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Serious monk accused of corruptions...???

theblackhole

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Revealed: Dalai Lama’s ‘personal emissary’ suspended over corruption claims

Tibetan monk who is gatekeeper to the Dalai Lama in the US strongly denies allegations he demanded improper payments.

For more than 15 years, Tenzin Dhonden has stood between the Dalai Lama and multitudes of US philanthropists, celebrities, scholars and officials eager for even an instant in the revered Buddhist leader’s presence. In his red and saffron robes and gleaming bald pate, the smiling Tibetan monk, widely known as Lama Tenzin, has introduced himself as the Dalai Lama’s “personal emissary for peace”.

Yet the monk has now been suspended as secretary and trustee of the Dalai Lama Trust, a charitable organization chaired by the Dalai Lama, pending an investigation into allegations from a prominent Seattle-based technology entrepreneur who claims that, between 2005 and 2008, the monk abused his role to extract unjustified payments from him.

The Dalai Lama is said to have expressed “deep disappointment and concern” over complaints about his gatekeeper, which include the allegation he demanded payments in return for ensuring the spiritual leader appear at a major event in Washington state.

Dhonden, 53, strongly disputes the allegations. In a move that shows how seriously he regards the potential impact of the claims against him, the quiet monk, who is respected in Dharamsala, the hill town in India which hosts the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has contracted Patterson Belknap, a major New York City law firm to defend him.

Attorneys for the law firm said in an email that the allegations against their client relate to events that “occurred nearly a decade ago, are largely inaccurate and otherwise relate to conduct that is not unlawful, unethical, or even inappropriate”. They added in the email the allegations have been “designed to falsely and unfairly tarnish” Dhonden’s reputation. A source close to the monk said any payments he received were for legitimate work done and business expenses.
 

theblackhole

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where can I find a saint - perhaps like leongsammy
where can I find a good man - perhaps like johntann
 

theblackhole

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all men are filled with greed
all men are filled with cravings
all men succumbed to temptations
all of us are no exceptions
we are our own victims - victims of our desires and greed
 

theblackhole

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Besides Chan, it is publicly understood that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and Education Minister (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung are also seen as the front runners for the top post.
 

KuanTi01

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All these robed men are supposed to be holy in spirit but alas, they are human first and foremost and of course, they like money.
 
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