Sogyal Lakar, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher accused of widespread physical and sexual abuse, has died aged 72.
Lakar, better known as Sogyal Rinpoche, sold millions of books and was widely seen as the best known Tibetan Buddhist teacher after the Dalai Lama.
But allegations of physical and sexual abuse followed Lakar, although he was never found guilty of any crimes.
An investigation commissioned by his group concluded that some followers were abused by him. Read more