Future Tibetan Buddhist Leader Possibly a Woman
- 14 years ago
On Friday, the Dalai Lama said that a woman may be the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.
[The Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist Spiritual Leader]:
"So the purpose of the incarnation is to serve people about dharma (faith). If the circumstances is such, female form is more useful, then why not?"
Speaking in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader continued on a lighter note:
[The Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist Spiritual Leader]:
"And I also mentioned in case Dalai Lama's incarnation one female come -- then must be very attractive female. So the very reason, you see more influence to others, an ugly female then may not much effective."
The Dalai Lama is on a four-day-long visit to the region.
[The Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist Spiritual Leader]:
"So the purpose of the incarnation is to serve people about dharma (faith). If the circumstances is such, female form is more useful, then why not?"
Speaking in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader continued on a lighter note:
[The Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist Spiritual Leader]:
"And I also mentioned in case Dalai Lama's incarnation one female come -- then must be very attractive female. So the very reason, you see more influence to others, an ugly female then may not much effective."
The Dalai Lama is on a four-day-long visit to the region.