another 'Pope' in Gucci shoes. Do read 'Dance of 17 Lives' by Mick Brown (who also exposed Satya Sai Baba in the world's press) for a real history of Tibetan Buddhism and its brutal political chicanery.

Although I've heard that he is pleasant to be with, despite the politics.

As long as you don't believe that he's really got 1,00 arms in his 'real' manifestation as Avalokiteswara!!