May 12, 201015 yr New Delhi limits Karmapa Lama's travel India clamps travel restrictions on an influential exile monk The Indian government has moved to limit the freedom of movement of one of Tibetan Buddhism's most influential monks, the 24-year-old Karmapa Lama, refusing to allow him to tour nine European countries from May to July for a series of teachings, lectures and initiations for his devotees. The travel ban has caused apprehension both in the exile community and among the Karmapa Lama's followers in the west. The restrictions come at a time when many in the exile community increasingly see the youthful monk, whose name is Ogyen Trinley Dorje, as the political successor to lead the Tibetan Buddhist movement after the Dalai Lama. Full story. To get an idea of the importance of Ogyen Trinley Dorje, see the book Dance of 17 Lives - the true story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa.
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