse allegedly committed by Buddhist teachers. He was responding to a call from a dozen of the victims who had launched a petition asking to meet him during his trip, part of a tour of Europe. “We found refuge in Buddhism with an open…

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