Drala Mountain Center, formerly Shambhala, files for bankruptcy

RED FEATHER LAKES — The Drala Mountain Center — the Tibetan Buddhist retreat and meditation hub formerly known as the Shambhala Mountain Center — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
In documents filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, the center — which changed its name from Shambhala in February — cites the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cameron Peak fire and a recent scandal involving sexual-misconduct allegations as a trifecta of causes for its declaring bankruptcy.
It owes about $4.23 million, according to court documents.
The center was founded in 1971 to serve as a retreat center for mediation…
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