Why does the Dalai Lama draw such large crowds when Tibetan Buddhism is a tiny, regional cult?
Tibetan Buddhism isn’t “tiny” anymore, anywhere. The proof is in the pudding, so to speak, in that we even have magazines out on various types of Tibetan Buddhism. For a non-Buddhist, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama radiates love, caring, gentleness all without expecting the same in return and that fascinates people. He doesn’t pick on any religion, people, etc. so he attracts throngs of people, Buddhist and non-.
