Since then, many more survivors have reached out along with a trained investigator. She spent all of 2017 researching sexual abuse in the community and published her findings in February 2018. That's the name of an unofficial yearlong investigation into the problem of sexual abuse in Shambhala Buddhism undertaken by former member Andrea Winn, who says she's a survivor of sexual abuse. The entire governing council of Shambhala International resigned following the publication of Buddhist Project Sunshine. Recently, Mipham, who's also referred to as the Sakyong, which loosely translates as king, took a leave of absence following allegations of sexual misconduct. and Canada who gather to learn from faith leader Mipham Rinpoche. It's one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the West, with many followers in the U.S.

This is the case in the Shambhala Buddhist community.

As the #MeToo movement has spread, more and more women - and some men - have been coming forward from more and more workplaces and other institutions to share their stories and to demand change.