SURVIVOR’S TESTIMONY/EXPERIENCE

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

“Truthfully reporting teacher misconduct and dishonesty to protect women and the Dharma from harm and corruption, that aligns with other independent women’s reports about the same teacher, is not breach of samaya,  revenge,  unethical, defamatory or harassment. Actively fabricating lies, timelines, false accusations, dates, locations, and vexatious and unnecessary formal exclusions, legal action, shunning, defamation, cyberbullying, impersonation, stalking, harassment, intimidation and so on of a lone woman, and those who support, collaborate or defend her, is not only unlawful but in the Buddhist view and karmic realm a spiritual “crime” of unfathomable and almost irreparable damage and depths.”  –Adele Tomlin (2026)

Oral Introductory Testimony: Adele Tomlin

Video: Youtube (3 minutes)

Audio testimony (11 minutes)

Written Introduction Summary

The new website page (here: https://dakinitranslations.com/survivor-testimony-abuse-smear-campaign-adele-tomlin/)  is a repository/index for articles I have written since 2019 onwards about what happened to me as a lone woman and survivor who reported sexual misconduct, dishonesty and the subsequent active online and private defamation, slander, impersonation and smear campaign that occured, as well the blanket refusal by monastic and Buddhist centre administrators to discuss, investigate, resolve, mediate and amend any unethical or dishonest conduct, harassment or false accusations/defamation etc.

In particular it details an active and malicious online defamation and smear campaign, blacklisting/shunning and refusing to offer support, advice to a survivor/whistleblower, bullying and intimidation of my friends, supporters and collaborators, as well as withdraw, deny and block current and future work or funding opportunities as a translator-scholar-practitioner, has been ongoing for almost six years now.

However, recently (April 2025 onwards), this “informal” campaign was publicly formalised by an anonymous blogger creating “criminal defamation” websites (unlawfully using my name as the URL such as adeletomlin.wordpress.com) and an associated Youtube channel (@pestsolvent) a derogatory name suggesting I should be “killed” and treated like a pest and excrement, that also uses images of transvestites and overweight women to “attack” me, proving their inherent misogyny and sexism.

After being reported for cyberbullying online, the anonymous content was swiftly removed by WordPress and Blogspot, and geo-blocked in the UK (my home country) for clearly breaching international cyberbullying, stalking and harassment guidelines. But the anonymous author without any sense of shame or wrongdoing then migrated its unlawful, false and misogynist content to Github, a repository normally used by software developers. Falsely claiming to be a Public Accountability Audit with no accountability or identifiability of their sources/authorship.

I had ignored the content, thinking most people who read it who see it clearly for what it is. However, the most shocking aspect, was that content was then cited and relied upon by Carlo Lucykx, Titi Dolma and others as inadmissible “evidence” to support a wilful character assassination, blocking of appropriate investigations and due diligence,  and deliberate discrimination and harassment from May 2025 to the present day.

Vexatious and fabricated “emergency” Delhi court case in name of Gyalton Rinpoche

This was revealed in a vexatious fabricated “emergency” court case in Delhi, began on 1st April by an instructed lawyer. At first due to the date, I had to check if it was not a hoax, I was so shocked that anyone would take up a case like that in Gyalton Rinpoche’s name.

The court case taken in the name of Gyalton Rinpoche (by named associates called Titi Dolma and Thinley Topden) is  a deliberate defamation and character assassination filed and obtained on 20th April 2026, centred around a fabricated “emergency threat” after the Delhi teachings had already finished (17 April 2026). They knew I had left India on 18th March 2026 and was not coming back (I informed them of this twice on 6th and 15th April in respond to their lawyer letters).  In addition, the extreme restrictions they sought to be imposed (for verifiably false and defamatory reasons) are discriminatory and interfere with fundamental freedoms of movement, expression and practicing and studying a religion (see below).  In addition, the signature on the Plaint and the Power of Attorney was not even that of Gyalton Rinpoche but of someone called “Topden”, so it is possible that he has never read or signed off the case, and this needs to be verbally confirmed under oath.

I was utterly shattered and heartbroken by it, and cried for weeks on and off in some kind of deep grief and sadness,  because the Vajrayana connection had been so close and powerful. I felt betrayed and harmed on a profound “spiritual level” , not like some ordinary, worldly loss. Like someone was literally trying to destroy my heart, mind, love, compassion and bodhicitta all at the same time. The use of already banned, illegal, false and defamatory content by an anonymous author to support their fake “emergency” claim, was beyond belief, and only added insult to injury. It seemed such an “evil” /demonic thing to do it because of its inclusion. For more detail on that case, see below.

Lack of community support and due diligence/fact-checking

Another of the saddest aspects of the experience from 2020 onwards, was how many so called advocates/academics of women and supporters of #metoo and calling out misconduct of teachers (particularly in the USA) actively ignored my testimony, or refused to share it or support or help me privately or in person. When I queried why with some of these “advocates”/ academics, who were often funded by the Khyentse Foundation, I was coldly (and even with hostility) ghosted or further traumatised and framed as if my reasonable reaction to that was “the problem”.

One of the main themes is that the administrators making these decisions such as Tenpa Lama (2020), Lama Dragpa, and Titi Dolma have not met or spoken to me at any time not only about these issues, but even generally. So people are taking extremely discriminatory and cruel decisions, without even meeting or speaking to me/the woman, or taking time to check facts, and seek resolution that is beneficial and helpful for all involved.

The anonymous, online obsessive Github and Youtube impersonator stalker/harasser since April 2025 (who lacks real courage to clearly identify themselves legally) have had their unlawful and derogatory content legally removed by WordPress, and Blogspot and Youtube channel geo-blocked in the UK, without much effort on my part other than reporting it. They clearly show what they wish to happen to my life, name, work and future access to teachings and studies. But they have consistently failed to produce that result, hence their increasingly hysterical false accusations, frustration/annoyance.

But what about those negligently citing it in vexatious court case and institutional blacklisting/bans? Do they also want me, the years of study, personal sacrifice, day and night efforts, my vajrayana samaya with teachers and so on, to be rubbished, ruined, silenced, that I die, commit suicide, be excluded from all Dharma teachings, not make any new Dharma connections with teachers, not attain awakening? What is their ultimate purpose? That any Dharma teachings I attend in future, will be unsafe and hostile? That I might be made to “lose my mind” and “disappeared” (as one monk angrily threatened)?

If yes, how is that consistent with the Buddhist principles of love, compassion, honesty, inclusion, non-discrimination, truth and ethics? And why are people in that community remaining silent about wilful cruelty, dishonesty, misogyny and active discrimination? The deliberate and wilful destruction and severance of my precious, pure and new connection with Gyalton Rinpoche was shattering, depressing and heartbreaking. To be denied any opportunity to defend myself or fact-checking, was yet again a reminder how these institutions are making arbitrary and uinjust decisions without due diligence or investigations. Worse, even used to character assassinate a woman;s reputation and work.

Please see below the articles, photos, information, links and so on, on this case which began in 2020. And why does Sangye Nyenpa himself not direct and guide people not to act in such ways towards me a lone woman, whom has samaya with and to whom he stated many time, he loved and was not lying about that?

In any case, as I say in my video introduction above here, it is not all negative, and can be a “blessing in disguise”.  I thus also hope that by sharing again this ongoing experience and how I have lived to speak about it without abandoning Buddha Dharma, but also creating something beautiful and beneficial in the form and legacy of Dakini Translations and other associated Dharma activities, provides a light of integrity, courage, truth, beauty, and inspiration. Many people, scholars, translators, practitioners in the Buddhist community have written to me saying they find my example and work valuable, helpful and inspiring.

It is with that motivation I also share this testimony, to continue to inspire people that we can stand strong and true when people abuse and betray our trust and dignity with lies, false accusations, arbitrary announcements and punishments. We can (and should) stay true to who we know we are and what we are doing and why.  In that respect, may the wisdom arising from this testimony become wisdom for others and protect the Dharma from corruption, misuse and derogatory treatment of women.

Adele Tomlin, 26th June 2026.

Main Events/Provable Damages

Read downloadable document, here: Comprehensive timeline in response to Delhi HC case,  latest version 24 June 2026

1. Sangye Nyenpa misconduct and dishonesty: reporting the misconduct followed by retaliatory smear, defamation and impersonation online campaign (2019-2020)
2. Clear and provable harm caused (1): loss of Khyentse Foundation Ashoka Grant funding (2020) due to reporting misconduct.
3. Ongoing bullying, smear campaign and harassment during teaching tour of new teacher, Gyalton Rinpoche (May 2025- March 2026): mainly by Titi Dolma and Damien Jampa but also Palpung Vienna administration
4. Clear and provable harm caused (2): Discriminated and unlawfully excluded from Palpung Vienna for an Avalokiteshvara empowerment with Gyalton Rinpoche, in an anonymous email citing their “samaya with Sangye Nyenpa” August 2025
5. Clear and provable harm caused (3): Institutional malpractice and failure to investigate the bullying and exclusions by European Buddhist Union, in particular the active blocking of it by Carlo Luyckx (January to April 2026) using false and defamatory anonymous online content
6. Clear and provable harm caused (4): 17th March 2026 letter from Lama Dragpa and vexatious and fraudulent Delhi High Court case (20th April 2026 ). Serious Emotional and mental distress, severing of Vajrayana connection with guru, three months of time (and money) spent on the case, ruined/overshadowed a holiday with a relative for three weeks.
7. Unresolved case of Sangye Nyenpa and lack of any investigation or action by 12th Tai Situpa and Mingyur Rinpoche, and other prominent teachers in the Karma Kagyu monastic and lay community as evidenced in January 2020 and recently in Nepal, May- June 2026.

The main people/enablers

October 2019- 2021

1. Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche (multiple reports of abuse and misconduct since 2011)
2. Tenpa Lama (Benchen Monastery, Kathmandu)
3. Carina Bleicher-Kramer (Benchen Belgium)
4. Lyn Hoberg (Khyentse Foundation)
5. Unnamed others who used pseudonyms on Facebook to continually bully, harass, defame and impersonate me and and ruin my name and work.

April 2025- April 2026

1. Titi Dolma (Neneng Setiawati) and Damien Jampa (Discovering Buddha Within administrators) May 2025 to March 2026 main instigators of the bullying, defamation and harassment campaign
2. Susanna (?)  (Palpung Vienna) discrimination against whistleblower August 2025
3. Carlo Luyckx (ex President European Buddhist Union and Belgian Buddhist Union)  false and defamatory email citing the anonymous banned content as supporting evidence, October 2025 to March 2026
4. Ma Tara Palmo (unprovoked verbal harassment and assault, 6th and 14th March 2026)
5. Lama Dragpa, General Secretary (Sherab Ling Monastery) letter 17 March 2026
6. Unknown/anonymous author and Youtube creator (Mogul Li on Facebook, @pestsolvent on Youtube), who moved their unlawful, misogynist, banned and geo-blocked illegal WordPress/Blogspot content (using my name “Adele Tomlin” in the URL address) to Github Repository impersonating a “Public Accountability Audit” (infiniteswords.io) April 2025-present date

N.B This timeline does not include use of tantric rituals to harm, confuse and sexually intoxicate etc. Will write more about the misuse of rituals to attack women/consorts in particular soon. They should only be done on women who are genuinely devoted to and respect the QUALIFIED teacher, while I did consent to the unions, I withdrew consent when I realised the teacher was lacking basic qualities of honesty, love, compassion etc. and other women reported feeling harmed by them.

ARTICLES AND SOME EVIDENCE

Timeline of key events (2020-2026): Comprehensive timeline in Gyalton Rinpoche case latest version 24 June 2026

1) Roots of the Issues: Sangye Nyenpa reporting misconduct and retaliatory smear, defamation and impersonation campaign (2018-2020)

TANTRIC BUDDHISM, VOWS, SEX AND WOMEN – the importance of love, respect and consent and what happens when a woman speaks out about lama misconduct (2020)

THE RISKY AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR LONE WOMEN WHEN PUBLIC WORDS OF ADVICE DO NOT MATCH A BUDDHIST TEACHER’S ACTIONS: What happens when teachers “ignore” or “ghost” women who speak about misconduct unresolved cases, and how male “advocates for women” actually respond in practice, Mingyur Rinpoche’s lack of response and guidance (2026)

2) Clear and provable harm caused: loss of Khyentse Foundation Ashoka Grant funding (2020)

THE KHYENTSE FOUNDATION’S SHODDY AND UNETHICAL TREATMENT OF A FEMALE SURVIVOR AND DHARMA TRANSLATOR. New information sets a dangerous precedent regarding the unethical, unfair and unprofessional treatment by the Khyentse Foundation of a scholar-translator who is also a survivor and whistleblower of lama misconduct

3) Ongoing bullying, smear campaign and harassment during teaching tour of new teacher, Gyalton Rinpoche (May 2025- June 2026): mainly by Titi Dolma (Neneng Setiawati) and Damien Jampa but also Palpung Vienna administration

BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION OF LONE BUDDHIST WOMAN AT PALPUNG CENTRE IN AUSTRIA: Female administrator “anonymous and unauthorised” email banning lone woman’s attendance at Avalokiteshvara empowerment, harassment in person, refusing to refund registration fee and wasting police time

“TRY WALKING IN MY SHOES”: NO DISCUSSION OR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BULLYING OF LONE, FOREIGN WOMAN. A summary list of “what, where, who and when” in relation to bullying and harassment campaign, with unaccountable “judge and jury” decisions by “anonymous” or “handpicked by Guru Vajradhara” administrators in Vietnam and Europe 2025

Titi Dolma (real name Neneng Setiawati) and others deliberately suppressed (and tried to destroy) evidence of the amicable and harmonious nature of my connection with Gyalton Rinpoche by concealing a personal Facebook message (June 23 2025 see below) from Gyalton Rinpoche praising and thanking me for my reports and transcripts in Vietnam and Taiwan 2025.

These personal messages directly contradict the false and defamatory narrative put forward by Titi Dolma, Damien Jampa and others that fraudulently misled the Delhi court to believe I had been @stalking, harassing, defaming and actively disrupting” his teachings since May 2025 onwards.

The video and photo evidence of the group morning walk in Berlin (6 August 2025), also contradicts the administrators’ false narrative. A video taken by a Tibetan Buddhist nun, Jamyang (who I met and was friendly and welcoming )  was uploaded onto Youtube the following day,  but then immediately deleted by her on request by Titi Dolma (see her admission of that below).

However,  I had already downloaded it and posted on Facebook on 10th August 2025, see here and on Youtube here. Titi wanted to destroy crucial evidence of an enjoyable group event, in order to avoid people seeing that I was no “dangerous threat” and that Gyalton Rinpoche and the other people there had no issue with it at all. For the record, the nun  Jamyang never at any time (as can be seen in the video she created) expressed any discomfort or problem with my conduct or being there. In fact, the opposite was true, she was friendly and welcoming.

Titi informs Maria that I am “clever and manipulative” and yet, to this day I have never met or spoken to Titi at any time, and nor has she attempted to speak to me either.  She did all of this behind my back via messaging and phone calls and based on hearsay gossip and her personal dislike and jealousy.

 In fact, the main person disrupting Gyalton Rinpoche’s teachings, other participants’ minds, and my connection with Rinpoche was not me at all, it was Titi Dolma (aided by Damien Jampa) behind closed doors without speaking a word to me about her “concerns”.

4) Malicious bullying, harassment and smear campaign, by anonymous author and Youtube creator (Mogul Li on Facebook, @pestdissolver on Youtube) who moved banned illegal content to Github Repository (infiniteswords.io)

WHO IS THE ANONYMOUS (AND MALICIOUS) AUTHOR OF THE ONLINE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ADELE TOMLIN/DAKINI TRANSLATIONS? A public call to discover the name and identity of the cowardly person/s behind Github, Youtube and similar online content spreading lies, defamation and derogatory, misogynist insults about a lone female Buddhist scholar-translator since April 2025

5) Institutional malpractice and failure to investigate by European Buddhist Union And Belgium Buddhist Union, Carlo Luyckx (January to April 2026)

INSTITUTIONAL ENABLING OF ABUSE IN BUDDHIST COMMUNITIES “REARS ITS UGLY HEAD” AGAIN: Why are the European Buddhist Union promoting known enablers of teacher misconduct and dishonesty? EBU podcast (June 2024) of Lama Rinczen, head teacher of Benchen Poland

INSTITUTIONAL MALPRACTICE AND USE OF ILLEGAL, DEROGATORY ONLINE CONTENT TO CHARACTER ASSASSINATE AND BLOCK INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT AND BULLYING ALLEGATIONS: Discovering what goes on behind the EBU “closed doors” and how the actions of ex-President of the European Buddhist Union, Carlo Luyckx caused active and deliberate harm to a lone woman survivor of misconduct, and enabled further shunning, discrimination and harassment

6) Unresolved case of Sangye Nyenpa and lack of action/enabling by 12th Tai Situpa and Mingyur Rinpoche (April to June 2026)

THE RISKY AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR LONE WOMEN WHEN PUBLIC WORDS OF ADVICE DO NOT MATCH A BUDDHIST TEACHER’S ACTIONS: What happens when teachers “ignore” or “ghost” women who speak about misconduct unresolved cases, and how male “advocates for women” actually respond in practice, Mingyur Rinpoche’s lack of response and guidance (2026)

“I SWEAR TO VAJRAYOGINI I AM NOT LYING” THE UNRESOLVED CASE OF SANGYE NYENPA: One of the main cited reasons in the smear and bullying campaign against a lone female survivor, who swore to Buddhas, Tara and Vajrayogini he was not lying about his conduct. What are they trying to ignore/cover up/defend and why?

6) Vexatious, fraudulent and defamatory “emergency” court case in Delhi (filed 20 April 2026 by Titi Dolma and Thinley Topden as named parties)

Recently, on 20th April 2026 an “emergency injunction” order was fabricated and obtained in my absence, in the name of Gyalton Rinpoche, that weaponised and misused court time, legal process and stalking and harassment emergency laws, designed mainly to protect lone women from male aggression. Filed in my absence (20th April 2026), one month after I left India (18 March 2026) and after the Delhi teachings had finished (17th April 2026) and were moving to Nepal (May -June 2026).

The Plaint was filed in Gyalton Rinpoche’s name by named parties Titi Dolma (Neneng Setiawati) and Thinley Topden. But the signature on the affidavits, and the Power of Attorney, is that of “Topden” so there may have also been a perjury/fraud committed on the court by having another person sign all the court documents (possibly his father, or a named party Thinley Topden). This needs to be investigated and clarified asap with a verbal statement under oath by Gyalton Rinpoche himself. If the signatory was not Gyalton Rinpoche (but was falsely represented as such) it is a clear fraud and liable to instant “kicking out” of the order and suit and  prosecution of those who committed the fraud.

The  hastily filed Plaint (that included mainly inadmissible evidence , including screenshots of the unlawful Guthub anonymous site) also revealed that during February to March 2026 (while I was enjoying my one month stay at Palpung Sherab Ling monastery peacefully (with permission) attending Gutor and Losar events in the presence of Gyalton Rinpoche and 12th Tai Situpa, and doing research and translations, such as that on 8th Tai Situpa’s Collected Works) Titi was spending her time gathering statements by a few people in Asia and Europe about alleged (and minor) incidents that had happened over six months before outside Indian jurisdiction.

The case completely fabricated a timeline and  fake “emergency” threat, after the Delhi April 2026 teachings had finished, actively not disclosing key communications, dates or my response, knowing that Gyalton Rinpoche’s teaching schedule would continue in Nepal and not return to India for many months afterwards. As I was outside of India and the UK when this happened, I have been unable to properly lodge with the court my defence with a sworn affidavit, which requires UK notarisation and apostille.

And for what exactly?

1. Unnecessarily seeks to restrict my freedom of movement without  true or necessary reason in India, 500 m (10 minute walk) boundary from a teacher I had been devotedly following and writing about, Gyalton Rinpoche.
2. Seeks to unjustly restrict freedom to study and practice religion with other teachers associated with Palpung.
3. Seeks to unjustly restrict and infringe on my freedom of expression as a writer and researcher, by demanding all content related to Gyalton Rinpoche be removed from Facebook, by falsely claiming defamation. Even though all my reports have been positive, praising his teachings, and freely offering transcriptions and translations, as can be seen in this website section here.
4. Restriction also indirectly prevents my access to other teachers and teachings in the same vicinity as Gyalton Rinpoche, who have never raised any issue with my attending their teachings/events.
5. Unlawfully discriminates against me as a woman and a whistleblower by encouraging institutional blacklisting, an arbitrary and blanket ban at Palpung centres, active defamation, exclusion and blocking access to Dharma teachings, events, and other teachers.
6. Punishment by requesting I be order to pay their financial costs of filing the  vexatious court case.
7. Punishment by unnecessarily and almost irreparably defaming, destroying and severing a genuine, profound and heartfelt Vajrayana Dharma connection with a new teacher, Gyalton Rinpoche, whom I had taken several empowerments, teachings and refuge name/vows with.

All that, without any prior objective and neutral investigation, verbal or written discussion/mediation and getting the “facts on the table” or seeking amicable resolution and guidance.

ADMINISTRATOR LETTERS: ARBITRARY BANS/NO INVESTIGATIONS

Tenpa Lama: Benchen Monastery February 2020

See; February 2020: Formal response letter from Tempa Lama (administrator) on behalf of Benchen Monastery (February 2020)

Lama Dragpa General Secretary, Palpung Sherab Ling monastery

17th March 2026: Formal response letter to Tomlin’s report of incidents of bullying and harassement (6th and 14th March 2026 during her final week stay there) at Sherab Ling monastery guesthouse from Lama Dragpa on behalf of Sherab Ling Monastery

This “judge and jury” letter from Lama Dragpa was sent in response to my report (15th March 2026) of safety concerns as a guest due to three incidents of harassment and verbal threats (in particular by a woman called Ma Tara Palmo) during the last week of my stay at Sherab Ling monastery (during which I completed several reports, research and the first translated and arranged outline of the 8th Tai Situpa’s Collected Works).

The letter was immediately issued by him on 17th March after my 15th March written report to him of the harassment and bullying (also requesting that meat not be sold or eaten on Sherab Ling monastic grounds in line with the 17th Karmapa’s advice on that). It was done without any in person, or verbal discussion or meeting with myself, no investigation, no attempts to resolve, amend, support, just male patriarchal culture of a monk closing down misconduct, bullying, harassment and safety reports by women, aimed at silencing and disempowering our voices and experiences.

Lama Dragpa cites as reasons:

• his personal dislike of the “pure vision” White Tara artwork
• my suggestion for a “red and white” flower garden for the golden relic stupa and suggestion of fundraising privately for it,
• Titi Dolma and Damien Jampa’s administrative hearsay and gossip reports about “inappropriate conduct” with Gyalton Rinpoche
• and my writing about Gelugpa sectarian violence and oppression in Tibet and the Dalai Lama institution’s creation and relation with the Tai Situpa lineage (past and present). This latter reason shows it was not about my conduct or being a threat to Gyalton Rinpoche at all, but a political one to support Gelugpa dominance and narratives in Tibetan exile India.
• completely ignores my positive reports, transcriptions, research related to Gyalton Rinpoche and 12th Tai Situpa, and the first translated outline of Collected Works of 8th Tai Situpa which took three weeks to find, document and complete while staying at Sherab Ling guesthouse.

The letter not only executes an extreme and unnecessary ban/discrimination against a lone woman without due diligence or process, but also attempts to obtain community group support for a character assassination by publishing highly emotional, general, unsubstantiated and personal allegations about a lone woman/survivor/whistleblower, without giving any opportunity or forum to defend herself against the false, fabricated and defamatory accusations, timelines and material facts such as locations and dates, nor to resolve any of the alleged issues.