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[–]DustinM 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Page attended the Shambhala Buddhist school in Halifax. Shambhala is deeply embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal from the time Page would have been a student. This is a very small school of under 200 kids from K-12 so the chances of her being a victim is quite high. Lots of documentation here: https://andreamwinn.com/offerings/bps-welcome-page/

"Buddhist Project Sunshine Phase 1 report – This is the groundbreaking report that caused Shambhala Leadership to publicly admit the widespread sexualized violence in the Shambhala community

Buddhist Project Sunshine Phase 2 report – This is report led to the Kalapa Council resigning en masse and the Sakyong stepped down from all duties pending an investigation into his alleged sexual assaults.

Buddhist Project Sunshine Phase 3 report – This report detailed more serious allegations against Osel Mukpo (aka Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche), including sex with underage girls"

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Jesus. Was anything documented to have happened at this particular school? I'm listening to the CBC podcast linked there where a leader of Shambhala mentioned the removal of teachers.

What's with religions/ideologies and sexual abuse...

[–]DestructionI ❤️ adult human females 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What's with religions/ideologies and sexual abuse...

There will always be an uneven distribution of power in the leader-follower dynamic. Sickos take advantage of that.