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