1958: Receives degrees of Kyorpön (Master of Studies) and Khenpo (Doctor of Divinity). Ordained as a bhikshu (full monk).
1970: After the accident Chögyam Trungpa renounces his monastic vows.[106]
“But Palmo stated that had she known Trungpa had been having sexual relations with women since he was 13, she would not have declined.[[72]]”
If he had been having sex since he was 13 (~1953) like Palmo states, and he renounced his monastic vows in around 1970, then the timing and chronology doesn’t seem to add up to support the claim that he didn’t have sex while he was a monastic.
He was known for his crazy methods of enlightening other beings, mostly women, which earned him the title “The Saint of 5,000 Women”. Among other things, women would seek his blessing in the form of sex. His intention was to show that it is possible to be enlightened, impart enlightenment, and still lead a very healthy sex life. He demonstrated that celibacy was not necessary for being enlightened. In addition, he wanted to expand the range of means by which enlightenment could be imparted, while adding new evolutionary prospects to the overarching tradition. He is credited with introducing the practice of phallus paintings in Bhutan and placing statues of them on rooftops to drive away evil spirits.[2] Because of this power to awaken unenlightened beings, Kunley’s penis is referred to as the “Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom” and he himself is known as the “fertility saint”. For this reason women from all around the world visited his monastery to seek his blessing.[3][4]
Some of his most famous performances include urinating on sacred thankhas, stripping down naked or offering his testicles to a famous Lama. He is one of very few Buddhist teachers to almost always appear in Bhutanese paintings topless. It is known that Drukpa Kunley would not bless anyone who came to seek his guidance and help unless they brought a beautiful woman and a bottle of wine. His fertility temple, Chimi Lhakhang, is today filled with the weaved portable wine bottles.[5]
Why would Drukpa Kunley invite women to temples to have sex with under the guise of providing them with fertility blessings if he was not actually a monk?
Why would a layperson be living at a temple and administering to laypeople?