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Why is the Dalai Lama popular in the West?

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The questioner's words: “popular in the West” means” lot of media coverage. From what we see on TV - we get information of who is “popular”. I like and respect the Dalai Lama. read more

In reality, the Dalai Lama is a NOBODY in the Buddhist world but the western media and academia pretend he is the head of Buddhism. Now, the CIA has its own agent as the so-called “Pope” of Buddhism and they get the Dalai Lama to lie constantly about Buddhism. read more

I believe there are several reasons, and I will start with those that I believe are the deeper roots of his popularity and move to those that are closer to the surface. read more

But to many politicians and people in the West, the Dalai Lama is a kind of smiling, spiritual and political superhero. His monastic robes, beaming countenance and squarish, unfashionable glasses are the stuff of a thousand photo opportunities. read more

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