Re: Nearly Salinger-related

Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@hotpop.com)
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 20:16:33 +1000

Torrence wrote:
> Are you sure? In an early September issue of the New Yorker there was a
story 
> which stated that the second-in-charge to the dalai lamai had died and
that 
> his replacement was being held by the chinese, who were putting forward
their 
> own candidate. also, this lamai is the one who is responsible for the 
> selection of the next dalai lamai, so if this incident isn't resolved it 
> could mean the end of Tibetan Buddhism.

Yeah, it made next-to-front-page news over here. His full official name is
His Holiness 17th Karmapa, Urgyen Trinley Dorje  He's even got his own
webpage at http://www.kagyu.org.nz/

Camille
verona_beach@hotpop.com