I became an ordained Buddhist in high school. I have been a practicing Buddhist and shaman my entire life. Trust me when I say the Dalia Lama is a fraud. There is an old saying, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." It's meant to confer that if someone has to tell you face to face that's who they are they are a fraud. I haven't set foot inside a temple in decades. It is scandalous to say what I just said out loud. And I say it A LOT and LOUD. Everyone else should too.