Triratna has been subject to periodic exposés over the years, in newspapers and televised documentaries.
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A former practitioner at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre, part of the UK-based Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, has issued a public warning about the group’s continued...
Submitted on 24th Aug 2025
The fact that Sangharakshita was sexually involved with some of his male disciples has been common knowledge in the Order he founded since at least 1987 when Mark Dunlop (the...
Submitted on 22nd Apr 2020
Buddhist teachings specifically forbid sexual misconduct. In Triratna, Lingwood did not deny that he was having sexual relations with young men, but he also justified what he was doing by saying that it was a temporary “experimentation” with different forms of communication. However, the abuse went on for many years and during this time, Lingwood would wear the traditional orange robes of a celibate monk.
Submitted on 21st Apr 2020
Jo Taylor examines whether Triratna's mistakes from the past have been addressed properly, interviewing former members of the FWBO/Triratna
Submitted on 18th Apr 2020
One of the UK’s largest Buddhist orders has been forced to report allegations of sexual abuse after a former follower claimed he was coerced into sex with one of its elders.
Submitted on 16th Apr 2020
Lingwood encouraged heterosexual followers to experiment with homosexuality as a means of expanding their minds; he was deeply critical of the nuclear family and of mixed-sex communities in general; he encouraged young men to break away from their families.
Submitted on 16th Apr 2020
As with many new religious movements, their enthusiasm and unconventional convictions have the potential to lead to problems associated with 'cults'.
Submitted on 11th Apr 2020