Indian officials tracing Tibetan leader's money

Source: AP

DHARMSALA, India (AP) — Indian officials were working Tuesday to trace the source of more than a million dollars found in a range of foreign currencies at the headquarters of Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader in northern India.

Police and revenue officials searched the Gyuto Tantric Monastery and were questioning aides at the home of Ugyen Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, about the source of the $1.35 million in currency found over the weekend, monastery official Phuntsok Lama said.

The raid on the monastery followed the arrest of two Indians who were found carrying 10 million rupees ($220,200) in cash they said had been given to them by a monk with links to Gyuto. The probe has put the Buddhist holy man — seen as one of the Dalai Lama's potential successors — on the defensive and left his aides scrambling to protest his innocence of any wrongdoing.

The raids are unprecedented and particularly surprising since the Karmapa is revered by Tibetans and Buddhists across India. India has gone to great lengths to provide asylum to the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist leaders who have fled Tibet.



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Is there any religion left on earth that isn't a corrupt scam?

They're all cases of priesthoods living high on the hog at the expense of their gullible followers.

The Dalai Lama himself has access to more cash than most cities.