The last Dalai Lama?

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Originally Posted by Skybird

He said, and I quote him by the word: "The Dalai Lama is a secular elected institution." That did raise eyebrows amongst many buddhists around the world, while most tibetans preferred to simply ignore and forget the comment and remain silent about it.

A sober, reasonable assessement by the man, coming from just healthy reason.

That just makes me respect him more. Power has not corrupted the man, he preaches kindness and humility and should be hailed as a true leader for it.