The Dalai Lama gave so little thought to the prospect of a meeting Australia's Prime Minister he didn't even know she was a "she".
Asked whether he was disappointed Julia Gillard had followed Labor tradition by declining a meeting, the Tibetan spiritual leader was blunt: "No."
The 75-year-old Buddhist said the goals of his visit were to promote values and religious harmony.
"If your Prime Minister has some kind of spiritual interest then of course my meeting would be useful," he told reporters at Parliament House in Canberra.
"Otherwise, I have nothing to ask him. Also, you see, there's no point to seek advice from him."
One of the Dalai Lama's aides quietly corrected His Holiness: "Her".
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Dalai Lama rampant sexism!!
Dalai Lama rampant sexism!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Re: Dalai Lama rampant sexism!!
He really doesn't speak perfect English so give the guy a break. One lille pronoun error....
Re: Dalai Lama rampant sexism!!
How rude, if not meeting with the Dali Lama as an powerful international dignitary; then at least he should have been acknowledged as the former Head of State of Tibet. ...instead she met with Oprah? That's brilliant.
Oh well, Hi Holiness has met with so many, what's one more?
Oh well, Hi Holiness has met with so many, what's one more?
