The definition of ‘dHARMa’ is: the compounding of harm that occurs in Buddhist, and spiritually-adjacent, spaces when teachers, leaders and institutions dismiss or mishandle reports of abuse.”
The consequences [of child sexual abuse in Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka] cannot be measured easily. Many survivors develop anxiety disorders, depression, and other psychological difficulties. The risk of suicide...
Incidents of [sexual abuse] occur to almost every novice monk [in Sri Lanka], sometimes with the knowledge of senior monks and sometimes without it. Because it was treated as something...
For generations, Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka have been seen as places where children could receive religious education, discipline, and spiritual guidance or even a way out for impoverished families...
