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Financial monkey business in Tibetian monestary: Dalai Lama calling for investigation after a million dollars in foreign currency found at monastary
NEW DELHI (AFP) – The Dalai Lama has called for a thorough probe into the discovery of almost a million dollars in foreign currency at the monastery of one of Tibet's most senior religious leaders.
Police in northern India, where the Tibetan community in exile is based, have quizzed the Karmapa and arrested several aides over the cash which is mostly in US dollars but also in Chinese yuan and two dozen other currencies.
The Karmapa heads one of the four sects of Tibetan Buddhism and could emerge as a future spiritual leader of Tibet on the death of the 75-year-old Dalai Lama, who has said he might not be replaced.
"There should be a thorough investigation. He (the Karmapa) is an important Lama," the Dalai Lama told reporters in Bangalore on Sunday, according to Indian media reports.
"Karmapa has many devotees including from China… some money would have naturally been received by him," added the Nobel prize winner. "There has been some negligence. Better now have a thorough investigation." MORE
