pfft. no amount of apologist nonsense can get him out of this one.

not when he’s pointing to his face, no.

that’s not Buddhism, it’s the societal mores of the cultures Buddhism has found itself in. Buddha actually said everyone can follow the same path. he initially did not ordain women because it was just too extreme a breach of taboo in the eyes of the society he was operating in - until his ex-wife and his aunt who…

Granpas are often sexist, racist assholes, but that’s ok because context?

the guy responsible for “finding” the reincarnated 14th Dalai Lama (Reting Lama) later admitted that he just picked some kid at random ‘cos he thought he looked attractive and would fit the part, and he wanted to block another candidate kid from a powerful family who would have ousted him from his comfortable position…

there are, it’s rumoured in the Tibetan community, some very expensive Swiss treatments involving cells harvested from aborted foetuses to thank for that. but that’s just a rumour.

not surprising - <history lesson> the guy responsible for “finding” the reincarnated 14th Dalai Lama (Reting Lama) later admitted that he just picked some kid at random ‘cos he thought he looked attractive, and he wanted to block another candidate from a powerful family who would have ousted him from his comfortable…

nope. not good enough. “He’s a good man, my husband - he just occasionally fucks up and hits me.”

not good enough. not for anyone, let alone a so-called religious leader.