@mrsaturday @georgia The Dalai Llama is a CIA puppet just like the Pope and most religious leaders. He's just a dumb old man in the 3rd world who doesn't know much about anything, but it's useful to have ghost writers publish generic books in his name, or have him read out speeches every now and then.
He receives superficial reverence and is a useful political figurehead against Chinese occupation, but not much beyond that.