Regret the Error

An article last Friday about the difference between the Dalai Lama’s stance on Tibet and the more aggressive position of some of the younger exiles misstated his followers’ beliefs about his reincarnation. They regard the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion — not the Buddha himself. The article also referred incorrectly to Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile. Rinpoche is an honorary title given to a monk; the prime minister is not known as Mr. Rinpoche. Link