Shambhala, the Buddhist organization founded in Boulder in the 1970s, released a report Tuesday detailing — but not substantiating — new allegations of sexual assault and child abuse within the organization, along with an internal failure to adequately address that abuse.

The report was prepared by An Olive Branch, an organization hired by Shambhala in July that aims to help spiritual communities deal with harm and abuse. Its three-part report follows a year of turmoil within Shambhala as it grapples with allegations of abuse by its spiritual leader.

“These reports are shining light on longstanding systems of harm and abuse within Shambhala,” the Buddhist organization’s Interim Board said in a statement attached to the report. “We have an opportunity to demonstrate how a community can see itself clearly, learn from its mistakes and act decisively to better itself.”

Allegations of abuse within Shambhala — now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia — first were brought to light last year by Buddhist Project Sunshine, which published anonymous allegations of sexual abuse by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the organization’s leader, and other high-ranking teachers.

In July, Mipham acknowledged he had caused “harm” in relationships and would step aside from his leadership position. Shambhala then retained the Canadian law firm Wickwire Holm to conduct a third-party investigation. The firm, in a report released last month, found two credible claims of sexual abuse and a pattern of inappropriate behavior by Mipham, but its investigation was criticized for being too narrow in scope by former Shambhala members.

At the urging of senior teachers, Mipham announced last month he would not return to teaching and administrative roles within Shambhala for the “foreseeable future.” He is in India at his wife’s family monastery and has continued to communicate with some of his students through his secretary. Plans for future leadership changes have not been announced by Shambhala.

The scope of An Olive Branch’s work for Shambhala was broader than Wickwire Holm’s investigation. Originally retained to conduct a seven-part process, budget cuts slashed four of An Olive Branch’s assigned tasks, according to the report.

The three parts of its report that were carried out and released Tuesday include a 57-page collection of voluntary first- and second-hand accounts of abuse — which were not investigated or corroborated by An Olive Branch — as well as a final report that includes a wide range of recommendations and a new code of ethics draft.

The four other assigned tasks were not carried out by An Olive Branch at the request of Shambhala due to the organization’s “crippling” financial situation. Those elements were board training on abuse of power, board planning process, regional update meetings, and reconciliation support and facilitation.

The report that contained self-reported accounts of abuse found several “themes” of abuse, including sexual misconduct by Shambhala teachers and staff, child abuse and abuse of power. People who self-reported also claimed backlash, concerns about speaking up and efforts by Shambhala to protect teachers and the organization from accusations.

Unverified firsthand stories included acts ranging from unwelcomed kisses from older teachers to child molestation. The report did not include the names of those accused nor the locations where the alleged abuse occurred. An Olive Branch said it reported crimes that had been brought to its attention to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.

The report also found that many people did not trust Shambhala to execute proper procedures to address abuse.

While Shambhala’s Care and Conduct policy had “many strengths,” some people found it confusing, hard to follow and sometimes ineffective. Members of Shambhala felt unheard and their complaints fell into gaps in the process. Local leaders attempted to handle complaints instead of including the International Care and Conduct Panel, the report found.

An Olive Branch also noted that Mipham in 2015 was excluded from signing Shambhala’s pledge to understand and abide by the policy and not have sexual relationships with students.

“A significant number of people indicated that they had already tried to report, formally or informally, within Shambhala and that they were ignored or did not receive a fair process,” read part of the cover letter written by the Interim Board.

Beyond the Buddhist organization’s own internal reviews, an investigation by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office into “possible criminal activity” at the Shambhala Mountain Center near Red Feather Lakes remains ongoing. And Boulder police earlier this year arrested a former Shambhala teacher, William Karelis, 70, on charges of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust.