
I'm kind of skeptical of how much coverage this lama's getting. When's the last time you turned on the news and heard about any lama that didn't start with "Dali"? My understanding is that a lama is a kind of master of Tibetan Buddhism who's able to pass down the lessons of the Dharma. Um. So a missing teacher living in Tibet is getting mad American news coverage. Unless Mr. Newsman is trying to imply that this guy is the next Dali Lama, in which case, doesn't the reigning Dali Lama have to die first before he can be reincarnated next year? And isn't he usually reincarnated as a child? Not rules haven't been bent before... sometimes, you gotta adapt.
Heh. I'm just showing off now. East Asian Studies major, hollaaaaa!
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