Episode Details

What the hell happened between the Dalai Lama and that Indian boy? The internet served up a raft of painfully inflammatory takes, so I took a month to talk with Tibetologists and review the literature on sexual abuse in Tibetan Buddhist contexts. 

This is a deep, tangled dive. Content warnings apply. 

Chapters:

1. Why cover this, and why now?
2. Summary
3. The Clip
4. Virality
5. Two Orientalisms
6. Outrages and Pilled Mindset
7. What do Tibetans and their allies say?
8. Kazi Adi Shakti, Thi Nguyen, Becca Williams

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